In US law, there is no legal minimum for a handgun barrel- I have a Sedgely Baby Hammerless .22 Revolver with a 1 inch barrel. There IS a legal minimum (16") for rifles and shotguns (18")
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In Ohio, the legal minimum barrel length for a rifle is 16 inches. Any rifle with a barrel length shorter than that would be considered a short-barreled rifle, which is regulated under the National Firearms Act (NFA).
Federal law requires that a shotgun have a minimum barrel length of 18" and a minimum overall length of 28". Colorado law is not more restrictive.
Yes, it meets the minimum overall length requirements. Since it is a single shot there is no minimum length required for the barrel.
It can be, depending on the action the gun uses. It can also be illegal if you cut the barrel length below the legal limit. In the US, a Title 1 rifle must have a minimum barrel length of 16 inches, and a Title I shotgun must have a minimum barrel length of 18 inches.
The legal minimum length of a non-rifled gun barrel in the united states is 7 inches.
The usual minimum length is 18 inches measured from the face of the closed bolt. It is possible to own and possess a shotgun with a shorter barrel, but this requires obtaining a federal tax stamp ($200). Also shortening the barrel causes a loss of accuracy and a reduction in velocity of the shot.
The minimum legal barrel length for a rifle without requiring it to be tax stamped and registered as a Short Barreled Rifle is 16 inches - that's federal law, and not just Vermont.