DPMS single shot receiver

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - DPMS single shot receiver

Posted: 1/23/2002 6:39:08 PM EDT

Last year DPMS introduced the California legal AR lower without the magazine well. When I saw it in Shotgun News I began to wonder I could use that receiver as a platform for some pre-ban barrels that I've horded over the years. When I visited my local dealer I asked him his opinion. He said that I could not use that receiver to assemble a weapon with a tele-stock, bayonet lug and flash suppressor, because it was defined as an AR-15 receiver according to the assault weapon ban. I argued that I could use said receiver to assemble a rifle with tele-stock, bayonet lug and flash suppressor, because it could not accept a high capacity magazine.

So, who is right?[argue]

P.S. I've held off assembling such a weapon for two reasons:

1.) I didn't know who was right, and

2.) such a weapon is worthless.

Nevertheless what do you think?

Posted: 1/23/2002 8:18:00 PM EDT

[#1]

your right becouse it doesnt accept a detachble magazine it is not covered by the crime bill. sou can have all the pre ban fetures u want. the whole ar15 type reciver BS is only in the caliban anyway i wish dealers would at least now the damn laws

Posted: 1/23/2002 8:30:11 PM EDT

[#2]

In Caliban territory, if you have a folding/telescopic stock on any gun it's an assault weapon. Atleast thats what a DOJ rep told me...
- Dustin

Posted: 1/23/2002 10:03:00 PM EDT

[#3]

That is false. Only semi-autos that accept detachable mags, or have fixed mags that accept more than 10 rounds of ammo, are regulated by the AW laws.

You may use uppers with pre-ban features on the DPMS single-shot lower, or better, on the GoGoGadget fixed 10-round lower. You may also install a folding or collapsable stock.

HOWEVER, a new, recent, little-known law made any rifle under 30" in total length an "assault weapon", even a single-shot. And, unlike the Feds, the PRK measurement is done with the stock in the folded/collapsed position, NOT in the open/extended position. So, if you install a collapsable stock, make darn sure your upper is long enough to get you out beyond 30" with the stock collapsed.

Note that Kalifonistan's laws have even turned some LEVER-ACTION COWBOY RIFLES into "assault weapons", due to the fact that they have magazines that accept more than 10 rounds. Lots of people don't understand this, and didn't register...

-Troy

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - DPMS single shot receiver

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