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10/1/2009 10:40:17 AM EDT
In Connecticut...

I have a spare (post ban) lower to build upon.

If I buy an complete upper or barrel that has a flash hider and/or threaded end, may I then change to/add a pinned muzzle brake and be within the (stupid) law?

If not, what's a boy to do?
10/1/2009 11:16:52 AM EDT
[#1]
Quoted:
In Connecticut...

I have a spare (post ban) lower to build upon.

If I buy an complete upper or barrel that has a flash hider and/or threaded end, may I then change to/add a pinned muzzle brake and be within the (stupid) law?

If not, what's a boy to do?


AFAIK, as long as you get the brake permanently attached, you're GTG.  That way, you won't have a dangerous "ass-salt weapon"...
10/1/2009 11:57:32 AM EDT
[#2]


So I can possess an AR upper with the evil features so long as the completed rifle does not have them?

10/1/2009 12:14:10 PM EDT
[#3]
Quoted:


So I can possess an AR upper with the evil features so long as the completed rifle does not have them?



The Assault Weapons Ban prohibits the posession of "parts or a combination of parts" that can be used to make or convert a firearm into an assault weapon. I wouldn't want to posess a no-ban upper unless I had a registered MG or preban; which would allow you to attempt to invoke a Thompson Center Arms v. United States argument that posession was not unlawful because the parts had a lawful purpose and were not used to build an illegally configured weapon.
10/1/2009 7:38:58 PM EDT
[#4]
Quoted:
In Connecticut...

I have a spare (post ban) lower to build upon.

If I buy an complete upper or barrel that has a flash hider and/or threaded end, may I then change to/add a pinned muzzle brake and be within the (stupid) law?

If not, what's a boy to do?



Don't forget to saw/grind off the evil bayo lug.
This state is silly but not as silly as some!
10/1/2009 8:12:33 PM EDT
[#5]
I would just buy a post ban to begin with Stag make some I believe Bushy does to. But the guys on here know more than me Good luck.

The are some preban lowers on GB but expect to pay 500 plus for one.
10/1/2009 11:26:28 PM EDT
[#6]
It shouldn't be that hard to find a post-ban upper that has the features you want.  Might I also suggest that you consider a fake flash hider rather than a muzzle brake?  My Bushy has a brake & it's quite loud.  A brake for the limited recoil of 5.56 seems like overkill to me, IMHO.

Edit:  Now that I look around, I'm not sure who's making a fake flash suppressor now that Kurt's gone.
10/2/2009 10:14:28 AM EDT
[#7]
If you do buy it, have it shipped directly to a gunsmith so they can make the changes.  That way you are never in possession of the "parts" to make an "assault weapon."
12/1/2009 2:25:48 PM EDT
[#8]
What if you want to throw a can on said SBR.  Is that illegal by state law?
12/1/2009 3:30:13 PM EDT
[#9]
The tacked threads at the top of the page should be consulted first for CT AWB info.