Dr_Rambow

Double post, please delete.

Ok, so I know Handguns are handguns regardless of the federal definition of a firearm. This is easily found in the law and that is not what I am asking. I am interested in where (if) antique longarms are defined in any way in NJ other than the federal definition: I have only found: This would make it seem that they are excluded from even the FPID. So Why do Gun shops demand that these be transferred? P.S. I have happily paid to transfer long arms from auction sites to ship to a NJ FFL where I can pick them up. I have just never seen where it is clarified that (or if) antique long arms must undergo this same process.

OK, so let me start off by saying that this is not in NJ nor will it ever come to NJ (almost exclusively in PA). I will also state that the weapon (WWI era C&R) in question would be used in conjunction with a historical, educational non-profit organization that has no intention whatsoever with having it re-activated. I don't have the money to buy the thing so I couldn't bring it home if I wanted to! Now that all of that is out of the way... Can someone shed some light on what the status of an official BATFE Registered Unserviceable machine gun is? How is its use and transportation regulated, etc? I volunteer at a museum and we have been wanting something like this for a display at the museum and and when we travel. I've read a lot of the legislature and discussion and I feel like I keep getting sent round and round from the full blown live class III discussion to reactivation back to the unserviceable status and can't seem to find answers about when you DON'T want a live machine gun but just a piece of metal to show off. Is it legally a non-gun; is it just a Class III without a tax stamp, or is it something in between? Just looking for some clarification. Thanks!

Thanks guys! After looking around for local shops, I figure Bangers is worth a shot. Next time I head down that way, I'll stop in. Clintoon Eastwood, My brother lives just north of Lake George, not quite the trek out to Rochester, but beautiful as can be and about 20 degrees cooler then ol' NJ.

So I've been waiting to take a few of my new (to me) rifles out to a range. Finally scheduled a vacation to (WAY) upstate NY to a place where my brother has a place to shoot. I figure I should pick up some ammo and remembered the glowing reviews for Arms and Ammo (which is a quick jaunt down the White Horse Pike from me). Well, I just now find out that they are going out of business. Great... So my question for the kind folks of the forum is this; where would you recommend picking up Ammo? Online stores or brick and mortar, it doesn't particularly matter as long as the price is fair and the service reliable. I am most deficient in the .30-06 category. I'm a WWI enthusiast, so I'm going to be bringing my '03 Springfield and a 1917 Eddystone along. Don't need too much, might go for a couple hundred rounds (which should last me a while at the rate I go to ranges). I might also pick up a few boxes of .22lr and 12ga. as well. Thanks folks! P.S. I tried to search for a 30-06 price reference here, but came up empty. Please let me know if there is an existing thread.

I can't attend the auction in person, I was planning on previewing (at which time I can sort out the details of buying them) and leaving some absentee bids. I wouldn't be able to pick them up until later anyway, so it works out.

I don't kiss and tell about items I intend on buying. I lost an incredible experimental helmet from WWI because I posted it on a forum and people found it and outbid me. The auction house appraised it at $50 but it ended up going for over $1500 after the buyers fee. It could have been mine!!! It haunts me to this day. Anyway, thank you for the good news. I am very tired of jumping through the hoops of this state, it's nice not needing to worry. I'll print a few COEs to take with me and call it a day.

Ok, so I know I've looked this up before but I can't seem to find the answer again. Is it legal to purchase long arms in PA and bring them back to NJ with no additional hoops to jump through (provided the long arms are not banned or otherwise questionable)? I'm going to a live auction next week (I've been looking for a half decent WWI '03 Springfield) and before I get my hopes up about anything I wanted to make sure if I need to do any FFL transfers or other such nonsense. I know about taking guns from NJ into other states, but not so much with bringing them in. Thanks, -Todd

I picked this up at the flea market today thinking it was a beat up interwar Steyr, little did I know that this was quite a lot older and not quite as worthless. From what I can gather from some online sources, this is not the usual South American contract piece. It has an arsenal acceptance stamp on the barrel and it lacks the usual "II" in the serial associated with export models. While I am hoping that this might be a Austrian used-and-abused model, I don't know what all the markings represent, especially the "B:" at the end of the serial. Only issue is that one of the sling loops is broken and the screw on the center barrel clamp (not sure what that is called actually) is broken as well. Otherwise the condition isn't as bad as I thought, the rust I thought was present turned out to be 120 year old crud that scraped off with little resistance. Bolt isn't too bad at all (at least from my inexperienced perspective). I can only find the one serial on the barrel and possible serial on the stock. Is there anywhere else I should hunt for a serial? Barrel/receiver: WHOLE lot of stuff under the adjustable sight. I took it off to get some pictures. No way of telling what those all mean? In front and back of trigger/magazine: Markings on butt:

Whew, that's great then. Thanks for the info. I don't have too many worth taking so I was afraid I would be stuck with next to nothing.

Do the same definitions for high capacity (in this case 10 rounds) apply? I have a tube fed semi-auto .22 with a 15 round capacity and that would fall into this category, yes?

I'm planning on going shooting with my brother when I visit him. He lives WAY upstate, like north of Lake George, an hour from Canada upstate. Anyway, what can I bring up to play with? I figured pistols were a no-go, but I'm not actually sure since we do not even get close to NYC when we hit NY state. I've only got some .22s and shotguns anyway, but I want to be sure before I do anything. Thanks guys

That's kinda what I thought, Thanks!

My brother (who lives in upstate new york) is getting married and has expressed a desire to get a firearm. My uncle recently passed and I took ownership of several guns (well I will, waiting on the State for multiple pistol permit exemption). Anyway, assuming everything is squared away by then, could I transport and give him (for example) a .22 rifle without any additional paper work? Or at this point would he need to work it out with NY state law to "purchase" it from me? I told him a pistol wasn't going to happen, so I'm not worried about that. Thanks folks!

Good to know the squeaky wheel method works at our PD. I might check in with them to make sure they got my reference's info back.