NY Penal Law section 265.20 deals with exemptions to the various "criminal possession of a weapon" charges.
One of the exemptions (7-a), allows those licensed to possess a pistol to use and possess another individual's licensed pistol, provided that they are at an actual range and that the...
Pistols that use obsolete ammo are also considered "antique firearms" the same as black powder.
14. “Antique firearm” means:
Any unloaded muzzle loading pistol or revolver with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system, or a pistol or revolver which uses fixed...
I am not a lawyer, but as I've always read it, the melting point law applies to the manufacture of firearms in New York by those licensed to do so. I've never found anything on the books in regards to sales and ownership.
Link to law (NY CRR, Title 9, 482.5)
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