Adrian Kenny 64 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 What constitutes (legally) a carbine? Is it the barrel? I am just wondering! Doing a mod to a pistol and wondered at what point does it become a rifle? It's for target shooting so I am ok with it under the 6ftlb, any advice would be grateful Atb ade Quote Link to post
Adrian Kenny 64 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Is this a stupid question???? Quote Link to post
treecreeper 1,136 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) carbine or bull barrel just means its a shorter barrelled version of the original. It wont matter how much you mod the pistol it will still be a pistol so your limited to 6ft. Edited February 11, 2015 by treecreeper Quote Link to post
Adrian Kenny 64 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 So lengthening a barrel and adding a stock on a pistol would that make it a carbine? Quote Link to post
Adrian Kenny 64 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Just wondering Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,740 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hows my baby doing ABE have you taken any thing down with her yet atvbmac :thumbs: 1 Quote Link to post
micken 2 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 So lengthening a barrel and adding a stock on a pistol would that make it a carbine? It stays as a pistol and must be kept under 6 foot pounds, otherwise it becomes a Section 5 firearm, as I guess you are aware. 2 Quote Link to post
Adrian Kenny 64 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 So lengthening a barrel and adding a stock on a pistol would that make it a carbine? It stays as a pistol and must be kept under 6 foot pounds, otherwise it becomes a Section 5 firearm, as I guess you are aware. I was aware, that's actually the answer I was looking for! I have a 2240 and is possible to lengthen the barrel add a stock etc and make it the same as a 2250 which is classified as a rifle... I was just wondering what would constitute a carbine or. Rifle is there a point a specific length etc? I think my question may have scared a few people or was so stupid that no one wanted to answer lol! Was just looking for info? Have googled it a few times and can't seem to get an answer? I am very aware of 6lb limit, and as I said its for paper so am very happy with its factory output! I actually did try a hammer spring but found that the hammer started hitting so hard I was pulling my shots! I took it out and put the crosman back in! Pistol is as accurate as hell at 10 and 15 meters pellet on pellet! My question was really about definition, if I put a 14" barrell on it and a stock I couldn't rock up to a pistol comp and shoot as it would be a rifle? This is my confusion Does anyone know? Quote Link to post
Adrian Kenny 64 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Hows my baby doing ABE have you taken any thing down with her yet atvbmac :thumbs: Hay mac matey! Was actually out last week with her on the rabbits... No camera for a pic but she got two lovely close ones clean head shots! She is a tack driver mac! Still surprises me how accurate she is! Will pm ya pal 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,740 Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 So your still in love with her then lol :laugh: atvbmac :thumbs: Quote Link to post
Adrian Kenny 64 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Lol how could I not be 1 Quote Link to post
bigmac 97kt 13,740 Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Lol how could I not be I no , there's some thing about that rifle it gets under your skin lol :laugh: atvbmac :thumbs: Quote Link to post
micken 2 Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Pistol is as accurate as hell at 10 and 15 meters pellet on pellet! My question was really about definition, if I put a 14" barrell on it and a stock I couldn't rock up to a pistol comp and shoot as it would be a rifle? This is my confusion Does anyone know? Depends on the comp. If it's ISSF 10m then the pistol has to fit into a particular sized box. Exceptionally long barrels will become a hindrance in free standing comps. What do you want to do with it? Quote Link to post
Adrian Kenny 64 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Was just a question really, I wanted too know what category I may find myself in after modding the barrel or adding an adjustable stock.. I am having a lot of fun shooting it and I know it can be highly modded just wondering really! Thanks for the tip how big I the box? Roughly? Quote Link to post
Adrian Kenny 64 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 "A shotgun is described as a smooth-bore gun (not being an air-weapon) which has a barrel not less than 24 inches with a bore diameter not exceeding 2 inches. A firearm usually describes a cartridge-loading, rifled-barrel longarm (rifle) with a barrel not shorter than 300mm. Overall length of the firearm must not be less than 600mm unless it is a muzzle loader. Firearms include: muzzle-loading rifles or pistols; shotguns with a magazine capacity greater than three; airguns with power ratings exceeding 12 ft/lbs for rifles and 6ft/lbs for pistols; and historic pistols kept at home as part of a collection or kept at a designated historic site and used for non-competitive target practice." From gun dealer.net I will work around these measurements!! Quote Link to post
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