Steve, that may be why Andrew gave the impression, no big deal for the Martini just do the paper work...there's a pretty good chance Firearms registry has the 577/450 cartrisge on their books.

I might also comment that Soutars seem to know how to work the system and were able to get things done. They were able to get two unregistered guns registered in three weeks where the other dealer couldn't get a thing done in a year. The other shop that had a reputation for getting things done was Kings in Durban.