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Posted: 1/7/2015 7:21:28 PM EDT
| I am thinking about engraving my upper on my new 9mm AR SBR instead of the pretty QC10 lower. Anybody have any ideas for where to put it? I was thinking below the flat top on the side opposite of the ejection port. Just one line "Trust Name - City, State". If you engraved your upper, where did you put it? |
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Nope. Receiver, frame, barrel or pistol slide (if applicable). Serial number is the only item limited to the firearm portion (frame or receiver). Quoted:
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Pretty sure the engraving needs to be on the lower. Nope. Receiver, frame, barrel or pistol slide (if applicable). Serial number is the only item limited to the firearm portion (frame or receiver). Just read the handbook again. Barrel, frame or receiver. Belay my last. |
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It's a dedicated 9mm lower. Only upper going on it is a 9mm and I don't see myself getting a second 9mm upper. I already have a regular lower registered as an SBR and it is engraved since I swap uppers on it. I built mine as dedicated as well. It was handy to do it that way because the upper receiver has 9mm engraved on it...didn't have to worry about what the lower said. |
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You have to remember, though, that the ATF does not see the "upper receiver" as a receiver. It's just a gun part. The only receiver on an AR rifle is the "lower". This is the first I have heard of this. Do you have something from the ATF to support this? Not to sound like a jerk but there are a lot of I opinions out there. |
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This is the first I have heard of this. Do you have something from the ATF to support this? Not to sound like a jerk but there are a lot of I opinions out there. Quoted:
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You have to remember, though, that the ATF does not see the "upper receiver" as a receiver. It's just a gun part. The only receiver on an AR rifle is the "lower". This is the first I have heard of this. Do you have something from the ATF to support this? Not to sound like a jerk but there are a lot of I opinions out there. Both the upper and lower meet portions of the legal definition, hence the confusion. Firearm frame or receiver. That part of a firearm which provides housing for the hammer, bolt or breech block, and firing mechanism, and which is usually threaded at its forward portion to receive the barrel. |
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Both the upper and lower meet portions of the legal definition, hence the confusion. Firearm frame or receiver. That part of a firearm which provides housing for the hammer, bolt or breech block, and firing mechanism, and which is usually threaded at its forward portion to receive the barrel. Quoted:
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You have to remember, though, that the ATF does not see the "upper receiver" as a receiver. It's just a gun part. The only receiver on an AR rifle is the "lower". Firearm frame or receiver. That part of a firearm which provides housing for the hammer, bolt or breech block, and firing mechanism, and which is usually threaded at its forward portion to receive the barrel. Which would make it perfectly acceptable to engrave an upper receiver? That's always been my understanding. I think the reality is if an agent questioned you, the fact you took the time to engrave (whether upper or lower, whether abbreviated or not) would be sufficient. But that's just my thought, and shouldn't stop anyone from following the statutes. |
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Both the upper and lower meet portions of the legal definition, hence the confusion. Firearm frame or receiver. That part of a firearm which provides housing for the hammer, bolt or breech block, and firing mechanism, and which is usually threaded at its forward portion to receive the barrel. Quoted:
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You have to remember, though, that the ATF does not see the "upper receiver" as a receiver. It's just a gun part. The only receiver on an AR rifle is the "lower". This is the first I have heard of this. Do you have something from the ATF to support this? Not to sound like a jerk but there are a lot of I opinions out there. Both the upper and lower meet portions of the legal definition, hence the confusion. Firearm frame or receiver. That part of a firearm which provides housing for the hammer, bolt or breech block, and firing mechanism, and which is usually threaded at its forward portion to receive the barrel. Which according to the feds is the lower receiver for AR type rifles only. |
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