Ive lost track of where the law stands on this but what are the laws for having pre 1899 cartridge handguns and rifles shipped? Can these still go direct to your door? Eyeballing a few things as I get more into antique weaponry.
I didn’t say they weren’t antiques, the .44 rimfire as well as .30, .32 and .38 rimfire ammo are not readily available through commercial sales, as the law states.
So, you might find someone willing to send you an antique firearm in one of those configurations directly to you. But you cannot get an antique firearm shipped to you directly that uses rimfire .22 cal or centerfire ammo that can be commercial bought.
It's amazing and disappointingly amusing to me how such simple things almost always get lawyered out of all proportion on this forum. It's a common ego weirdness thing everywhere but it's REALLY prevalent on this forum.
To the OP, yes if it was made before 1898, regardless of caliber/ammo availablity it’s Go to go shipped to your door.
This idea that if the ammo is available than it’s not an antique comes up a lot on shooting forums.
Only reproduction firearms that use common ammo, are not considered an antique.
Your interpretation is wrong. You need to pay attention to the paragraphing of the law.
It's amazing and disappointingly amusing to me how such simple things almost always get lawyered out of all proportion on this forum. It's a common ego weirdness thing everywhere but it's REALLY prevalent on this forum.