"Jim Stewart" wrote in message ...

Watching Alaska State Troopers yesterday and saw
a .410 shotgun revolver. I didn't know such a
thing existed. So this raises an interesting
point. When does a pistol firing shotgun shells
become a sawed-off shotgun? Or when does a sawed-
off shotgun become a legal pistol?

In the 60's I remember firing a .410 pistol. Belonged to a cousin or uncle.
It was a break-action single-shot, smooth-barreled. The barrel was about as
long as what they call a "Buntline special". I was just a teen-ager at the
time, with no special knowledge about firearms except a desire to be able to
hunt with the uncles and cousins, so I don't have any recollection about
brand or model. I do remember that no one made any big deal about it, with
respect to legality. We were just walking around the farm, my younger
brother and I and a a same-aged cousin, and I lifted it up and took a shot
at a crow that was flying over cross-wise to our path. Brought him down.
Surprised the hell out of me.

Tom