Sticky Bolt

[Spilled Milk]

Yeah I was actually quite concerned about that since I only have a Non-Rest. So I did the mods at my friends house who has his Res and it belongs to him now. I think I'm going to see if taking the spring out returns it to a detuned. But tonight (or tomorrow) I'm going to HPA it at 850 fps and see if it that puts it at about 450+ with consistency. Then I'll just keep it as is and the law will simply call it an air gun. In any case, I'll detune it again, just cause I want to keep my 2240. LOL! (Wouldn't dare try and mod a detuned M4-177. From what I understand as soon as that happens it falls into the Prohibited Category. What a pain owning one of those must be.)

But here is a question... The 1322. Will adding a stock to that make it a rife? Technically if a gun has a barrel less then 18 inches "from the factory" but is 26 inches in length overall, it is a non-restricted item. That is how you get things like the Norinco PD-12 and other short barrel guns. But I digress....

Thanks for pointing it out rsterne. It's always important to remind people of the law when it comes to modding an air gun. If a person does not have a non-rest. they better find a friend who does and the same goes for if they don't have a rest.

That's why I love plinking with my Umarex Buckmark. 300 fps if I'm lucky and shoots all day long. Pop cans beware!

[rsterne]

The 13XX and 2289 are also classed as pistols.... R-PAL and registration required if over 500 fps.... The fact that Crosman make carbine/rifle versions now doesn't matter to the RCMP....

Bob

[Spilled Milk]

This is always a great topic but here is the real deal. If you point a gun at your neighbor, whether it is detuned or not. It has now become a firearm by law and you are now subject to being criminally charged as if it was a full blown Glock 17. If you go hunting with it, whether it is detuned or not, if you run into RCMP, OPP or MNU, then you will be charged for hunting with a pistol which is illegal in Ontario. (And if you thought owning a gun was illegal, try breaking a hunting regulation!) These organizations are way too busy to go around barging down peoples door with a swat team over an alleged indication that they may have modded a 2240. That is the real truth of the matter. No one has to "get up and run" to register their moddded 2240 because by the time anyone cares, they would simply detune it back if they wanted to keep it anyways.

Modding is a learning experience for air gunners and there are ALOT of crimes going on out there and very little of them have to do with air guns. A 2240 is a plinker. The law says you can't hunt with it. (In Ontario anyways.) So that limits it to shooting at a pellet catcher in the backyard. Bottom line. But even detuned, it is still a plinker that you can't point at your neighbor or hunt ith. Hunting with it and pointing it at people are both a no no. Detuned or not, these actions will really get a person in serious trouble. In the meantime the RCMP, MNU and OPP are dealing with illegaly imported drugs, hand guns and animal parts which are very real crimes. Playing with a 2240... Sorry, but the world is much more ugly then that.