TOZ35 Free pistol for HP small bore?

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TOZ35 Free pistol for HP small bore?

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Falling block action, 12" barrel. Safe trigger. Grips reworked so no thumbshelf/palm shelf wrap around.

If I like shooting it is there any reason it would be illegal?

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Re: TOZ35 Free pistol for HP small bore?

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Looks like it should pass with the modification to the grip. As long as it is not a bolt action you are good.
http://competitions.nra.org/documents/p ... p-book.pdf

3.1 Hunter’s Pistol - A pistol weighing no more than 5 lbs. complete with all sighting equipment, having a safe
trigger, and a barrel no longer than 12 inches measured from breech face to muzzle (revolver barrel measurement
will not include the cylinder). The barrel must not be rebored or rechambered to accommodate a cartridge other
than that for which it was originally manufactured. The pistol may be of any action type except bolt action,
including manual turnbolt or bolts operated by a straight pull of the handle. This pistol must be or have been a
catalog item readily available to the general public with no visible external modifications except as follows:
(a) External finishes, either protective or decorative, or other non-functional embellishments such as
engraving, inlays or inscriptions.
(b) Replacement of sights with any sights (including scopes, other optical sights or metallic sights). Scopes
may not be more than 1 ½ inches above the pistol as measured from the top of either the receiver or
barrel to the underside of the scope tube, nor may the scope be offset from the top centerline of the
receiver. Metallic sights that are used in metallic sight competition must be as furnished by a manufacturer
and may not be altered. Front sights must be a post or bead, may be hooded, or if interchangeable, may
use post inserts only. The original sights (front, rear, or both) may be replaced with sights which are
catalog items manufactured to fit the handgun without alteration to the sights, sight assembly or handgun.
Replacement sights may not extend the original sight radius by more than 1 inch as measured from the
apex of the front sight to the apex of the rear sight. Front sights or assemblies shall not extend beyond the
muzzle. The sighting plane may not be higher than 1 inch above the receiver or barrel as measured at the
midpoint of the sighting plane. Covered rear sights and sight tubes are not allowed. Any sighting device
programmed to activate the firing mechanism is prohibited.
(c) Replacement of grips and for-end with custom or hand-made grips or forend. No part of the grip or
accessories may encircle the hand. The heel rest may extend at a right angle to the grip only. Upward
curvature of the heel and thumb rest and downward curvature of the side opposite the thumb is prohibited
(see figure 1). The rear part of the pistol frame or grip which rests on the top of the hand between the
thumb and the forefinger must not be longer than 1 ½ inches. This distance is measured at a right angle to
the prolonged centerline of the barrel between points A and B of Figure 2.These grips must be
conventional in that they do not allow support of the gun with parts of the body other than the shooter’s
hands and do not extend behind the shooter’s wrist joints. No additional devices may be added, or any
modification made to the for-end, gun sights or sight mount which aids in holding, gripping or supporting
said gun. Checkering and stippling are allowed.
(d) “Magnaporting” or similar gas venting.
(e) Wide “target” style hammers and triggers, and trigger shoes.
(f) Rebarrelling with any standard barrel similar in size and dimension to the original.
(g) Hammer extensions to clear scopes.
(h) “Crowning” of barrel to depth of no more than 1/8 inch inward from the outside edge of the muzzle. The
overall outer length of the barrel may not be reduced by this operation.
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Re: TOZ35 Free pistol for HP small bore?

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cedestech I believe the sight radius would be required to also be 12", But I could be wrong. Steve Tapp
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Re: TOZ35 Free pistol for HP small bore?

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Doesn't matter. It's down the road to a free pistol shooter up north. The grip angle is tooooooo extreeme for me.

Interesting pistol though.

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