Jay
Gotta watch us old guys.....cause if you don't....
Well, I got tired of scouring the ATF website, and called them this morning. I called the Indiana office 1-317-287-3500 and asked about measuring the length of a shotgun/rifle barrel and what exactly was required to determine barrel length. ( I wanted to know due to a relevant discussion on another web site.)
Agent Said...
"...we have all been trained to insert a dowel, or rod into the bore and against a closed,cocked action, with no shell in the chamber, mark the dowel, or rod and measure it. If the measurement leads us to believe the barrel is not of legal length, we'll confiscate the firearm, and send it to our tech center for legal length verification"
He also told me that he does not believe that the dowel rod method of measurement is mandated in print.
.....and, folks.... there ya have it....... from a field agent who may or may not know for sure........
Agent Said...
"...we have all been trained to insert a dowel, or rod into the bore and against a closed,cocked action, with no shell in the chamber, mark the dowel, or rod and measure it. If the measurement leads us to believe the barrel is not of legal length, we'll confiscate the firearm, and send it to our tech center for legal length verification"
He also told me that he does not believe that the dowel rod method of measurement is mandated in print.
.....and, folks.... there ya have it....... from a field agent who may or may not know for sure........