Yes, I've looked through the archives and the RCMP site, but what are the bottom line gun rules for permanent residents? We are thinking of moving to BC for work/family reasons.

I have a lathe and mill, etc. and enjoy tinkering with guns. For example, rebarreling Springfields/Mausers/Enfields, and pistol work, I've made my share of surplus parts kits, AR15lowers, and I am slowly working on bolt action action making (M2 Springfield in 22LR and hornet), a Luger barrel extension and barrel, a .22 conversion of a POS Helwan, other sundry parts, you name it. I asked a counterdweeb about this stuff in Kelowna, and he simply replied, "It's illegal!"

Model engines are boring and I've never finished one....

I could be happy with 3-4 bolt actions, a couple good .22 pistol/revolvers, and 1-2 serious duty service pistols.

At work, one of the tough guys from BC asked me how hard it was to get a firearms aquisition permit in Alaska. I had him repeat the question as I did not understand it. I got tired of playing cute, and finally laid the law, the strong interpretation of Castle Doctrine, Alaskan gun culture and all that. I think he thought I was pulling his leg when I said you can legally tuck a pistol under your shirt without even a permit as you went about business around town, though. He talked the past week of wanting to move to Alaska.

You're right. There was no specific questions in there.

I mean home gunsmithing. Action making, rebarreling/rechambering, parts making.

I want to make a couple 1903 Springfield like rifles. Is this legal, or what do I need to do legally?

I want to rebarrel bolt action rifles. Can I do this legally? Suppose I want to use semi-auto parts, like an M16/AR10 barrel extension and an M16/AR10 bolt to make a quick and dirty bolt action. Is this legal?

I have a chunk of 4140 sitting on the mill I am going to use to make a Luger barrel extension (or upper reciever, whatever you call it). Can I do this, as long as the barrel is >106 mm?

I have a couple M48 beater rifles. Can I chop them to make a kurz action in 250 Savage and a Magnum square bridge in 300 H&H? Is this legal?

I have a VZ52 with a sewerpipe bore. Can I make a new barrel from a blank or an old RuRemChester barrel for this in the original 7.62x45 chambering?

I want to take a No. 4 beater and turn it into a 45-90 like an African rifle. Is this legal?

I want to turn a beater Smith model 19 into a 32 H&R. Is this legal?

I swage and cast bullets. Is this legal?

All of this is perfectly legal in the US, and if it was not, noone would care in Alaska. The guys at work I've talked to think of gunsmithing as one of the Dark Arts like witchcraft.

Thank you. It looks like the rules for home workshop work are not too terribly different. It is more a hobby defined by what is not illegal, instead of what is permitted.

The bit about .25 and .32 pistols I thought referred specifically to the 25 and 32 ACP., not to a K frame Smith.

Most people will either leave their firearms in the US or sell them. Just buy new ones when you get here. It's the easiest thing to do. There is alot of jobs in Alberta. PCL needs 5000 people for up coming construction jobs. In the next year the oil sands needs 5000 skilled workers for the expansion.

If you move here, I've got a laundry list of shit you can make for me.