chaim
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I hate to pass on a rumor, but if this one is true it is bad. Terrible for Maryland Taurus fans, but also bad for the rest of us since one less gun brand on the market means more demand for everything else and potential price increases for MD gun buyers. Hopefully someone with more information could either confirm or (hopefully) kill this rumor.
I was calling a local gunshop, one that is supposed to be pretty trustworthy, to get some gun quotes and I was told that Taurus will no longer be shipping their guns with fired shell casings and thus they will no longer be MD legal. I tried to call a second gunshop for confirmation and they hadn't heard, but their reaction didn't engender confidence as they were pretty clueless ("they can't do that because without the casing they wouldn't be MD legal", like that actually means they "can't do that"
).
I guess it is possible. Some makers (like Ruger and I think S&W) lessen administrative costs by simply providing the casing to everyone. Others keep track of the guns that will be shipped to distributors dealing with MD and NY dealers and only send casings with those guns (like Taurus). It is possible that they've decided that it isn't worth keeping track of those guns anymore and it may be too expensive to switch over to sending out casings (and keeping a database of the info) for all guns sold in the US.
I hope this rumor isn't true. Hopefully, someone here will know more one way or the other. If it is true I have some quick gun buying to do (it will definately change the order I plan to buy my next few guns since I'll need the .41mag Tracker, thhe .32mag 731, possibly a 2" 94, the PT745, and PT911 ASAP while distributors still have them with the casing).
BTW- the gun shop called me back and told me that their distributor only has one .41mag Tracker with the casing left. Unfortunately, they are actually asking a few bucks over MSRP so I guess I'll pass (I'll check with some other dealers and if I have to I'll wait until I see one used online).
I was calling a local gunshop, one that is supposed to be pretty trustworthy, to get some gun quotes and I was told that Taurus will no longer be shipping their guns with fired shell casings and thus they will no longer be MD legal. I tried to call a second gunshop for confirmation and they hadn't heard, but their reaction didn't engender confidence as they were pretty clueless ("they can't do that because without the casing they wouldn't be MD legal", like that actually means they "can't do that"
).I guess it is possible. Some makers (like Ruger and I think S&W) lessen administrative costs by simply providing the casing to everyone. Others keep track of the guns that will be shipped to distributors dealing with MD and NY dealers and only send casings with those guns (like Taurus). It is possible that they've decided that it isn't worth keeping track of those guns anymore and it may be too expensive to switch over to sending out casings (and keeping a database of the info) for all guns sold in the US.
I hope this rumor isn't true. Hopefully, someone here will know more one way or the other. If it is true I have some quick gun buying to do (it will definately change the order I plan to buy my next few guns since I'll need the .41mag Tracker, thhe .32mag 731, possibly a 2" 94, the PT745, and PT911 ASAP while distributors still have them with the casing).
BTW- the gun shop called me back and told me that their distributor only has one .41mag Tracker with the casing left. Unfortunately, they are actually asking a few bucks over MSRP so I guess I'll pass (I'll check with some other dealers and if I have to I'll wait until I see one used online).
