Originally Posted by
super_hunt54
I already knew about the action part as I own a Pro Hunter (encore). But the way that was written was making it sound like all new MLers that are smokeless capable were on track for 4473 paperwork. I guess since 80% of the smokeless capable ones out there are built on cartridge based actions and can be converted to that with a simple barrel swap is the reason.
If a smokeless muzzleloader is built on a cartridge based gun it has to go through 4473 paperwork ALREADY. The action is what makes a gun capable or not capable of being a cartridge gun. There are many smokeless muzzleloader out there that are not based on cartridge guns, Remington 700ml is used for a lot of builds and it is NOT a cartridge gun. But it doesn't matter because if it was a cartridge gun you would have to do the paperwork.
I don't know what you read, what you think you read, or where you read it but a barrel being rated as a stronger barrel does in no way make it be required to go through a ffl if it is based on a non-cartridge action.
