So I'm soon going to do my first build. It will be a 20 inch DMR style rifle, but there's just one problem. Since CT still has their own retarded AWB, I can't use a FH. I was planning to use a pretty high grade barrel like Lilja or Krieger or CLE or something, but all of these barrels pretty much come threaded, so I have to perm. attach something. What do you think I should do?

Quoted: So I'm soon going to do my first build. It will be a 20 inch DMR style rifle, but there's just one problem. Since CT still has their own retarded AWB, I can't use a FH. I was planning to use a pretty high grade barrel like Lilja or Krieger or CLE or something, but all of these barrels pretty much come threaded, so I have to perm. attach something. What do you think I should do?

Your probably better off asking this question in the Hometown/New England forum....but for what it is worth...here is the law relevant to so called assault weapons:

crime.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=www.atf.treas.gov/firearms/statelaws/23rdedition/connecticut.pdf

53-202a. Assault weapons: Definition.
(a) As used in this section and sections 53-
202b to 53-202k, inclusive, "assault weapon"
means:
(1) Any selective-fire firearm capable of fully
automatic, semiautomatic or burst fire at the option
of the user or any of the following specified
semiautomatic firearms: Algimec Agmi; Armalite
AR-180; Australian Automatic Arms SAP Pistol;
Auto-Ordnance Thompson type; Avtomat Kalashnikov
AK-47 type; Barrett Light-Fifty model
82A1; Beretta AR-70; Bushmaster Auto Rifle
and Auto Pistol; Calico models M-900, M-950
and 100-P; Chartered Industries of Singapore
SR-88; Colt AR-15 and Sporter; Daewoo K-1, K-
2, Max-1 and Max-2; Encom MK-IV, MP-9 and
MP-45; Fabrique Nationale FN/FAL, FN/LAR, or
FN/FNC; FAMAS MAS 223; Feather AT-9 and
Mini-AT; Federal XC-900 and XC-450; Franchi
SPAS-12 and LAW-12; Galil AR and ARM;
Goncz High-Tech Carbine and High-Tech Long
Pistol; Heckler & Koch HK-91, HK-93, HK-94
and SP-89; Holmes MP-83; MAC-10, MAC-11
and MAC-11 Carbine type; Intratec TEC-9 and
Scorpion; Iver Johnson Enforcer model 3000;
Ruger Mini-14/5F folding stock model only;
Scarab Skorpion; SIG 57 AMT and 500 series;
Spectre Auto Carbine and Auto Pistol; Springfield
Armory BM59, SAR-48 and G-3; Sterling
MK-6 and MK-7; Steyr AUG; Street Sweeper
and Striker 12 revolving cylinder shotguns;
USAS-12; UZI Carbine, Mini-Carbine and Pistol;
Weaver Arms Nighthawk; Wilkinson "Linda" Pistol;
(2) A part or combination of parts designed or
intended to convert a firearm into an assault
weapon, as defined in subdivision (1) of this
subsection, or any combination of parts from
which an assault weapon, as defined in subdivision
(1) of this subsection, may be rapidly
assembled if those parts are in the possession
or under the control of the same person;
(3) Any semiautomatic firearm not listed in
subdivision (1) of this subsection that meets the
following criteria:
(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to
accept a detachable magazine and has at least
two of the following:
(i) A folding or telescoping stock;
(ii) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously
beneath the action of the weapon;
(iii) A bayonet mount;
(iv) A flash suppressor or threaded barrel
designed to accommodate a flash suppressor;
and
(v) A grenade launcher; or
(B) A semiautomatic pistol that has an ability
to accept a detachable magazine and has at
least two of the following:
(i) An ammunition magazine that attaches to
the pistol outside of the pistol grip;
(ii) A threaded barrel capable of accepting a
barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip
or silencer;
(iii) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or
completely encircles, the barrel and that permits
the shooter to hold the firearm with the nontrigger
hand without being burned;
(iv) A manufactured weight of fifty ounces or
more when the pistol is unloaded; and
(v) A semiautomatic version of an automatic
firearm; or
(C) A semiautomatic shotgun that has at least
two of the following:
(i) A folding or telescoping stock;
(ii) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously
beneath the action of the weapon;
(iii) A fixed magazine capacity in excess of
five rounds; and
(iv) An ability to accept a detachable magazine;
or
(4) A part or combination of parts designed or
intended to convert a firearm into an assault
weapon, as defined in subdivision (3) of this
subsection, or any combination of parts from
which an assault weapon, as defined in subdivision
(3) of this subsection, may be rapidly
assembled if those parts are in the possession
or under the control of the same person.
(b) As used in this section and sections 53-
202b to 53-202k, inclusive, the term "assault
weapon" does not include any firearm modified
to render it permanently inoperable.

It would seem to me that you need to have no more than 1 evil features as long as your lower is "off list" and not selective fire.

The detachable magazine issue is worked around in California by using magazine catches that require a tool to release the mag...hence the magazine becomes 'non-detachable'.

We use bullet buttons and prince 50 mag locks...buy dealing directly with the detachable magazine issue...we then put any damn evil feature we want on our builds. Note the class 3 type so called Assault weapons require that the rifle first have the capacity to accept the detachable magazine.

So If you are not listed in the first part by name, and your build does not have the selective fire functionality, and IT CANNOT ACCEPT A DETACHABLE MAGAZINE....than it is neither type 1 2 or 3.

Otherwise....you might put a fixed stock on or an adjustable stock that has been pinned with a rivet, do not have a grenade launcher or bayonet mount...and than maybe the following:

Find the barrel you want and maybe two inches longer than desired. Have a smith or machinist cut the barrel down to the desired original length and go without a muzzle break OR have the barrel turned down so as to accept a pinned or welded and de-threaded muzzle break, similar to the way Bushmaster pins on the AK breaks. Instead of threads they cut a small section at the muzzle down into a taper...and then put a pressed and pinned threadless break on it.

The bottom line is that you can have 1 evil feature...and most people choose a pistol grip. However there is always the monster man grip or grip less stock as another option.




With a gripless configuraion you can have 1 of the evil features....and in your case it would be the threaded barrel and muzzle break.

I am not an attorney and you should ask fellow citizens what is the best way to go.

Check out Calguns....as we have a very similar law. Learn about magazine locks and gripless configurations. You folks should really start a forum like Calguns to fight back in CT...we are fighting back and winning.

www.calguns.net/

Good luck

Permanently attach a "Thread protector" from ADCO if you don't want a muzzle device.

thanks, whitney!