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Old February 24, 2020, 11:26 AM   #3
dogtown tom
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rep1954 Is there a listing for Paradox guns anywhere in the ATF rules?
No.
Generally, firearms that can expel a shotgun shell, whether shot or slug, are considered "shotguns". There are other firearms that can expel a shotgun shell, but may not meet the definition of shotgun.

CFR 478.11
Shotgun. A weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder, and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger.

Having "rifling" typically does not change the classification to "destructive device".......but it could:
Destructive device. (a) Any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas (1) bomb, (2) grenade, (3) rocket having a propellant charge of more than 4 ounces, (4) missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, (5) mine, or (6) device similar to any of the devices described in the preceding paragraphs of this definition; b) (any type of weapon (other than a shotgun or a shotgun shell which the Director finds is generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes) by whatever name known which will, or which may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, and which has any barrel with a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter; and (c) any combination of parts either designed or intended for use in converting any device into any destructive device described in paragraph (a) or (b) of this section and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled. The term shall not include any device which is neither designed nor redesigned for use as a weapon; any device, although originally designed for use as a weapon, which is redesigned for use as a signalling, pyrotechnic, line throwing, safety, or similar device; surplus ordnance sold, loaned, or given by the Secretary of the Army pursuant to the provisions of section 4684(2), 4685, or 4686 of title 10, United States Code; or any other device which the Director finds is not likely to be used as a weapon, is an antique, or is a rifle which the owner intends to use solely for sporting, recreational, or cultural purposes.



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For instance length of rifling, minimum rate of twist and depth, barrel lengths for long guns?
There is no regulation that covers length of rifling, rate or depth of twist.
For rifles, the minimum is 16" barrel, 26", OAL.
For shotguns, 18" barrel, 26" OAL.
Anything less is NFA.


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Does a gun built so fall into a different category than other than handguns or rifles?
Yes, shotgun.


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What are the legalities of converting an existing firearm into a Paradox firearm?
Adding a barrel with rifling for use with slugs? Done every day.
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