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Mossberg 464 Mare's Leg is this possible

Kiwi Mossberg Fan

Kiwi Mossberg Fan

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Henry makes a Mares Leg, Rossi makes a Mares Leg, JB Customs makes a Mares Leg. All are from lever actions cut down or the workings that have never being made into a Rifle before.

Would the Mossberg 464 be able to be cut down to a 12inch barrelled (24inch total) Mares Leg. 22lr would be great for this but is the 30/30 to big, would rechambering to a pistol round, say .410 gauge or 44mag, 44/40 or a .357mag be possible?

Just like in Wanted Dead or Alive, Briscoe County Jr, Fire fly, Serenity and most recently Zombie land as weilded by Woody Harrelson?
 

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Do not know if it is possible...... But, I would take one if they did.
I sure would love it if Mossberg where to chamber the 464 in .44, .357 magnum
:D :roll: :eek: :D

Lateck,
 
I own a Rossi "Ranch Hand"...which is basically a Mare's Leg...in .44 Magnum. It has a 12" barrel and is a six shot lever action pistol.



When the Mare's Leg concept is built as a " pistol " from inception to manufacture, meaning it was never a rifle and never had a rifle stock, it is NOT classified as a SBR ( Short Barreled Rifle ), therefore requiring NO STAMP...and is BAFTE compliant.

http://www.rossiusa.com/product-details.cfm?id=196&category=17&toggle=&breadcrumbseries=
 
You still can't buy or build them in California AFAIK.
 
3006mv said:
I think you would have to tax stamp AOW or what not? not familiar enough with laws on this
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No tax stamp needed on a "Ranch Hand" model..... As long as you do NOT add a regular stock that can be "shouldered". The ranch hand is considered to be a pistol.

Lateck,
 
I know this is an old resurrected thread but just for clarification on the question in the original post, turning a Mossberg 464 carbine into a 12" barreled mare's leg configuration is legally possible.

BUT,

This will require an approved BATFE Form 1 and requisite $200 tax stamp for the manufacture of a registered SBR. The 464 models begin life as a rifle and therefore cannot ever be reclassified as anything other than a rifle or SBR...
 
Legally, what happens when you add a rifle barrel and stock to a pistol caliber action?
 
Caliber has nothing to do with it.

You can add a longer barrel if you'd like and still be within the confines of the law. Although if you were to add a stock to a "pistol" configuration like the mare's leg you are breaking the law by having manufactured an unregistered SBR. Adding the stock is what constitutes the manufacture of a rifle...
 
Is a long barreled pistol with a traditional wood forestock still a pistol if without the buttstock?
 
Yes.

Think of the Thompson Center Contender line. Pistol gripped with rifled barrels in various rifle calibers and lengths. Only thing it's missing is a stock and it's still considered a pistol...
 
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