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Posted: 5/7/2008 7:44:40 PM EDT

Is it legal to build an AR rifle on a receiver marked "Pistol"?

Posted: 5/7/2008 3:49:56 PM EDT

[#1]

NO! You can never put a butt stock on a pistol lower. You can, however, fill out a form one w/ the ATFE and register it as a SBR.

ETA-After much research and confusion tonight I believe you may if you put a rifle length bbl on before the butt stock and it gets a bit hazy as far as going back to a pistol.

Posted: 5/7/2008 4:41:53 PM EDT

[#2]

i thought it was ok to build a rifle from a pistol lower, but not the other way around. you know, assuming that the barrel length is 16 inches long or longer.

Posted: 5/7/2008 5:21:18 PM EDT

[#3]

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i thought it was ok to build a rifle from a pistol lower, but not the other way around. you know, assuming that the barrel length is 16 inches long or longer.

Yup. Just make sure the 16"+ barrel is on it before the stock goes on.

Thin of it like this: A pistol can become a rifle (and back to a pistol again), but a rifle can never be a pistol with going the SBR route.

Posted: 5/7/2008 6:25:04 PM EDT

[#4]

Hmmm, maybe/probably I am wrong here but I thought that once you turn a pistol into a rifle (16"&buttstock) you cannot make it back into a pistol again.<<<<legally that is.
feel free to call me a tard or whatever if I am wrong.

Posted: 5/7/2008 6:51:19 PM EDT

[#5]

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Is it legal to build an AR rifle on a receiver marked "Pistol"?

Here's a link that thoroughly answers your question:

AR Pistol Q&A

Posted: 5/7/2008 7:38:22 PM EDT

[#6]

Q: What if I built it as a pistol first, then a rifle?
A: That's the only exception. If you build a pistol from a virgin receiver first, take some pictures and date them. Hang on to them. Then build your rifle. If you ever want to turn it back into a pistol, take the stock off FIRST, then put the pistol barrel back on.

Guess that makes me wrong. Wouldn't be the first time.

Posted: 5/8/2008 11:26:12 AM EDT

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Q: What if I built it as a pistol first, then a rifle?
A: That's the only exception. If you build a pistol from a virgin receiver first, take some pictures and date them. Hang on to them. Then build your rifle. If you ever want to turn it back into a pistol, take the stock off FIRST, then put the pistol barrel back on.

Guess that makes me wrong. Wouldn't be the first time.

You can thank Thompson for going to court over that one for you

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