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I HAVE NOT DONE AND DO NOT INTEND TO DO THIS TILL I GET THE LEGALITY OF IT SETTLED!!!!!
***I know that a blank firing gun cannot be made to fire actual ammo like their real firearm counterparts.
What I would do is use the ammo they are chambered for, such as 8mm blank. Taking the ammo and modifying it to accept a small lead projectile, then drill through the barrel plugs in order for the projectile to move through the barrel thus making a "gun" out of a blank firing gun, shooting ammo designed specifically for the blank gun.
So their is no confusion, the gun will not be firing actual ammo, but modified blank rounds, ammo designed for the blank gun. Now my question is this, would any of this be illegal? The ATF website states this about making firearms
I HAVE NOT DONE AND DO NOT INTEND TO DO THIS TILL I GET THE LEGALITY OF IT SETTLED!!!!!
***I know that a blank firing gun cannot be made to fire actual ammo like their real firearm counterparts.
What I would do is use the ammo they are chambered for, such as 8mm blank. Taking the ammo and modifying it to accept a small lead projectile, then drill through the barrel plugs in order for the projectile to move through the barrel thus making a "gun" out of a blank firing gun, shooting ammo designed specifically for the blank gun.
So their is no confusion, the gun will not be firing actual ammo, but modified blank rounds, ammo designed for the blank gun. Now my question is this, would any of this be illegal? The ATF website states this about making firearms
For your information, per provisions of the Gun Control Act (GCA) of 1968, 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44, an unlicensed individual may make a “firearm” as defined in the GCA for his own personal use, but not for sale or distribution.
The GCA, 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(3), defines the term “firearm” to include the following:
… (A) any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may be readily converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive: (B) the frame or receiver of any such weapon; (C) any firearm muffler or silencer; or (D) any destructive device. Such term does not include an antique firearm.