Ben Cartwright SASS
NES Member
last night I was at the club talking with a friend and we got discussing C&R's and antiques in relation to 45/70 Trapdoors. I said that any gun that uses commonly available cartridges even if made before 1898 is not an antique but he insisted that Trapdoors, which is what we were discussing ARE antiques because even if modern ammo says it is safe in a Trapdoor it will possibly blow it up and therefore they are antiques.
my feeling is the a cop or ATF agent isn't going to ponder whether a round is safe to shoot but rather will it fit and fire, and is it designed for that size cartridge. He is saying it has to be safe to shoot and the police and ATF will know that. Therefore it is an antique.
How is right?
my feeling is the a cop or ATF agent isn't going to ponder whether a round is safe to shoot but rather will it fit and fire, and is it designed for that size cartridge. He is saying it has to be safe to shoot and the police and ATF will know that. Therefore it is an antique.
How is right?