Won't take yes or no as Gospel; I intend to look into it further.

Is it possible to register a Winchester 94 Trapper in .357 in Washington, D.C.?

A relative is moving there and wants to give me all of his few guns. One is the Winchester. I think you can keep the Brooklyn Carbine in D.C.

Thanks for your time.

Respond private if you wish.

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Regulations seem clear that min. 16in barrel and at least 26in overall. Data from Winchester's current Trapper Compact (Compact is .357) page indicates it is 16in barrel x 33 1/4 overall. There is also a 10 round limit and the .357 Trapper shows that it holds 9.

Seems to pass muster.

The DC regulations:

https://mpdc.dc.gov/sites/default/fi...gistration.pdf

Firearm Registration in the District of Columbia | mpdc

Your relative's best bet is to live across the Potomac in Northern Virginia, not in DC proper. Then he can keep all his guns.

The magazine capacity is, I assume the number of .357 cartridges it can hold, not .38 Special? The advertised mag capacity for the Trapper is 9 -.357. Not sure whether it would hold more than 10 in .38 Special, or if that makes any difference.

If I lived someplace where I couldn't have a handgun, I would gladly take a Trapper in .357 or .44 Mag. I have one in .44, and I can get 11 - .44 Specials in the magazine.