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EDL

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Posted: 6/14/2023 12:24:43 AM EDT

If someone acquires a legally transferable M-16 lower and builds it out with a barrel less than 16", would that require a second stamp as an SBR?

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Posted: 6/14/2023 12:31:29 AM EDT

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No, registered machineguns are exempt from barrel-length restrictions.
Same goes for an AR with a registered DIAS or LL installed.

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Posted: 6/14/2023 1:07:27 AM EDT

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MG trumps the SBR

Hence you don't need another tax stamp to make it a SBR.

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Posted: 6/14/2023 1:16:02 AM EDT

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A machinegun is not a rifle. Machineguns do not have a barrel length minimum.

EDL

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Posted: 6/14/2023 3:48:26 PM EDT

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Thanks, I suspected that's the case, but just curious because I can't afford a MG anyway.

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Posted: 8/15/2023 11:58:07 PM EDT

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The world will cry if you don't restore it to proper factory condition!

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