[Greylocks]

Originally Posted by Gryphon

Rifling has absolutely no relevance in the eyes of the law. A firearm is defined by the Firearms Act as "a barrelled weapon from which any shot, bullet or other projectile can be discharged and that is capable of causing serious bodily injury or death to a person" with the usual exemptions for air guns, etc. Says nothing about rifling.

Dig deeper. And keep in mind at all times when you dig that there are tons of interpretation goofs they can make along the way.
If whoever decides to pick at you is in a bad mood, imagine the kind of shit they could give you over a rifled full auto gun (of any kind)?

It makes no sense, I fully agree there, but there is nothing stopping an overzealous paperpusher if they want to cause grief. You'd probably win your case, but the question here is; do you want to go there? Is it worth testing it?
I've seen my share of stupidity when I had to deal with real guns; stupid laws, even more stupid "policies". It's the latter you must watch for, as they are rarely posted anywhere.

So, what can I say except tell you what I found out, or saw, in the past? Maybe they dont care anymore? If yes, thank god.