The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Benelli magazine extensions are illegal-ATF letter

expeditionx · April 10, 2006, 04:22 PM

http://www.concentric.net/~Ldrennan/page12.html
link shows an ATF letter that points to 13 factory control parts
If you plan on converting it to pistol grip, swap out the trigger group with a
single hook G2 trigger group and use a U.S. made pistol grip.
http://www.tapco.com/product_list.asp?dept=15&last=39

If you dont want to convert it, the U.S. made mags equal 3 compliance parts
,and, therefore, by inserting a U.S. made 10 rounder the shotgun would total out to 10 foreign parts so that would still be compliant.

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Should only apply to the semi autos if I am correct, pump guns do not fall under this.
I would have thought so too, but somehow they dont see it that way.
The letter states "A shotgun with" leaving out semiauto implying any shotgun.
It is apparent that you never see a pumpaction shotgun imported with more than a 5 round magazine capacity.
Benelli would love to sell their Nova with an extension legally if they could to civilians. They are competing with remington's 18.5 inch barreled home defense shotgun (express or marine magnum) that can legally hold 6 rounds
it would be an advantage to sell a nova with more capacity.
A call to Benelli a while back confirmed they cant legally sell them like that.
Yep, its a stupid law. To get around the import law you can register your Nova as a NFA weapon (short barrel) with the ATF.

April 10, 2006, 04:22 PM	#7
expeditionx Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2004 Posts: 330	http://www.concentric.net/~Ldrennan/page12.html link shows an ATF letter that points to 13 factory control parts If you plan on converting it to pistol grip, swap out the trigger group with a single hook G2 trigger group and use a U.S. made pistol grip. http://www.tapco.com/product_list.asp?dept=15&last=39 If you dont want to convert it, the U.S. made mags equal 3 compliance parts ,and, therefore, by inserting a U.S. made 10 rounder the shotgun would total out to 10 foreign parts so that would still be compliant. Quote Should only apply to the semi autos if I am correct, pump guns do not fall under this. I would have thought so too, but somehow they dont see it that way. The letter states "A shotgun with" leaving out semiauto implying any shotgun. It is apparent that you never see a pumpaction shotgun imported with more than a 5 round magazine capacity. Benelli would love to sell their Nova with an extension legally if they could to civilians. They are competing with remington's 18.5 inch barreled home defense shotgun (express or marine magnum) that can legally hold 6 rounds it would be an advantage to sell a nova with more capacity. A call to Benelli a while back confirmed they cant legally sell them like that. Yep, its a stupid law. To get around the import law you can register your Nova as a NFA weapon (short barrel) with the ATF.