Just wondering if it would be legal to build an AR lower(postban) with a teloscoping stock and other "ATF Evil features" if I register my lower as a pistol?
any info would be most helpful!
THANKS![beer]
~Ric

A pistol cannot have a stock of any kind - or it's legally a short-barrel rifle.

A post-ban AR-15 SBR cannot have a telestock if it's got the detachable magazine and a pistol grip.

No pistol can have a stock? i always see products for many pistols to ad a stock to them,and i never see any disclaimer about checking NFA rules or laws, what about making my lower into like you said a short barreld rifle,do you you know what it takes or any forms I need to do so?
Thanks Again!

A lawful pistol with a stock attached becomes a "SBR", subject to NFA rules. A pistol with a stock must have a 16" minimum length barrel to be legal.

To make your rifle a SBR, you need to do a Form-1, along with the tax paid, CLEO signature, fingerprints and photos. Then you can take the stock off, and it looks like a pistol, but still a rifle under the rules.

50 Ounces = 3 Pounds, 2 Ounces

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[*]FAR-15 = 4 Pounds, 14.72 Ounces = 78.72 Ounces[/*]
[*]Carbon 15 Rifle w/ Stock = 4 Pounds, 4.8 Ounces = 68.8 Ounces[/*]
[*]Carbon 15 Rifle w/o Stock = 3 Pounds, 14.4 Ounces = 62.4 Ounces[/*]
[*]Carbon 15 Pistol = 2 Pounds, 14 Ounces = 46 Ounces[/*]
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It is doable, but you will likely have to do alot of custom work.

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[*]Go With A Flat-Top Upper.[/*]
[*]Use Aluminum Rather Than Steel Wherever Possible.[/*]
[*]Shorten The Barrel To 7.5" or Less.[/*]
[*]Use Plastic Rather Than Metal Parts Wherever Possible.[/*]
[*]Remove Any Unnecessary Parts.[/*]
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[*]Bolt Catch[/*]
[*]Dust Cover[/*]
[*]Trigger Gaurd[/*]
[*]Foward Assist[/*]
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[*]If Necessary, Cast Your Own Plastic Lower. You could check around and see if Cavalry Arms will make you a custom one w/o a Built-In Stock. I'm not sure, but I believe no Lower that comes with a stock can be considered a pistol.[/*]
[*]AND, IF ALL ELSE FAILS: Get A GogoGadgets Lower w/ Non-Detachable Magazine or Alter your Mag. to be Non-Detachable. I have designed a modified Mag. Release that will make my Mag. Non-Detachable and I will soon check with the ATF (Opinion Letter) as to whether it is considered Non-Detachable.[/*]
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Cheaper, and Legal, to either pay the $200 making tax and build it as an AOW OR have a Title II manufacturer build and register it as an an AOW and transfer to you with a $5 transfer tax.  In either case the 94 ban doesn't apply to an AOW.  You still won't be able to add a stock, that would make it an SBR, which Is covered by the ban.