From: Mike Taylor, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >And as Guy pointed out previously, if you actually believe >that, your local police have a cosy cell awaiting you if >you try it! > >Open bolt or closed bolt, it's banned. > Is self loading actually defined in the act? I thought it actually specified that a new round had to be chambered with one pull of the trigger, not two. >What you can do (if you really must) is to make a semi-automatic >rifle without a magazine. Of possible interest to those with >an interest in WW2, you could for example make an M1 carbine >where the chamber had to be manually loaded for each shot, >and the empty case is ejected automatically. > Would a closed bolt semi-auto rifle, with a magazine, which ejects the fired case and then stays open until the bolt is released manually comply? -- In theory yes, but it would be so easy to convert such a gun into a self-loader that it is not worth thinking about. For example if you held the release mechanism in the release position, would it function as a self-loader? The definition of "self-loading" is a mechanism that "automatically reloads". Steve. Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
