And a stripped lower is an "other", not pistol and not a rifle.
only if the FFL registers it as that. I would agree if they don't one needs to find another FFL. But its certainly an option to register it as a rifle.
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And a stripped lower is an "other", not pistol and not a rifle.
Whatever, titz, you win.
only if the FFL registers it as that. I would agree if they don't one needs to find another FFL. But its certainly an option to register it as a rifle.
so if he registers it as a rifle does that mean you can build it as a pistol?Go back to post #32.
absolutely not - once that lower is registered as "Rifle" it can only be built as a rifle.so if he registers it as a rifle does that mean you can build it as a pistol?
Hate to hijack this thread. In Washington, if you buy a stripped lower and its sold as "other," can that still be taken home same day in Washington? Or is there a waiting period now, I haven't bought a new firearm since the law took effect. As a CPL holder, I know about the new waiting period, I just don't know if it would apply to a stripped lower sold as other.
My FFL sent me an email and my lowers should arrive today. There is a backlog on the NICS system so not sure how long the BGC would take. There are no LEO or sheriff involved for the stripped lowers transfers yet.
Might see if I can pick up an Aero. I really want a Noveske Gen III but those are hard to find for some reason. Finally have all the parts my Spikes build coming in - it's been a 5 year build.
A lot of Aero lowers were out of stock well when I ordered as well .
I've never had everything I've wanted. I'm a greedy little SOB...Now, I simply don't have everything I want, i've been dealing with that for years now so...
so if he registers it as a rifle does that mean you can build it as a pistol?
absolutely not - once that lower is registered as "Rifle" it can only be built as a rifle.
Most FFL's I've used, by default, will record a stripped lower as "Other", so you can build either a pistol or rifle.
I'd get the Aero, since you already have the BCG and CH you wanna use, and the Aero upper is gonna be totally sah-weet!
Get a Magpul hand guard to match your grip and you're G2G. Except that the Aero is out of stock...
When you say "tube", I'm assuming that you're referring to the gas tube, yes?
That's not going to be an issue in your case, since you're purchasing an assembled upper.
What you might have to contend with is the differences in the buffer tubes between rifles/carbines and pistols...
The buffer tube on an AR pistol will be slightly larger in diameter (like, 0.05" or less). It's enough so that you can't put a mil-spec telescoper on it, only a brace.
And depending upon the style of your castle nut wrench, you might find that it won't work on the pistol tube.
You'll need to get a CN wrench just for the pistol tube, or use ChanneLocks (very carefully, and with the jaws taped up with several layers of duct tape).
ETA: buffer tube diameter difference