AR-15 assault rifle PB?

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AR-15 assault rifle PB?

Post by swvadude » Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:56 am

I am relocating to India, and I plan to bring my AR-15 5.56 mm rifle? I understand that 5.56 mm's are not PB, only the 7.62 mm is. So can I bring my AR-15 to India under TR?

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Re: AR-15 assault rifle PB?

Post by mundaire » Fri Aug 14, 2015 1:53 pm

Ownership/ licensing of Semi automatic rifles is "restricted" as per Schedule I of the Arms Rules 1962, i.e. they fall under what is popularly known as PB. Licenses for these are issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, which basically means you'll never get a license unless you are a VVIP!

Leave the AR in USA and get yourself a bolt action rifle/ handgun/ shotgun. Keep in mind that to qualify under TR rules you need to have owned the firearm for at least one year prior to relocating back to India.

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Re: AR-15 assault rifle PB?

Post by kshitij » Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:22 pm

swvadude wrote: So can I bring my AR-15 to India under TR?
Swvadude, please ask some gov dude that question. Then please share the exact response you get :D (y)

Kidding. Abhijeet has offered you sound and reliable advice.

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Re: AR-15 assault rifle PB?

Post by swvadude » Sat Aug 15, 2015 6:01 am

Hi Abhijit,

Thanks for the info.

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Re: AR-15 assault rifle PB?

Post by Walibaa » Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:26 pm

The Arms Act defines “prohibited arms”. Arms which are automatic or
semi automatic in nature fall in the category of Prohibited Bore (PB) arms and
the remaining arms which are non automatic or bolt action type are covered
under the category of Non-Prohibited Bore (NPB) arms.

Refer http://www.mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/uploa ... 080410.pdf

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Re: AR-15 assault rifle PB?

Post by marksman_dd » Thu Aug 20, 2015 9:06 pm

Guys, need to ask .223 is npb?
I think nato rounds are pb and 5.56 nato is used by indian armed forces

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Guys, need to ask .223 is npb?
I think nato rounds are pb and 5.56 nato is used by indian armed forces
Just a curiosity..

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Re: AR-15 assault rifle PB?

Post by mundaire » Thu Aug 20, 2015 9:51 pm

Read schedule I of the Arms Rules, is 223 or 5.56 mentioned there? No? Then it's NPB....

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Re: AR-15 assault rifle PB?

Post by marksman_dd » Fri Aug 21, 2015 10:51 am

Thanks

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Re: AR-15 assault rifle PB?

Post by dannyg » Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:58 am

Would one be able to legally import an AR-15 upper for display on the wall? Not sure how rules in India apply, but in North America the firearm portion is only the lower, the upper is unregulated and can be bought by anyone since the trigger group portion is the lower. Would be cool to have one framed and hung on the wall with full Bolt Control Group etc.

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Re: AR-15 assault rifle PB?

Post by dannyg » Fri Oct 30, 2015 3:25 pm

Nobody?

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Re: AR-15 assault rifle PB?

Post by mundaire » Fri Oct 30, 2015 4:54 pm

No legal way I can think of - I'd suggest just forget the AR and get something else on TR if possible.

BTW the AR-15 is semi-auto only, hence not a true assault rifle. It just looks like one. Assault rifles by definition need to be capable of full auto or burst fire mode or both.

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Re: AR-15 assault rifle PB?

Post by xl_target » Sat Oct 31, 2015 1:26 am

mundaire wrote: BTW the AR-15 is semi-auto only, hence not a true assault rifle. It just looks like one. Assault rifles by definition need to be capable of full auto or burst fire mode or both.

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