I tried to search, but it doesn't let me search more than a month into the past so I apologize if this is a topic thats been brought up before! I have read a few mixed pieces of information as far as vertical foregrips on AR pistols. Some say you can't do it, but others say you can if the whole weapon is a certain length. Is this true? If so what is the length of the weapon and where do you measure it from? Thanks!

tacked thread at the top of this section should help

Jesus, thanks......haha my only excuse is that its been a long day of football and I'm tired

If you have a pistol that has an overall length greater than 26 inches, and you attach a VFG to it, it becomes re-classified into a "firearm" under federal law, which is NOT an NFA item.  This is the same misc. catch-all definition that pistol-grip-only shotguns also fit into.



The overall length on an AR pistol is measured from the rear-most end of the receiver extension to the end of the muzzle of the barrel.  The muzzle device does NOT count unless it is permanently attached.

Ok, thank you very much for the explanation

26.0" or more.

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