As I understand, and have been told by BATFE, the gun must be 50 years old in its current configuration. So a Mauser made in 1944, and unaltered, became a C&R in 1994. But if the rifle has been restocked, rebarrelled, a scope mounted, etc., it became a "new" gun when that work was done. So if the work was done in 1989, the rifle still has 30 years to go before it becomes a C&R.
Jim
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