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Barrel registration in NSW

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 9:57 am
by superx10
If I meet my gun smith at a competition and he hands over a chambered barrel can I self register it or does it have to be transferred through a dealer?

Thanks for any accurate feed back.

Re: Barrel registration in NSW

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:31 pm
by tachyon
As it says on the barrel registration form - dealer only

https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/__data/as ... l_Form.pdf

Re: Barrel registration in NSW

Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 12:39 pm
by superx10
Thanks for the reply

Re: Barrel registration in NSW

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:30 pm
by budget
this is unbelievable, you take a shotgun into the cop shop and the clowns don't know whether its a automatic or a repeater they have no idea how to strip it down, now this, when will it stop!

Re: Barrel registration in NSW

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 10:59 pm
by KHGS
budget wrote:this is unbelievable, you take a shotgun into the cop shop and the clowns don't know whether its a automatic or a repeater they have no idea how to strip it down, now this, when will it stop!


It has been this way in NSW for years. If the gunsmith is a Lic Dealer (he should be) he can do the paperwork, individual barrel registration is only required for multiple barrels of various calibers per action. If it is a replacement barrel of the same caliber the registration details of the rifle doesn’t change. If it is a replacement barrel of a different caliber a caliber change/barrel registration form must be lodged by the licensed gunsmith/dealer.
Keith H.

Re: Barrel registration in NSW

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 1:06 pm
by neil y
Try living in WA, a barrel of anouther caliber is viewed as another firearm eg get a 223 barrel for your 222 ,new gun.Just the application fee is now over 250 dollars with no guarantee of approval and up to 8 weeks wait

Re: Barrel registration in NSW

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 7:17 am
by superx10
Hi KHGS

My f class gun is registered as a 6.5*45 but it is on its 3 rd 308 barrel does that mean that a new 308 barrel has o be registered.?

Re: Barrel registration in NSW

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:13 am
by KHGS
superx10 wrote:Hi KHGS

My f class gun is registered as a 6.5*45 but it is on its 3 rd 308 barrel does that mean that a new 308 barrel has o be registered.?


If you still use your 6.5 barrel the 308 barrel should be registered as a additional barrel for that action. If the 6.5 barrel is no longer used, FAR should be notified of a caliber change. This is done by your licensed gunsmith by way of a proper dealer FAR lodged form.
Keith H.

Re: Barrel registration in NSW

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 10:06 am
by rob90
What if i have eg a firearm registered its a 223 and i have another barrel chambered in 223 for it maybe different twist or whatever. Does the second barrel need to be registered?

Re: Barrel registration in NSW

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:58 pm
by superx10
Hi Thanks KHGS

Re: Barrel registration in NSW

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 9:01 am
by KHGS
rob90 wrote:What if i have eg a firearm registered its a 223 and i have another barrel chambered in 223 for it maybe different twist or whatever. Does the second barrel need to be registered?



To the letter of the law yes. But I don’t think FAR gets too excited about that, barrels of different calibers is a different matter! They are no longer too fussed about take off barrels either, but that’s fluid so they can change their minds at any time as they see fit!
Keith H.

Re: Barrel registration in NSW

Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 5:23 am
by pisco
Done 2 of the forms at the local gun shop yesterday easy process