Ricko Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Hi, I was having a nose round a junk-shop/antique centre and noticed a 12g pinfire shotgun, are all pinfire mechanisms classed as obsolete and as such do the guns need to be de-activated?? Cheers Ricko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Hope not, got lots of ammo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Hi, I was having a nose round a junk-shop/antique centre and noticed a 12g pinfire shotgun, are all pinfire mechanisms classed as obsolete and as such do the guns need to be de-activated?? Cheers Ricko That's exactly right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Nope,pinfire shotguns are still a firearm.Kranks sell cartridges for them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 That's exactly right. ooo'er! I thought they were still classed as a firearm due to ammunition still being available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slated Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 You can still get them but they are not cheap http://www.peterdyson.co.uk/acatalog/CARTRIDGES.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magus69 Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Yes it's obsolete calibre sect 58/2,no it doesn't need de-activating,yes you can hang it on your wall and yes you can add it to your ticket should you wish to shoot it. Mike... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the running man Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 when the frenchman who invented the pinfire cartridge tried marketing them,he had to drag a bag of the cartridges on the floor in a sack for a mile over rocks,to prove they wouldent go off in normal handling!! i wonder just how true that is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted June 2, 2011 Report Share Posted June 2, 2011 Ok, this will be exactly as unhelpful as the first time I posted it, but HERE it is nonetheless. For those who cant be bothered to click, it is an article on reloading pinfire cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guinty1 Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 (edited) If you read the "home office advice to police on firearms" which is freely available as a download on the internet you will read the following paragraph:- Section 8 Antiques Part I: Old weapons which should benefit from exemption as antiques under section 58 (2) of the Firearms Act 1968 8.5 Pre-1939 weapons to benefit from exemption as antiques are as follows: a) All muzzle-loading firearms; B) Breech-loading firearms capable of discharging a rimfire cartridge other than 4mm, 5mm, .22 inch or .23 inch (or their metric equivalents), 6mm or 9mm rimfire; c) Breech-loading firearms using ignition systems other than rimfire and centrefire (These include pin-fire and needle-fire ignition systems, as well as the more obscure lip fire, cup-primed, teat fire and base fire systems); What this means is if you keep a pin fire gun as a curiosity or an ornament as per sec 58(2)of the firearms act 1968 it is exempt from certificate procedure. It does not need to be deactivated. The important bit is "curiosity or ornament" it must not be used. If it is used then it must be on a certificate. Edited June 4, 2011 by guinty1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the running man Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 theres something just not right about that law!! u can have it! with no cert but you cant use it!! its same with that swedish 12.6mm thing i think it is,u can have one becase u cant get the ammo,but its availible!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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