Shockwave Style Firearm With Rifled Choke, Legal Or Not?

[arakboss]

I realize the Shockwave Style Firearms are not shotguns but this category seemed most appropriate for the question.

I am guessing rifled chokes are legal on shotguns?

Would they be legal on Shockwave, Tac 14, etc style firearms as well? I would like to incorporate one into my 50 Beowulf smoothbore firearm build.

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[Will_White]

I realize the Shockwave Style Firearms are not shotguns but this category seemed most appropriate for the question.

I am guessing rifled chokes are legal on shotguns?

Would they be legal on Shockwave, Tac 14, etc style firearms as well? I would like to incorporate one into my 50 Beowulf smoothbore firearm build.

Should be fine with the .50 it just makes it a pistol instead of a firearm.

 

[arakboss]

Should be fine with the .50 it just makes it a pistol instead of a firearm.

Except it will be a smooth bore barrel so my understanding is it can't be a pistol?

 

[Will_White]

Except it will be a smooth bore barrel so my understanding is it can't be a pistol?

The rifled choke would makes it rifled. Doesn't matter either way if the bore is under .50 caliber.

 

[arakboss]

The rifled choke would makes it rifled. Doesn't matter either way if the bore is under .50 caliber.

Why do you think are they allowed on shotguns, same for rifled shotgun barrels?

 

[Will_White]

Why do you think are they allowed on shotguns, same for rifled shotgun barrels?

Because they are shotguns and have a sporting purpose and ATF hasn't said otherwise. I'm honestly surprised the Shockwave type firearms weren't labeled a destructive device.

 

[The Heretic]

Good question. I have wondered this myself and I would like to do this for my Shockwave.

You can buy a fully rifled bore shotgun barrel and somehow the ATF has stated that this is fine, due to it being a shotgun, despite the caliber being larger than 0.50"

I don't understand it, but IIRC it was something to do with it being a shotgun for sporting purposes and therefore okay. Their regs/rules/laws just are not logically consistent.

Unfortunately the Shockwave is not a shotgun. So...