How would a mare's leg shoot?
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"But, if the mares leg is made as a handgun, advertised as a handgun, imported as a handgun, and sold as a handgun,
why doesn't Canada think it is a handgun??"
Because the definition of a handgun in Canada includes the phrase "intended to be aimed and fired with the action of one hand"; the forearm makes it clear that this isn't the case for the "Mare's Leg".
why doesn't Canada think it is a handgun??"
Because the definition of a handgun in Canada includes the phrase "intended to be aimed and fired with the action of one hand"; the forearm makes it clear that this isn't the case for the "Mare's Leg".
Tallinar
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There is none.
It boils down to being a rifle that's legally a pistol that can't be legally equipped with a shoulder stock - making it plum awkward. Since you can't use a shoulder stock, it's awkward to aim, and the action cannot be cycled while maintaining site picture.
It's like a rifle that gave up the benefits of being a rifle in order to pretend to be a pistol - yet didn't pick up any of the benefits of being a pistol.
It has no purpose in the practical world. There's nothing the Mare's Leg brings to the table that can't be better accomplished by a rifle or pistol.
With that said, it's still cool, and yes, I'd take one.
Carl N. Brown
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Before the 1934 NFA, Marlin, Winchester and others made rifles with 12" 14" 15" barrels as "Trapper Specials" used as substitutes for handguns by trappers working their lines. If you watch how rifles and handguns are used to finish off alligators on lines in Swamp People, it is usually point and shoot one handed. There is a very niche practical use for a mare's laig as a buttless trapper.
But let's face it, the biggest market is guys with a crush on Zoe of Firefly/Serenity franchise.
(By the way, ATF now regards original pre-1934 Trapper Specials as Curio & Relic Title I (68GCA) rifles, no longer as Title II (34NFA) SBRs. However, post-1934 Trapper Specials with barrels shorter than 16" are still SBRs.)
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Found a perfect recoil pad for my Mare's Leg.
I was in the golfing section of a department store the other day & spotted a thick nylon "boot" made for a golf putter.
The putter boot fits over the "stump" of my Mare's Leg perfectly & the slot is just the right length to allow the lever to operate without interference.
It's not really a stock extension......it's just a recoil pad so should not attract the wrong kind of BATFE attention.
Now I can snug the gun up to my collar bone & shoot it without bruising or breaking anything.
Sometimes you get lucky & things just work out..........not often..........but sometimes.
I was in the golfing section of a department store the other day & spotted a thick nylon "boot" made for a golf putter.
The putter boot fits over the "stump" of my Mare's Leg perfectly & the slot is just the right length to allow the lever to operate without interference.
It's not really a stock extension......it's just a recoil pad so should not attract the wrong kind of BATFE attention.
Now I can snug the gun up to my collar bone & shoot it without bruising or breaking anything.
Sometimes you get lucky & things just work out..........not often..........but sometimes.
DHass
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I read and understand everyone's comments but one must understand why someone would love a mare's leg. Must be like a Harley; if you have to ask you won't understand. Yes it is impractical, not very accurate and seems like a novelty toy. So what. There are a lot of weapons out there that fit the same bill. I wanted one for 50years but unable to afford one. I now have my mare's leg thanks to the affordable Rossi.
I use it for plinking, advanced studies of hip-shooting, and it works as a home / truck defense tool. Due to Wanted Dead or Alive, people recognize it instantly. It is just plain cool.
I use it for plinking, advanced studies of hip-shooting, and it works as a home / truck defense tool. Due to Wanted Dead or Alive, people recognize it instantly. It is just plain cool.
mortablunt
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it probably is meant to just look cool and not be a good gun at all.
benEzra
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Is your Mare's Leg legally a pistol? Because if you put a recoil pad on a pistol, BATFE may consider the stump to have become a shoulder stock (due to the intention of firing from the shoulder), which could move the gun into the "unregistered Title 2 short-barreled rifle" category. It at least bears checking into just to make sure you're legal.
If it's already a registered Title 2 SBR, no problem, of course.
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