The suspect is no more

[Rapier]

This was a suspected short barrel as possession of an unregistered short barrel rifle or shotgun by an individual is a violation. To my knowledge there is no exception to the law. When you are off in distant places without your barrel vice and you find a suspected short barrel, it is a very good idea not to transport or possess the suspect gun past the application of a good Saws-All. A real bad day would be to get stopped in East Overshoe by a local and have them find an illegal anything in your vehicle.

If you happen to go to a deceased person's residence to clean out the place, watch the guns carefully and do not pack up and transport anything illegal. Just make very sure it is demilled before being discarded. Cutting the chamber (saw or torch) is about the only accepted method available to an individual, right on the spot. In this case, I cut the suspected short barrel gun in half through the chamber and barrel, one stroke.

This post is intended as a heads up. We are all getting older and we are faced with more and more relatives going. So just be careful of what you pick up.
Ed