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Just drop a carbine upper on the lower in question?Lengthen barrel, convert to rifle because <5" is not a big deal for me. (New upper$$$, barrel$$, or pinned device $ longer than 4.5"... Does that exist?)
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Just drop a carbine upper on the lower in question?Lengthen barrel, convert to rifle because <5" is not a big deal for me. (New upper$$$, barrel$$, or pinned device $ longer than 4.5"... Does that exist?)
Alright, as I stated elsewhere I do all I can for our 2A rights behind the scenes, but this brace business is giving me a headache . (Thankfully, good conversation and the hammer having not exactly dropped makes it less fear mongering than it could be)
Having only JUST dipped my toes in this whole AR pistol business. I want to resolve this issue swiftly, and with some kind of (nothing lasts forever) permanence.
A: Order an 'approved brace' before noon (KAK, SB15, etc) for the time being
B: Lengthen barrel, convert to rifle because <5" is not a big deal for me. (New upper$$$, barrel$$, or pinned device $ longer than 4.5"... Does that exist?)
C: wait...
Yeah, I don't have a TON of extra cash, maybe I can find someone who wants to trade for my 11.5"Just drop a carbine upper on the lower in question?
I also read a legal opinion from a lawyer saying you can't change caliber on an sbr. Don't know if that is legit or not and may not apply for most anyway.
Yes, ultimately I wish I had gotten another Bullpup, but had wanted to get hands-on with more AR15 platform experience, as I felt it was important to have well-rounded firearm maintenance experience and manual-of-arms. For right now the easiest is to get a piece of plastic that has the thumbs up, and try and sort the rest out/make it a rifle.All of my AR uppers, have barrels 16" or longer. One is a 14.5" barrel with a 1.5" flash hider that is pinned and "welded". So they are all legal to put on either a non-NFA rifle lower or a pistol lower. I have not assembled the lowers yet (80% lowers).
I only have a brace on one long gun - a "firearm"; a Shockwave.
Personally, I prefer bullpups, IMO the best of both worlds - usually.
Personally, I would not SBR anything in 5.56 anyway - IMO, you lose too much velocity.
7.62x39? Sure. It is made for short barrels. Ditto with .300 BLK/et. al.
AR pistols come in many cartridge flavors.
The letters of approval for those have been posted multiple times, so I'm going with allegedly yes-So kak shockwave braces are still legit for now?
So the KAK Shockwave 2.0 is still legal on a pistol but any of the SB Tactical Braces arent because of Bureaucracy?
Read the whole letter! Pay particular attention to what is stated on Pages 6 and 7 regarding the arm strap.Here is an example of a determination letter for a brace that is approved to be used on a short barrel firearm without making an NFA item. It's for the Shockwave 2.0
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Here is the opinion fwiw. It's somewhat dated and I'm no lawyer, just passing along the info. https://blog.princelaw.com/2012/12/...gth-of-an-short-barreled-rifleshotgun-sbrsbs/Not having SBR'd anything, and without reading the opinion firsthand, I doubt that. It is the lower that is SBR'd, is it not?
I am in the final pages of Unintended Consequences. None of what is occurring with the ATF right now is surprising, having nearly finished reading this book.Well well well. If THIS doesn't show how useless the ATF is then..... I mean they don't have real criminals to go bust MIGHT AS WELL go after law abiding Joe gun owners right?
So kak shockwave braces are still legit for now?
Nit "unless". WhenUnless the ATF reverses their precious ruling (link above)