This is not my rifle so it was not my decision to make but I believe that to avoid the permitting I would have cut the barrels to 16" and move the sling swivel backward to the forearm. As an alternative, if I still lived in Germany, I might have had the barrels sleeved by a German friend to 45-70 case head cartridge (much cheaper than 40,000 pounds and smaller "piston" to transfer forces to locking lugs"). In the situation this is only "Monday morning quarterbacking").
Mike

Last edited by Der Ami; 03/23/26 09:26 AM.