Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Heal .22 rifles

Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 25 ↗

Heal, cal. .22 rimfire, rifles, all models, mfd. prior to 1908, by the Heal Rifle Company or the Detroit Rifle Company.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade 1907 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “mfd. prior to 1908”

Editorial facts · Our research

Low editorial confidence. Some details below couldn’t be confirmed from independent sources. The ATF wording is unaffected. About confidence

Country
United StatesBasis: no citation
Manufacturer
Heal Rifle Co.; Detroit Rifle Co.Basis: the ATF wording
Type
RifleBasis: the ATF wording
Action
OtherBasis: no citation
Caliber
.22 rimfireBasis: the ATF wording
Made
Before 1908Basis: estimate
Service
Commercial

Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 25 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
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References
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Fact tags
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  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
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Historical context

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