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Posted: 9/10/2026 10:40:47 PM EDT
| I picked up a Remington MCS in the pistol grip 10" AOW configuration last year, and I'm thinking about selling it. I figure the easiest way would be to remove the barrel, and then send off the letter to the ATF asking them to remove it from the NFA registry. Then after the ATF confirms, I could sell the two pieces separately: one as just a barrel, and the other as a shotgun receiver. Would this be a workable plan without running afoul of the law? Is the MCS without the barrel considered just a receiver, even with the pistol grip? |
The law perverted! And the police powers of the state perverted along with it! The law, I say, not only turned from its proper purpose but made to follow an entirely contrary purpose!
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Yes that’s a workable plan, and sending ATF a letter isn’t a requirement. ATF never actually removes anything from the registry. They’ll just annotate it as being rendered into a Title I firearm (or whatever you tell them). The only benefit of sending ATF any notice is that a subsequent owner will easily be able to Form 1 it again into an NFA firearm without the ATF holding up their form after seeing the gun registered to you on the NFRTR. So yeah, it can be helpful to send such a letter, but there’s no reason to do so prior to selling the receiver as a Title I (GCA) firearm. (Also, It might take months for ATF to reply to your letter.) It doesn’t matter if there’s a pistol grip still attached to the receiver or not. Without the barrel, it’s neither an AOW nor a shotgun. It’s just a firearm/receiver. |
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Originally Posted By KitBuilder: Yes that's a workable plan, and sending ATF a letter isn't a requirement. ATF never actually removes anything from the registry. They'll just annotate it as being rendered into a Title I firearm (or whatever you tell them). The only benefit of sending ATF any notice is that a subsequent owner will easily be able to Form 1 it again into an NFA firearm without the ATF holding up their form after seeing the gun registered to you on the NFRTR. So yeah, it can be helpful to send such a letter, but there's no reason to do so prior to selling the receiver as a Title I (GCA) firearm. (Also, It might take months for ATF to reply to your letter.) It doesn't matter if there's a pistol grip still attached to the receiver or not. Without the barrel, it's neither an AOW nor a shotgun. It's just a firearm/receiver. |
The law perverted! And the police powers of the state perverted along with it! The law, I say, not only turned from its proper purpose but made to follow an entirely contrary purpose!
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