Author Topic: Chiappa Firerms- Bounty Hunter (Read 705 times)

Cabin4 · « **on:** March 08, 2009, 04:54:44 AM »

http://www.legacysports.com/products/puma/puma_bhunterm87shot.html

Does anyone have any experience with one of these. I occasionally check out Legacy Sports International's web site to see what they are doing new and ran across this. It’s a 12 inch barrel lever action that comes in 45lc, 44mag or 44-40. It has a cut off butt stock putting the guns overall at 24 inches long. This qualifies as a handgun. Pretty cool and I'd really like to get one in 45lc.

Graybeard · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2009, 06:32:07 AM »

Sure looks like a short barrel rifle subject to NFA to me. I'd not jump too soon on this one as I have a feeling BATFE is gonna be all over it soon.

Cabin4 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 10, 2009, 06:54:20 PM »

Maybe if I move faster than the feds and buy one it would be grand fathered in....Don't know but they do look darn good. At 3lbs it would be a great on a lion hunt but then again so would one of my revolvers. I imagine when the word gets out the SASS guys will be all over these.

I have to come up with good justification to buy one of these. Although they are not cheap.

sachel.45 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 11, 2009, 03:51:49 PM »

i think (and i could be wrong) that if the receiver is classifed as a pistol from inception then its ok much like an ar15 lower that is intended to be a pistol since it was never made into a rifle and then cut down and made into a pistol. i hope that makes since

Graybeard · « **Reply #4 on:** March 12, 2009, 01:04:25 AM »

Those ARs still require registration and the $200 fee tho and must be bought thru a Class III dealer tho don't they?

sachel.45 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2009, 06:43:22 AM »

not if it doesnt have a stock (which would make it an sbr) most of the ar15 pistols have a foam piece surroding the buffer tube so a stock cant fit. another way to look at it is the ruger charger since the recever is marked as a pistol and started life as a pistol its a pistol. the laws are kind of confusing (also i could be wrong about all of the above this is just how i understand it)

trotterlg · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2009, 07:28:35 PM »

Nope GB, just buy a new AR lower using Pistol paper work and it is a pistol. Trick is that is has to be new and never sold as other than a pistol. I would guess it is sort of like the Contender thing. Larry

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