Thread: Useing the firearms register

Rifle, shotgun, pistol, serial no should be all they need....why do they need to know cal etc?

Originally Posted by blip

Rifle, shotgun, pistol, serial no should be all they need....why do they need to know cal etc?

I guess if a serial numbers ground off being able to search by make, model, calibre and see which have been stolen would make it a hell of a lot easier to trace back if recovered

What crims grinding serial nos off....no way thats illegal

Originally Posted by No.3

Because of the way databases work

You mean that's the way 1990s databases work.

I've got a winchester .22 single shot that has no serial number, I asked the arms team on the phone what to do and they just said "it will have a serial number, even rifles from the 1800's have serial numbers", but even after being told that, It still doesn't have a serial number. I was aslo told that there no point delaying using the register because next year buying ammo will be a triggering event....

Originally Posted by vulcannz

You mean that's the way 1990s databases work.

So, the new firearms register database then.

According to their official line at the launch of the register ammunition purchase doesn't become a trigger event till mid 2025 that's probably so the bugs can be sorted out and a reasonable number of entries already made before it gets swamped. I have no idea if it is intended to record each purchase ie amount, calibre, date and possibly supplier and location against a fal or if it's just a trigger event if you're not already in the system.
I do know clubs are supposed to keep records of ammunition sales for 2 years now

Originally Posted by PadLo

I've got a winchester .22 single shot that has no serial number, I asked the arms team on the phone what to do and they just said "it will have a serial number, even rifles from the 1800's have serial numbers", but even after being told that, It still doesn't have a serial number. I was aslo told that there no point delaying using the register because next year buying ammo will be a triggering event....

A: Stock up on ammo now. B:In politics, next year is a long way off. C: Screw them.

Originally Posted by 30.06king

OK, @tibo
I think I've got this right.
1). First, log in to your Registry account.
2). It should bring up this page with my submissions in blue text at top right. Click on that.

3). Then, this page should appear with "my firearms submitted forms" in black text at the top. Click on that. It opens the page showing at step 4

4). This page is the summary of your submitted registry entries which should separately list each individually registered firearm.
On the left are code numbers in blue text ( REG - ****** ). Click on the blue code and the page of your registered firearms, including details, should appear.


Hope all this works for you. Cheers

Thanks mate appreciate that. I will have a look tonight

Originally Posted by PadLo

I've got a winchester .22 single shot that has no serial number, I asked the arms team on the phone what to do and they just said "it will have a serial number, even rifles from the 1800's have serial numbers", but even after being told that, It still doesn't have a serial number. I was aslo told that there no point delaying using the register because next year buying ammo will be a triggering event....

Unless they just gave you some inside knowledge what they said was totally incorrect. June 25 ammo kicks in. It's in THEIR website.
However, my predicition is if the register doesn't populate at their expected rate they may pull a swifty and bring the ammo date fwd.

Just invent a number of your own and engrave it. I did 2 shotguns a couple of years ago (nothing to do with the register back then) and just concocted numbers which were a combination of my street address mixed up plus 5 other random numbers.
I used a pneumatic pen but a vibratory engraver will do the same job. Simple.

Originally Posted by PadLo

I've got a winchester .22 single shot that has no serial number, I asked the arms team on the phone what to do and they just said "it will have a serial number, even rifles from the 1800's have serial numbers", but even after being told that, It still doesn't have a serial number. I was aslo told that there no point delaying using the register because next year buying ammo will be a triggering event....

I watched the talk that Te Tari Pukeko gave to the Auckland Antique Arms Accoc on YouTube. This question came up as some of the guys there have very old firearms without a serial number. Apparently they expect you to deface your firearm and add a serial number. If I recall correctly at that time of the video they were writing some guidelines for this situation that hadn't yet been published.

Originally Posted by vulcannz

You mean that's the way 1990s databases work.

With SAP isn't that what we've got?

Originally Posted by Fatberg

I watched the talk that Te Tari Pukeko gave to the Auckland Antique Arms Accoc on YouTube. This question came up as some of the guys there have very old firearms without a serial number. Apparently they expect you to deface your firearm and add a serial number. If I recall correctly at that time of the video they were writing some guidelines for this situation that hadn't yet been published.

There's going to be a lot of "1" and "2" being used. Or using anything that is marked on the thing, doesn't have to be numbers in reality.

I wonder would fuckedifiknow would pass as a serial no.

Are we all sending them an invoice for our time?