Weapons Regulation 2016
sch.4-sec.4Self-loading rifle
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sch.4-sec.4 Self-loading rifle
A self-loading rifle that has a calibre of .50 or less may be modified to make it permanently incapable of being discharged by doing all of the following— boring a calibre size hole in the chamber; inserting a close fitting steel rod, in the barrel, extending from the muzzle to the breech, and welding at the muzzle and breech; completely breaking off, grinding off or removing the firing pin; welding the trigger to the receiver; welding the bolt to the receiver either— through the magazine well or the ejection port; or along the exposed surface of the bolt for at least 80% of the bolt’s length; cutting off the magazine lips and removing the spring and follower; if the rifle has a quick detachable barrel—welding the barrel to the receiver; if the rifle has a tube type magazine—cutting off the crimped end of the guide, if any, and removing the spring and follower; if the rifle has a gas piston—removing the gas piston and spring, if any, and filling the gas block with weld. A self-loading rifle that has a calibre of more than .50 may be modified to make it permanently incapable of being discharged by welding it in accordance with the deactivating guide. sch 4 s 4 amd 2017 SL No. 117 s 17 (sch.4-sec.4-ssec.1) A self-loading rifle that has a calibre of .50 or less may be modified to make it permanently incapable of being discharged by doing all of the following— boring a calibre size hole in the chamber; inserting a close fitting steel rod, in the barrel, extending from the muzzle to the breech, and welding at the muzzle and breech; completely breaking off, grinding off or removing the firing pin; welding the trigger to the receiver; welding the bolt to the receiver either— through the magazine well or the ejection port; or along the exposed surface of the bolt for at least 80% of the bolt’s length; cutting off the magazine lips and removing the spring and follower; if the rifle has a quick detachable barrel—welding the barrel to the receiver; if the rifle has a tube type magazine—cutting off the crimped end of the guide, if any, and removing the spring and follower; if the rifle has a gas piston—removing the gas piston and spring, if any, and filling the gas block with weld. (sch.4-sec.4-ssec.2) A self-loading rifle that has a calibre of more than .50 may be modified to make it permanently incapable of being discharged by welding it in accordance with the deactivating guide.
- (a) boring a calibre size hole in the chamber;
- (b) inserting a close fitting steel rod, in the barrel, extending from the muzzle to the breech, and welding at the muzzle and breech;
- (c) completely breaking off, grinding off or removing the firing pin;
- (d) welding the trigger to the receiver;
- (e) welding the bolt to the receiver either— (i) through the magazine well or the ejection port; or (ii) along the exposed surface of the bolt for at least 80% of the bolt’s length;