Antique Receiver, "maybe" modern cartridge. Still an Antique in CA?

[C&RTrader]

Question for the group. 1895 Chilean Mauser, like many re chambered into 7.62x51 Nato.
Federally, antique based on the receiver. CA has that additional requirement about ammunition.

"(c) As used in Sections 16531 and 17700, “antique firearm” means either of the following:
(1) Any firearm not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional center fire ignition with fixed ammunition and manufactured in or before the year 1898. This type of firearm includes any matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system or replica thereof, whether actually manufactured before or after the year 1898.
(2) Any firearm using fixed ammunition manufactured in or before the year 1898, for which ammunition is no longer manufactured in the United States and is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade."

However, this is a small ring mauser. There are tons of online opinions stating that you should not fire any modern cartridges through this (especially 308) given the age of steel, modern pressures etc etc and the only way to safely fire this is to hand load which would likely place it squarely within the framework of what was intended by the above. But you could risk it and run modern .308 through it.

So what say you? Is it an antique or a curio and relic?

 

[Churro]

Question for the group. 1895 Chilean Mauser, like many re chambered into 7.62x51 Nato.
Federally, antique based on the receiver. CA has that additional requirement about ammunition.

"(c) As used in Sections 16531 and 17700, “antique firearm” means either of the following:
(1) Any firearm not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional center fire ignition with fixed ammunition and manufactured in or before the year 1898. This type of firearm includes any matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system or replica thereof, whether actually manufactured before or after the year 1898.
(2) Any firearm using fixed ammunition manufactured in or before the year 1898, for which ammunition is no longer manufactured in the United States and is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade."

However, this is a small ring mauser. There are tons of online opinions stating that you should not fire any modern cartridges through this (especially 308) given the age of steel, modern pressures etc etc and the only way to safely fire this is to hand load which would likely place it squarely within the framework of what was intended by the above. But you could risk it and run modern .308 through it.

So what say you? Is it an antique or a curio and relic?

I would still think its an antique as the receiver was made prior to 1898 but it really depends who is looking at it. Some people look at the Finn m39s with a 1898 receiver and 40's barrel still falling into antique status and the same goes for the Turkish 1888 conversions to 8mm.

 

[Gawernator]

Any firearm using fixed ammunition manufactured in or before the year 1898, for which ammunition is no longer manufactured in the United States and is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade."

Whelp 8mm Mauser is still made here so you're cooked