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Re: Legal answer with ref to proof
Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 4:51 am
by the running man
Robert303 wrote:What could happen if the seller was peddling reloading cases,powders, dies and primers as well as doing paper patching lessons all for that caliber?[/quote wrote:
He'd be running the risk of getting banged up. As if he has reason to believe that the person acquiring the Sec 58 intends to shoot it it should be entered on the buyers FAC in the relevant slot. Now you can argue about when the buyer intends to shoot it, next day next week next year but do you really want to be banged up for a few months before you and your expensive lawyer can argue your case in court? Ask Mick Shepard if you're not sure.
thats why we had so much trouble over proof laws and how i became quite up with it..... All dealt with now....
Re: Legal answer with ref to proof
Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 8:20 am
by HH1
I have a CZ 550 Laminate Varmint in .308 that I have owned for 13 years. Soon after purchase I had a dealer / gunsmith in Wales fit a Holland's Muzzle break. The rifle hasn't been sent for proof and it is my understanding that it would only need reproofing if I come to sell this rifle.
Fitting that muzzle brake could easily have ended in tears and pain..... as it took 3 visits to put right:
First attempt he left an ugly step where the brake profiled into the barrel. Second attempt was much better..... But as the rifle lay against the counter I looked down and a thought came into my head so I asked
"Hey J##, you did drill the hole in the end of the brake for a .308 bullet didn't you?" Oh s##t, NO!, err leave the gun with me he says....
The brake came with .22 size hole from the factory.... just imagine what would have happened if I had not noticed
