What to do with a Receiver

[JDean]

I have an old turk that I'm parting out and soon all that will be left is the barreled receiver.

Since the receiver is legally considered the gun, what do I do to or with it?

I want to keep it all legal and above board, and since the receiver is unsafe in my opinion, selling it is not an option. I guess I could stick it in a drawer but I want to "dispose" of it I think.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

JDean

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[Stevo]

Crush it in a big vise or cut it in half with a saw or a torch.

[JDean]

Crush it in a big vise or cut it in half with a saw or a torch.

And then?

Just throw it in the trash to be taken to the dump?

JDean

[Stevo]

Why not? It's not a gun anymore. Maybe make bookends out of it.

You can always cut it into lots of little pieces if you're concerned about someone welding it back together.

[Patrick Chadwick]

Since the receiver is legally considered the gun

The receiver???
I am curious about that. Are you quite sure?

Here in Mauserland, where, heaven knows, they are pedantic about such things, the receiver is not considered a restricted item with compulsory registration. But the barrel is, of course, as is the bolt or bolt head(if separate) i.e. that which closes the chambering on the barrel. Obviously regulators were thinking about the Mauser actions where the bolt head locks into the chamber. The thinking is, presumably, that you can fire a round in a barrel with nothing but the bolt locked in, if you really want to, or fudge up some kind of wedge to hold it in place while hitting the primer with a nail. But with a front-locking action, you really cannot fire anything out of an unbarreled receiver.

since the receiver is unsafe in my opinion

That is the key point. You are correctly worried about someone misusing the scrap receiver. Cut or grind the receiver through the barrel ring, so that the ring and the thread are destroyed, and simply bin it. If you are still worried about someone misusing the scrap, use a cutting torch, as that will also destroy the hardening.

Patrick

[Stevo]

Patrick,
In Canada and the US the receiver is considered the firearm. The rest is just parts.

Steve

[Patrick Chadwick]

In Canada and the US the receiver is considered the firearm. The rest is just parts.

Odd, very odd. It is possible to fire a cartridge in a chambered barrel without a receiver. But not in a receiver without a barrel.
Still, in the field of firearms regulation I have learnt to "go with the flow" and not to expect logical thinking from legislators who appear to be unencumbered by practical knowledge of the subject of their legislation!

Anyway, whatever potty regulations one's government has dreamt up, it is quite right and proper to make sure that a receiver that would be hazardous is disposed of in such a way that not even the wildest Bubba can make something out of it again. So slice through the ring with a cutting torch and the thing then really is just scrap metal.

Patrick

[Harlan (Deceased)]

I have an old turk that I'm parting out and soon all that will be left is the barreled receiver.

Since the receiver is legally considered the gun, what do I do to or with it?

I want to keep it all legal and above board, and since the receiver is unsafe in my opinion, selling it is not an option. I guess I could stick it in a drawer but I want to "dispose" of it I think.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

JDean

Since you are very concerned with the legality, you could take it to your local P.D. and tell them the situation to have them destroy it.

There will be some red tape involved this way, but that is the most legal means to get rid of it.

[MGMike]

I don't believe there are any legal formalities in North Carolina pertaining to the private transfer or disposal of a long gun (in this case, the receiver). You can do whatever you want with it. It's not registered to you; you don't have to account for it.

Cut it with a hacksaw, crunch it with a sledgehammer, torch it, bury it, drop it off a bridge into the water, or just take it to the landfill. It's all the same.

M

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Odd, very odd. It is possible to fire a cartridge in a chambered barrel without a receiver. But not in a receiver without a barrel.
Still, in the field of firearms regulation I have learnt to "go with the flow" and not to expect logical thinking from legislators who appear to be unencumbered by practical knowledge of the subject of their legislation!

Anyway, whatever potty regulations one's government has dreamt up, it is quite right and proper to make sure that a receiver that would be hazardous is disposed of in such a way that not even the wildest Bubba can make something out of it again. So slice through the ring with a cutting torch and the thing then really is just scrap metal.

Patrick

Patrick!

You've always been one of the most intelligent, eloquent composers I've ever known -
Tell me you didn't really put logical thinking and legislators from any country together in one sentence!