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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The minimum legal length for a rifle barrel is 16 inches. Unless a special permit is obtained from the ATF / government for a short barreled rifle.
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 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.
Keep the over all leingth of the firearm greater than 26" and you can have whatever barrel leingth you desire.