1887 lever action 12 gauge Mare's Leg (not SASS compliant) - LIKE NEW

[Ripple]

This is completely LIKE NEW.  Never fired and the only handling was to unbox it and put it in the safe.  The original box and paperwork is all included.

 

A Mare's Leg ... but in 12 gauge.   OK, it's not SASS compliant, but it is an 1887 model and is definitely COOL!

 

I wanted a 45 LC, but they are not allowed in MA (ugh!), so I went for the 12 gauge.

 

I bought it from Elk County Ammo & Arms six months ago.  They list it as Out of Stock at $1,369.99.    https://ammoandarmsstore.com/930-019/.   Chiappa also shows them as out of stock.

 

They have sold recently on GB for between $1,410 and $1,850.

 

To avoid the hassle of GB, and to offer it to folks who will appreciate and use it, I will sell it for $1,160, shipped. shipped to your FFL  ( that's $1,100 plus $60 FFL fee).

 

[Brazos John]

That is SO COOL!!!

Get a Harley and terrorize a small town!

Or not, your call.

[Brazos John]

Looking at our interests, you probably already have a Harley, so you are showing great personal restraint by not terrorizing a small town!

My admiration, Sir!

Brazos John

[Ripple]

Grew up watching Steve McQueen.  Coolest man to ever live.

 

 

[Rafe Conager SASS #56958]

Get a big loop and learn the terminator twirl 

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

Could a regular full buttstock be ordered from Chiappa to make it SASS legal if desired? (Yeah, might take a while).

[Three Foot Johnson]

1 hour ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said:

Could a regular full buttstock be ordered from Chiappa to make it SASS legal if desired? (Yeah, might take a while).

No. 

[Wade Butcher]

I'll take it! Private message incoming.

 

WB

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

12 hours ago, Three Foot Johnson said:

No. 

Would you expand on that?  Do you mean a full buttstock would not fit this gun?  Or that a full stock is not available?  Or that it would not be SASS legal?  Chiappa sells this as a shotgun, so it's different than Mares Leg '92's which are sold as handguns.  Thanks.

[Three Foot Johnson]

22 minutes ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said:

Would you expand on that?  Do you mean a full buttstock would not fit this gun?  Or that a full stock is not available?  Or that it would not be SASS legal?  Chiappa sells this as a shotgun, so it's different than Mares Leg '92's which are sold as handguns.  Thanks.

Oof... what a rabbit hole ATF's Website is. I may have been mistaken - my thinking was if it was sold with a pistol grip only, it had to remain as such, but if it were originally sold with both pg and full stock, it could be switched back & forth. It appears that may not be correct. A lot hinges on barrel length, which is a whole 'nuther rabbit hole in itself.

 

Getting off-track of the original post a little bit... government lingo is hard to decipher, but it looks like this could be cut to less than 18", as long as it remained 26"+ overall, BUT if a full stock were installed on the original 18.5" firearm, then it becomes a shotgun forever, and would require ATF approval to cut the barrel to less than 18". This has little to do with the original question, I know, but it illustrates the insanity of the law. If this were cut to less than 18", it appears it would be legal, as long as it was 26"+ overall, BUT if the original PG firearm ever had a full stock installed, it would be illegal to cut the barrel to less than 18", even if you swapped the pistol grip stock back onto it first.

 

At this point, I honestly don't know. If someone wants to do this - swap out the pg for a full stock - I'd contact the friendly local neighborhood ATF office, and get their determination in writing.

[Maddog McCoy SASS #5672]

The description on the website listed is that it has an 18.5 inch barrel. 

[Three Foot Johnson]

Correct, as I stated: ... if a full stock were installed on the original 18.5" firearm...