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Maybe a daft question but are extra shotgun barrels supposed to be entered on your cert?

 

Reason being, I picked up a semi auto the other day with 26" & 28" barrels but there was nothing written on my cert about the number of or barrel lengths at all.

 

When I bought the O/U the fortnight before the lad put down 28" on my cert.

 

Cheers

 

Morph

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Grey area a barrel is a steel tube... With a proof mark

 

Interesting point as I asked someone the other day which part of the shotgun was actually the 'gun'. The barrel is a piece of metal with a hole in it. Stock and foregrip are just wood and the action is just more metal with a few levers and springs.

 

I'm sure your FEO would give their own opinion which is then what you'll have to follow!

 

atb

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IIRC there is a term for firearms of component parts but not for shotguns but some shotguns are firearms (in the eyes of the act) now take a 5 shot 12gauge auto say a barretta, same barrel as a 2 shot but different laws can apply to same barrel depending on the magazine capacity ( independent of the barrel) I am off the opinion that the barrel is just a tube and not required on SGC others may disagree but there are plenty of examples both ways round....

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Firearm definition for components are, a part in which the pressure of firing directly impinges, or which the firearm cannot function without. I think basically most things except for stock, grips, magazines and sights are component parts. Then again this is for a shotgun so it might be different.

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It seems to differ from county to county, Cumbria Police say that barrels do not need to entered on a certificate, others say they should. I know that if the person you purchased the gun off enters the barrel serial number then you are advised to do the same.

 

deershooter mentioned about three barrels for a Remington, I used to have spare barrels for mine and they were never entered.

 

My 391 is on my sgc with just the number on the receiver entered.

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