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Barrel length
« on: May 15, 2008, 05:59:01 PM »
Rifle barrel length.Is there and if there is what is the regs on barrel length?

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Re: Barrel length
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2008, 06:06:23 PM »
As far as I knew there was a definition for a modern firearm. I believe there is a minimum length of 4 inches or something like that.
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Re: Barrel length
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2008, 06:08:39 PM »
16" is the min for a rifle.

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Re: Barrel length
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2008, 06:14:15 PM »
Just curious where it says that.

Here is the reference I know about: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=232-12-001

It's not exactly the same thing but generally says that a firearm is considered a hangun if shorter than 16 inches. However the shoulder stock part is noteworthy...

   (3) "Handgun" means any pistol, revolver or short firearm with a barrel length of less than sixteen inches and does not have a shoulder stock.

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Re: Barrel length
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2008, 06:18:27 PM »
RCW 9.41.190
Unlawful firearms — Exceptions. 

(1) It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, own, buy, sell, loan, furnish, transport, or have in possession or under control, any machine gun, short-barreled shotgun, or short-barreled rifle; or any part designed and intended solely and exclusively for use in a machine gun, short-barreled shotgun, or short-barreled rifle, or in converting a weapon into a machine gun, short-barreled shotgun, or short-barreled rifle; or to assemble or repair any machine gun, short-barreled shotgun, or short-barreled rifle.



RCW 9.41.010
Terms defined. 

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

     (1) "Firearm" means a weapon or device from which a projectile or projectiles may be fired by an explosive such as gunpowder.

     (2) "Pistol" means any firearm with a barrel less than sixteen inches in length, or is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand.

     (3) "Rifle" means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger.

     (4) "Short-barreled rifle" means a rifle having one or more barrels less than sixteen inches in length and any weapon made from a rifle by any means of modification if such modified weapon has an overall length of less than twenty-six inches.



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Re: Barrel length
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2008, 06:19:46 PM »
Thank you

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Re: Barrel length
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2008, 06:24:04 PM »
Well i guess it will be used for Coyotes and marmits. 7.62x39 with a 110gr  :yike: That should put a hurt on a coyote.

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Re: Barrel length
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2008, 06:27:02 PM »
That law doesn't make much sense, but it is a law.  I seen several rifles at the range that are questionable.

 


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