Question by mik: Is there any way to make a non-firing replica gun fireable?
I know it sounds dumb but if its got working parts and no plug what would you have to do?
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Answer by Hangfire
It all depends on what was done to the firearm to unable it to fire. Also, keep in mind some of these firearms turned into display firearms could fall under the NFA rules. If so, this it could be highly illegal to make this type of display into a working firearm again. So would check into this first before attempting anything.
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If it’s a replica it wouldn’t be machined for the necessary parts to ever make it fire. The working parts it has are strictly cosmetic. Like always people don’t read the entire question. You said a non firing replica not a disabled fire arm. There’s a big difference.
Hangfire is correct. Besides these guns were not made to fire and will not withstand the pressures. illegal plus dangerous……..= dumb to try.
Don’t even try. Cheaper materials are used to manufacture replicas.
the whole point behind a replica is that it’s not meant to fire…if you could make it fire then you’d need special permits etc. to get one
It is cheaper to buy a real gun, than to try to turn a non-firing replica into a fireable gun.
Very, very bad idea. The frames/components are not made of spec. material or design. I wouldn’t even try it… Right after you got out of the hospital (if you were lucky), you’d be greeted by State Police who would hand you off to the ATF.
Just purchase a real firearm… but I give you credit, you acknowledge that it is a bit of a bad idea already (“I know it sounds dumb…”).
For starters, you would have to replace all of the soft metal with stronger metal that could handle the force of the cartridge firing. The springs would probably be weak or non existent. The hole in the barrel might not be the correct diameter, but I guess you would have fixed that when you replaced the barrel because it was not strong enough. The receiver may not have all of the parts in it but I guess you would have taken care if it when you replaced the receiver with real metal. The hammer might be too light to have enough energy to hit the primer hard enough to cause ignition, but I guess you would have replaced it with real metal too. Basically you can’t do enough to make it fire safely without replacing almost every part.
Well, sometimes the barrel is filled. Sometimes (most times) not. I suggest taking it to a gunsmith. Any experience gunsmith should be able to help you out.
yes, its usually illegal, and require knowledge of firearms to do this. and buy knowledge I mean you own a gun and if something broke you can fix it or at least know what is broken and what to have the gunsmith fix. this kind of thing you won’t get from a textbook.