Woodnbow,
I believe the same as Hawg. My understanding is, if the frame is altered to allow use of the loading gate, it becomes a "firearm" at that point. That is the interpretation I get from reading the Fed.Law. When I do Kirst conversions, I fit everything but it's up to the owner to finish opening the recoil shield.
Even though Uberti (et al) sold '73 Peacemakers in cap gun form, they sold them as cap guns even though they had an operating loading gate. I'm not Uberti (or any of the "et als”) so, I'll stick with the " it's a firearm " line of thought. I've got grand kids and they don't need to visit "PaPa" at the Pen!! Lol!
As far as that goes, I never buy a revolver thinking of how I'll get rid of it . . .
Mike
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