EddieCoyle
Member
Attention Mass Handgun Owners:
Here's an update (of sorts):
As you Massachusetts handgun owners probably know, the only way a dealer can transfer a non-roster handgun to you is if the gun was already in the Commonwealth before 1998. I've been looking for a S&W 1006 that fit these qualifications for a while now.
I was in a shop yesterday and mentioned this to the owner. He told me to find one on Guns America or Gun Broker with a pre-'98 serial number and he would transfer it to me. His reasoning was that if the gun was made in Massachusetts before '98, then obviously it was in Massachusetts before 1998! This means that we can now buy any pre-'98 Smith and Wesson handgun. I apologize if this is old news but this was the first I've heard of it. The same is true of other Mass manufacturers (i.e H&R, Springfield, etc).
If you're interested, PM me and I'll send you the name of the shop.
Here's an update (of sorts):
As you Massachusetts handgun owners probably know, the only way a dealer can transfer a non-roster handgun to you is if the gun was already in the Commonwealth before 1998. I've been looking for a S&W 1006 that fit these qualifications for a while now.
I was in a shop yesterday and mentioned this to the owner. He told me to find one on Guns America or Gun Broker with a pre-'98 serial number and he would transfer it to me. His reasoning was that if the gun was made in Massachusetts before '98, then obviously it was in Massachusetts before 1998! This means that we can now buy any pre-'98 Smith and Wesson handgun. I apologize if this is old news but this was the first I've heard of it. The same is true of other Mass manufacturers (i.e H&R, Springfield, etc).
If you're interested, PM me and I'll send you the name of the shop.