BATFE Points
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(Text stolen and slightly modified from The Glock Faq)
What is the BATF points system and how does it affect Imported handguns? Many of the handgun's parts and sometimes the whole gun are dictated or limited by the BATF's system of "import points". To qualify for import a pistol must score 75 points based on the following system:
| Characteristic | Points |
| Length: for each 1/4" over 6" | 1 |
| Forged steel frame | 15 |
| Forged HTS alloy frame | 20 |
| Unloaded weight w/mag (per oz.) | 1 |
| .22 short and .25 auto | 0 |
| .22 LR and 7.65mm to .380 auto | 3 |
| 9mm parabellum and over | 10 |
| Locked breech mechanism | 5 |
| Loaded chamber indicator | 5 |
| Grip safety | 3 |
| Magazine safety | 5 |
| Firing pin block or lock | 10 |
| External hammer | 2 |
| Double action | 10 |
| Drift adjustable target sight | 5 |
| Click adjustable target sight | 10 |
| Target grips | 5 |
| Target trigger | 2 |
