Can i still use my receiver as a rifle until tax stamp approval?

[Aecp01]

I garuntee there is already a thread on this. I could not think about keywords to get me to a post if it exsists.. I recently put together a CMMG lower reciever that I would like to register as a SBR in the near future. When I file my form 1 and am waiting for my tax stamp to come in, can I still throw a 16 inch upper onto the completed lower and shoot it as a rifle? I threw in a good trigger and want to add some more upgraded parts into it and would hate to have it sit in my safe for 6-12 months until approval

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[American123]

I garuntee there is already a thread on this. I could not think about keywords to get me to a post if it exsists.. I recently put together a CMMG lower reciever that I would like to register as a SBR in the near future. When I file my form 1 and am waiting for my tax stamp to come in, can I still throw a 16 inch upper onto the completed lower and shoot it as a rifle? I threw in a good trigger and want to add some more upgraded parts into it and would hate to have it sit in my safe for 6-12 months until approval

It's not an SBR until the paperwork clears, so, yes.

 

[Aecp01]

It's not an SBR until the paperwork clears, so, yes.

Awesome. Thank you. I know it may seem like a dumb question, I have never done anything with NFA items so I wanted to make sure I wasn't doing anything wrong

 

[ilikegunspdx]

It's not an SBR until the paperwork clears, so, yes.

I may have misread your meaning, but just to clarify, even after the paperwork clears he can put a 16" upper or different caliber or whatever on it.

Also he could shoot it as a pistol before the paperwork clears if he is using a brace instead of a stock (this subject to change in the future so monitor court cases here at NWFA to make sure brace rules haven't changed).

 

[American123]

I may have misread your meaning, but just to clarify, even after the paperwork clears he can put a 16" upper or different caliber or whatever on it.

Also he could shoot it as a pistol before the paperwork clears if he is using a brace instead of a stock (this subject to change in the future so monitor court cases here at NWFA to make sure brace rules haven't changed).

You're right

 

[Lazyfaire]

I may have misread your meaning, but just to clarify, even after the paperwork clears he can put a 16" upper or different caliber or whatever on it.

Also he could shoot it as a pistol before the paperwork clears if he is using a brace instead of a stock (this subject to change in the future so monitor court cases here at NWFA to make sure brace rules haven't changed).

As long as the barrel is 16" doesn't matter what the lower has on it. Could be a stock, a brace or even a folder and still be legal. I would set it up how it will eventually end up. Would that be legal?

 

[SCARed]

It's not an SBR until the paperwork clears, so, yes.

To expand... even when the paperwork clears, it's not a NFA item subject to NFA regulations unless it's in a NFA configuration.

 

[American123]

To expand... even when the paperwork clears, it's not a NFA item subject to NFA regulations unless it's in a NFA configuration.

You are right!

 

[Aecp01]

Thank you guys for clarification on some of those things. I plan to get the upper with sights/grip/etc when I send in my form 1 paperwork and wait for it to clear so I can complete the build. For now I'll get myself a 16 inch upper and shoot it as a rifle!

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Thank you guys for clarification on some of those things. I plan to get the upper with sights/grip/etc when I send in my form 1 paperwork and wait for it to clear so I can complete the build. For now I'll get myself a 16 inch upper and shoot it as a rifle!

Or you can use the same upper now that you would use after you get the stamp. You just have to replace the stock with a brace.

Technicality note: This assumes your gun was not originally sold as a rifle. A Pistol, stripped lower, complete lower are all fine as long as it wasn't originally manufactured as a rifle.