Taking shotgun off of F/A certificate

[TomH]

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... s-2010.pdf

Pages 5-8, acceptable methods of reducing magazine capacity and fixing magazines in receivers. Knew I'd seen it somewhere.

[ovenpaa]

All tube fed shotguns are made section 1 in UK law, as the tube mag will hold more than two rounds.
The maker will crimp the tube but it will still have go to the proof house, where they are tested then stamped as a section 2 shotgun.
An RFD can covert it back to section 1 without reproofing as that is how it was made.
Going back to section 2 it will have to back to the proof house & stamped (cost about £60 + postage + cost of crimping tube)

The S1 converted to/back to S2 will need a restriction certificate issued by a Proof house regardless of if the work is done by an RFD or the end user.

A priority proof is currently around GBP27.50 plus VAT and I cannot see why an S2 restriction check should cost any more and yes, I cannot think of any reason why Proof would need checking again.