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Question on bringing FA to CA from NV on long stay in CA

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Good evening everybody:
I have a few questions re; the above subject.
After an extended stay in CA, I'll be going back to Vegas again in a few days and will probably be there for couple of weeks. Looks like we (retired grandpa/grandma) cannot afford to be away from our little granddaughter for a long time. Especially the wifey!

Here's my inquiry: On my next visit to CA, can I bring some of my handguns? Its a Bul Armory Tac 4.25 and a Staccato P. I know they are not in the roster but here's hoping against hope :( And of course I already purchased 10-roud mags for the Bul and I have 2 mags for the Staccato with Magblock to fit 10 only.

If its GTG, how long can I stay in CA before I'm required to go back to NV?

TIA gentlemen.
 
You can bring in any legally owned handguns into CA regardless of roster status. There is no time limit. Just can't have illegal features like a threaded barrel.

You have 10 round mags already so you're covered.
 
If FA is meaning FIREARM, you are good.
If FA is meaning FULL AUTO, that’s a no-go in California without a dangerous weapon permit.
 
Thank you all gentlemen for chiming in. We're now in Vegas and promptly visited my goto range, American Shooters at Arville. I just missed my bad boys 😉
But something unplanned happened!
Compulsively scored a Canik Mete MC9 Prime when I was told it's on stock.
So I have to do a lot of explaining to the wifey again! Hoping 'it's a trade'in' will work. 😉

The bad news is, I cannot bring it over as they don't have a 10-round mag just yet. 😞
 

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You can bring in any legally owned handguns into CA regardless of roster status. There is no time limit. Just can't have illegal features like a threaded barrel.

You have 10 round mags already so you're covered.
Thank u for that good news.
 
I would be glad to hold on to the Staccato for you doing your stay. I am a nice guy, I wont even charge you

;)
Sure thing! I just got to shoot it again after awhile. Still a tack driver!
 

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Roger that. 😀 Here's how the Bull shoots on my 1st session at American Shooters. I like the trigger better than the P
 

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Good evening everybody:
I have a few questions re; the above subject.
After an extended stay in CA, I'll be going back to Vegas again in a few days and will probably be there for couple of weeks. Looks like we (retired grandpa/grandma) cannot afford to be away from our little granddaughter for a long time. Especially the wifey!

Here's my inquiry: On my next visit to CA, can I bring some of my handguns? Its a Bul Armory Tac 4.25 and a Staccato P. I know they are not in the roster but here's hoping against hope :( And of course I already purchased 10-roud mags for the Bul and I have 2 mags for the Staccato with Magblock to fit 10 only.

If its GTG, how long can I stay in CA before I'm required to go back to NV?

TIA gentlemen.
Just remember that the Magblocks must be permanently installed. Just sitting in the magazine and can be removed without destroying the magazine does not meet the definition of permanent. Now would anyone actually take apart your magazine to check? Unlikely. Did you come into California and buy them during Freedom Week of 2019 and just leave them in the state this entire time? It would be the government's job to prove you did not. Does anyone actually care about any of this at all until you do something really stupid? No.
 
I live in phx but go to ca for work twice a month and usually take my canik mc9.I took the 15 round mag that came with it and neutered it to 10 rounds,

Why the 15 i prefer the 12 round flush and hate the 15 for ccw so made sence rather that buy a 10 rounder
 
Just remember that the Magblocks must be permanently installed. Just sitting in the magazine and can be removed without destroying the magazine does not meet the definition of permanent. Now would anyone actually take apart your magazine to check? Unlikely. Did you come into California and buy them during Freedom Week of 2019 and just leave them in the state this entire time? It would be the government's job to prove you did not. Does anyone actually care about any of this at all until you do something really stupid? No.
Noted. Will epoxy works?
Or I'll just wait for Canik to come up with a 10 round. ;)
 
Noted. Will epoxy works?
Or I'll just wait for Canik to come up with a 10 round. ;)
Some say it does, some say it does not. No one knows for sure. However, epoxy seems like it would keep the beat cop from sweating you unless you are doing something really dumb then it won't matter anyway. Assuming you run into beat cops that like to inspect your mags ever. 99% of us do not.
 
I live in phx but go to ca for work twice a month and usually take my canik mc9.I took the 15 round mag that came with it and neutered it to 10 rounds,

Why the 15 i prefer the 12 round flush and hate the 15 for ccw so made sence rather that buy a 10 rounder
Just curious...how did u neutered the mc9 mag?
 
Just curious...how did u neutered the mc9 mag?
used a mag block to limit to 10 rounds then epoxied the floor plate where you push to remove it.Also have a rivet in the side of floor plate too.Took about 15 min to work on the mag block itself as you gotta cut then load it, cut again,file and repeat til you have it right since if you cut too much its holding 11 and too little theres not enough play for when you insert the mag.
 
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