Guidance
Table 3: specific operations per essential components of each type of firearm
Updated 7 January 2021
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| Type | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Process | Pistols (excepted automatic) | Revolvers | Single-shot long firearms (not break action) | Break action firearms (smoothbore, rifled, combination) | Repeating long firearms (smoothbore, rifled) | Semi-auto long firearms (smoothbore, rifled) | Automatic firearms: assault rifles, (sub) machine guns | Muzzle loading firearms |
| 1.1 | Ìý | Ìý | X | Ìý | X | X | X | Ìý |
| 1.2 & 1.3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 1.4 | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X | X | Ìý |
| 1.5 | Ìý | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | UK only |
| 1a | UK only | UK only | UK only | Ìý | UK only | UK only | UK only | UK only |
| 2.1 | Ìý | Ìý | X | Ìý | X | X | X | Ìý |
| 2.2 | Ìý | Ìý | X | Ìý | X | X | X | Ìý |
| 2.3 | Ìý | Ìý | X | Ìý | X | X | X | Ìý |
| 2a | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | UK only | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| 2b | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | UK only | UK only | Ìý |
| 3.1 | Ìý | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | UK only |
| 3.2 | Ìý | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | UK only |
| 3a | Ìý | UK only | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| 4.1 | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X (for automatic pistols) | Ìý |
| 4.2 | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X (for automatic pistols) | Ìý |
| 4.3 | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X (for automatic pistols) | Ìý |
| 4.4 | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X (for automatic pistols) | Ìý |
| 4.5 | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X | X (for automatic pistols) | Ìý |
| 5.1 | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X (for automatic pistols) | Ìý |
| 5.2 | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X (for automatic pistols) | Ìý |
| 5.3 | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X (for automatic pistols) | Ìý |
| 5.4 | X (polymer frame) | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X (for automatic pistols) | Ìý |
| 6.1 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X | X | Ìý |
| 6.2 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X | X | Ìý |
| 6.3 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | UK only | X | Ìý |
| 6.4 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X | Ìý |
| 7.1 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| 7.2 | Ìý | X | Ìý | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| 8.1 or 8.2 | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X | X | X | Ìý |
| 8.3 | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X (magazine tube) | X (magazine tube) | Ìý | Ìý |
| 9.1 | Ìý | X | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | X |
| 10.1 | X | Ìý | X | Ìý | X | X | X | Ìý |
| 10.2 | X | Ìý | X | X | X | X | X | Ìý |
| 10a | UK only | UK only | UK only | UK only | UK only | UK only | UK only | Ìý |