The first is US law.www.atf.treas.gov/pub/nfa.htm”Firearm. (a) a shotgun less than 18 inches in length; (b) a weapon made from a shotgun, if the modified firearm has a total length of less than 26 inches or one or more barrels less than 18 inches in length;. For the purposes of this definition, the barrel length of a shotgun or rifle shall be determined by measuring the distance between the muzzle and the front of the bolt, breech or breech when closed and when the shotgun or rifle is armed. The total length of a weapon from a shotgun or rifle is the distance between the outer ends of the weapon, measured along a line parallel to the axis of the bore. Shotguns with a hunting licence must not be equipped with a non-removable magazine or magazine that cannot hold more than two rounds of ammunition. Shotguns held with a firearms licence are not subject to magazine restrictions. It should be noted that a “firearm” is defined in CC s. 2 “Firearm” as follows: “an ordinary firearm from which a shot, bullet or other projectile can be fired and that is likely to seriously injure or kill a person, including any frame or receiver of such a firearm and anything that can be adapted to be used as a firearm.” They don`t want to shoot until the bear is within 25 meters, and of course not unless it charges. Most bear attacks are bluffs and the bear breaks off at the last moment. As soon as you shoot, you have guaranteed that it will be a fight to the death. Pulling them from 100 meters will be sour.

Compared to a standard shotgun, the sawed-off shotgun has a shorter effective range due to a lower muzzle velocity; However, its reduced length makes it easier to maneuver and hide. Powerful and compact, the weapon is particularly suitable for use in small spaces, such as close combat in a military context. Military vehicle crews use short-barreled combat rifles as auxiliary weapons. In urban combat zones, military response teams often use shotguns to force and enter gates. In Germany, possession of a sawed-off shotgun with a firearm possession card is legal, just like any other firearm. The restrictions only apply to shotguns, which require a minimum barrel length of 45 cm and a minimum length of 90 cm to be legal. Other shotguns can be of any length. If the barrel length is less than 30 cm or the total length is less than 60 cm, the firearm is considered a handgun and will be treated accordingly in accordance with the law. You can convert any listings you currently have to “frame or recipient” listings – making your listing much more flexible. The gun control bureaucracy added a special subdivision – “ONLY frame or receiver.” For example, a “frame or receiver” should NOT be registered if only one screw is attached to it. It must be registered as a partial firearm, NOT as a “frame or receiver ONLY”. The government computer program cannot handle this variant because the software is poorly designed and written, but it should be registered as such.

If it has been “shortened” to 18, you`d better take it to a gunsmith and get a professional judgment. The problem with a barrel that is exactly 18 inches is that if it is a micron shorter, it is a sawed-off shotgun (hence the 18.5″), an NFA firearm in the United States and a prohibited firearm in Canada. Rossi Ranch Hand 12 inch barrel, 24 inches total (but still approved as unrestricted. I think if the weapon is completely out of the box, in some cases it may be less than 26.” Who knows. Available in .22lr, 38/357, .44mag, .45LC. Henry also makes it a beautiful, more expensive one. The light weight of short-barreled shotguns, especially in configurations where there is a shortage of large stocks, leads some users to use short “minishells” with less weft and powder for occasional comfortable use. [15] It was not prohibited to modify the barrel length of a firearm.

It was possible to buy, sell or own old smoothbore shotguns with already shortened barrels (if the barrel length was at least 500 mm). Owners were allowed to shorten the butt or barrel of their shotgun or rifle if they did so in a gun shop. He was allowed to convert shotguns with a pistol grip and removable buttocks. [9] Firearms with a barrel length of less than 500 mm were illegal and had to be confiscated. [10] Bank robber Clyde Barrow modified his Browning A-5 shotgun by cutting the barrel to the same length as the magazine barrel and shortening the stock from 5 to 6 inches (125 to 150 mm) to make it more concealable. A small 10- to 12-inch (250-300 mm) strap was attached to both ends of the gun`s butt and wrapped around his shoulder, with the gun hidden between his arm and chest under his jacket like a shoulder holster. The weapon was quickly fired and fired from the shoulder under which it was carried. Barrow called him the “Whippit” because he could easily “whip” him.

In the United States, shotguns originally manufactured without shoulder rests (and therefore not legally shotguns) with a total length of less than 26 inches are classified by BATFE as “any other weapon” and have a $5 transfer tax if manufactured by a manufacturer that holds the federal firearms license of the appropriate Class 2 special professional taxpayer. To convert an existing shoulder shotgun to a short-barreled shotgun or an existing pistol-grip shotgun to “any other weapon,” an individual must pay the standard $200 tax. [2] Edit for clarity, this applies to all long guns that are not both semi-automatic and centered. For anything ringfire, manual rifle or shotgun, only the 26-inch total length rule applies as long as the barrel is factory manufactured. # How do you measure the length of a shotgun barrel? Muzzle-loading firearms held on firearms licences are exempt from all barrel and total length restrictions. A smoothbore muzzle magazine with a shotgun certificate is subject to the standard minimum barrel length of 24 inches. A short-barreled 12 ga with trailed snails is a suitable bear weapon. The joint manufacturers for this are Norinco and Dominion Arms, which produce rem 870 clones in shorter lengths.

There are also shorter barrels available to turn your already possessed rem 870 (or other common pumps) into a shorter weapon. The second issue is Canadian law.travel.state.gov/tips_canada.htmlThere is a section on firearms. NOTE: The firearm will NOT be forced to enter the “prohibited firearm” category if it leaves the factory with a barrel less than 18″ / 457mm in length. For example, I have a 30-round fire semi-automatic .22 rifle with a 9-3/4″ barrel, a single-shot .410 shotgun with an 11-3/4″ barrel, two 12-gauge shotguns with a 14″ barrel, a .22 rimfire shotgun with a custom 17-7/8″ barrel, and a .223 caliber rifle with a 14″ barrel – AND NOT ALL OF THEM ARE RESTRICTED. THIS IS BECAUSE THEY LEFT THE FACTORY WITH THESE BARRELS OR WERE LATER FITTED WITH FACTORY DESIGNS OR CUSTOMIZED IN THESE LENGTHS and were NEVER fitted with a longer barrel.