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Old January 13, 2016, 03:19 PM   #23
gyvel
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Hi, gyvel,

I am willing to bet a small coffee that Ruger's pistols may have receivers that look like 10/22's but are not marked 10/22, since that is a rifle.

BATFE generally takes two basic positions that undercut your argument. One is that the receiver is the gun; the other is that a gun is what it says it is.

Ruger says a Model 77 is a rifle, not a handgun, so BATFE says that a rifle receiver marked as a Ruger 77 is a Ruger 77 and that is a rifle, barrel or no barrel.
All very interesting points, but does the application of a name or model designation have any legal standing in any sense?

But, like I said, today's meeting at the LGS should prove interesting, as the discussion is becoming very heated and very intense.

I'm too lazy to contact BATF, but maybe one of the other guys at the shop can shoot off a letter and get a final answer on this.
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