[China Clipper]

Link? I was looking for what C&R is.

"Curio and relics".

Quickly, it is a license that allows purchase of very old and out of date firearms without a FFL.

Also some other benefits, but that is it, mostly.....

[rarestia]

it is a license that allows purchase of very old and out of date firearms without a FFL. Not technically correct. YOU become the FFL dealer. They ship the firearms directly to your home (or business) address. We're required to keep records akin to your standard FFL dealer. We just get around the $20-$50 transfer fee most FFLs charge.

This will just mean that the price of Mosins and Mausers will go up, I believe.

[green iguana]

“Very old and outdated”

You mean like the 1911 and AR-10?

[devolve]

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“Antique” is pre-1899 manufacture date - such as a Colt SSA .44-40wcf large frame black powder revolver made in 1898 (cutoff year) or a Colt New Army .38 DA revolver made in 1897

I believe Colt said 1905 (correct me if needed) was the year smokeless powder cartridges could be used in their revolvers - but a 1896 and on Colt SSA large frame revolver was/is strong enough for smokeless powder cartridges

Never ever load and fire smokeless powder cartridges in early antique .22rf, .32rf or 32cf, .38rf or .38cf - such as the Colt Open-Top .22rf revolver or even the Colt Model 1875 New Line in .22rf, .30rf, 38rf

The same goes for Remington and S&W revolvers and the Sharps .22rf, .32rf brass frame 4-barrel Derringers (a very nice vest pocket pistol) - one antiqued dealer once told me he tested (proofed) a .22rf Sharps firing modern smokeless .22rf Short cartridges - I did buy it - and sell it for a tidy profit (Xs 8 !!!) but I never fired it myself - I still have BOTH HANDS and intend to keep all of my fingers

- even a S&W breaktop .38cf revolver (a favorite of Al Capone) is not recommended for firing by the well-respected Roy Jenks of S&W (smaller and weaker hinged frames) - the large frame S&W .44-40wcf DA revolver is beefy enough for use of smokeless powder cartridges

“Curio & Relic” includes certain firearms manufactured after 1898

Lead bullets cause less wear to rifling in barrels - a late 1800s Colt (or S&W or Remington) revolver should not be loaded and fired with any but soft lead bullet cartridges - actually it is not smart to fire valuable antique Colt revolvers (except “shooters”) as it will ruin the value of your firearms

I know many reading with on Free Republic this may disagree - if so state your facts or opinions please

Some modern cartridges have copper bullets and/or steel core bullets

I have been told that tin-plating of bullets will protect barrels - but I would not use them myself in any valuable firearms

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