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Posted: 11/25/2003 2:42:10 PM EDT
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It's trickier for semi-autos because you have the weight restricion of the AWB:
A Semi-Auto pistol with an ability to accept a detachable magazine can not have two (2) or more of the following features: 1. an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip. 2. a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip or silencer. 3. a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned. 4. a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded. a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm. For your case, a bolt action, there's not a problem. Just make sure you don't end up with something with a bbl shorter than 16" (or OAL less than 26") but still having a stock. That's an SBR and would leave you SOL without an NFA stamp or SOT. |
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Posted: 11/25/2003 2:56:44 PM EDT
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Quoted: It's trickier for semi-autos because you have the weight restricion of the AWB: A Semi-Auto pistol with an ability to accept a detachable magazine can not have two (2) or more of the following features: 1. an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip. 2. a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip or silencer. 3. a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned. 4. a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded. a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm. For your case, a bolt action, there's not a problem. Just make sure you don't end up with something with a bbl shorter than 16" (or OAL less than 26") but still having a stock. That's an SBR and would leave you SOL without an NFA stamp or SOT. So as long as I leave the barrel over 16" I could cut down the stock to a pistol grip and return it to a rifle if I got another stock? I don't need to worry about OAL when it is in "handgun" configuration, right? |
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Posted: 11/25/2003 5:11:40 PM EDT
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Quoted: So as long as I leave the barrel over 16" I could cut down the stock to a pistol grip and return it to a rifle if I got another stock? I don't need to worry about OAL when it is in "handgun" configuration, right? Yep, that's correct. Bbl length & OAL don't matter for a pistol. You just have to keep them over 16"/26" when you put a stock on. |
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Posted: 11/25/2003 6:46:50 PM EDT
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Do you have a link to the ATF's definition of a handgun?
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