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Offline Freezer

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NEF Pistol ?????
« on: June 09, 2007, 04:33:02 AM »
    I own a few different rifles and pistols including a Contender and NEF Handi.  One of my passions has been one gun that can do anything.  My Contender is versitle as a pistol but limited as a rifle.  I've thought about selling it and getting an Encore but the frame weighs alot more.  In addition the TC barrels cost about $250 a piece.  Last night while doing some ballistic research something dawned on me that's got my mind a little twisted.  Do the make a pistol grip for the Handi Rifle?  That would be a Handi Pistol and a hoot to shoot!  With the barrels being as inexpensive as they are you could aford to cut and crown them.  The varied calibers would make for a life time of experimentation not to mention the wildcats you could build.  It would also make a great entry level silhouette pistol. The only fly in the ointment is the way the grip would attach to the frame but a pulg in the grip could remidy that ::)  So what do you think A handi rifle becomes a handi pistol 8)

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Re: NEF Pistol ?????
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2007, 05:19:39 AM »
Freezer,

I hope that you are not contemplating turning a Handi Rifle into a pistol.  That would be a sure way to get to meet a lot of the ATF's finest and to get an all expense paid stay at Club Fed.  The gun is sold as a rifle and you can't legally change it into a handgun.  As far as NEF making a single shot pistol, I have not heard of any talk about this but it would be sort of cool if they would consider it.

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Re: NEF Pistol ?????
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2007, 05:39:08 AM »
Could you do it, then get it registered as a handgun???
I dont care what gun Im using as long as Im hunting

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Re: NEF Pistol ?????
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2007, 07:32:01 AM »
 ???    RATS   >:(

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Re: NEF Pistol ?????
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2007, 08:56:27 AM »
This has been discussed numerous times in the past.

Tim

I'm guessing (too lazy to go back and check for sure) that it shows up on average about every 6-8 months... ::)

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Re: NEF Pistol ?????
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2007, 09:35:41 AM »
Yeap, but it still shows the potential for sales if NEF ever were to make one.
Who here wouldn't want a legal Handi pistol?


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Re: NEF Pistol ?????
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2007, 11:14:30 AM »
you could turn a handi into a pistol, but only after 9 months of batf paperwork and about $1500 in fees and licencing. i knew a guy who did that with an eaa o/u shotgun. turned out nice but i dont think it was worth the $$$$. probably costs more in fees now too.