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Originally posted by Grumulkin:
The Encore pistol & rifle actions are the same.

As far as the legality of changing an Encore sold in a rifle configuration to that of a handgun; that probably depends. If you live in a state that requires handgun registration, it would probably not be legal. The way I understand it, it is legal under Federal law.

There is no law that would prevent one from changing an Encore sold as a handgun to rifle configuration.

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Originally posted by congomike:
First of all, for someone to question if it was originally a rifle frame converted to pistol, you would have to have probable cause. If you are out shooting your T/C Contender, G2 or Encore legally, I am not sure what the probable cause would be to stop and check.
Personally, unless you really p##s off someone I think this is a none issue with the BATFE. I worked in a gunshop in New Mexico in the early to mid 70's. We had a guy bring in a gun to sell that was given to him for his help in a road side situation. It was a Remington single shot 22 rifle that someone had cut behind the pistol grip and cut the barrel even with the forearm. We told him it was illegal and he asked us to dispose of it.
We called the ATF (as it was known back then) and they said to store it and they would pick it up. Several calls over the years failed to get it picked up. When the shop closed in the late 70's, the gun was still there. Another call to the proper authorities said they would pick it up from the person whose name was on the FFL. He kept it until his death in the mid 90's, again never having anyone get it. I believe his son took a cutting torch to it.
A long story, but the point is, I don't believe that the BATFE is out to get someone who puts a pistol grip and pistol barrel on a Contender and later changes it to a rifle or vice versa. Just my opinion.