VRF14 Pistol Brace

Pahonix · May 14, 2023

Hi Everyone,

I'm having trouble finding this info.

I have a Rock Island VRF14 which as you can see in the pic below, is a shotgun with a pistol grip and a 14" barrel totalling 26" overall.

I found an adapter to mount a brace or stock to it however I'm not sure it would be legal.

I did find the current amnesty period does not apply to AOW or shotguns.

Are pistol braces legal on this firearm?

Or do I need to pay for a form 1 stamp to put a stock/brace on it? (If that's the case, this may go up for sale).

Thanks in advance for your guidance and time.

ilikegunspdx · May 14, 2023

Pahonix said:
Hi Everyone,

I'm having trouble finding this info.

I have a Rock Island VRF14 which as you can see in the pic below, is a shotgun with a pistol grip and a 14" barrel totalling 26" overall.

I found an adapter to mount a brace or stock to it however I'm not sure it would be legal.

I did find the current amnesty period does not apply to AOW or shotguns.

Are pistol braces legal on this firearm?

Or do I need to pay for a form 1 stamp to put a stock/brace on it? (If that's the case, this may go up for sale).

Thanks in advance for your guidance and time.

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I don't know the answer to your question but it may help to hear what atf said in the training where they mention komrad and other "pistol grip shotguns". The audio is in various posts here fyi:

ATF says that shockwave, komrad, and other AOW or "Firearm" shotguns are now short barreled shotguns if a brace is attached

Weird fallout of brace rule. Shotguns are outside the rule but when they reclassified braces they said that supersedes all previous rulings and that if you have an aow or firearm shotgun with a brace it is an sbs as of 1-31-2023. Weird gotcha that popel should be aware of. This came up...

www.northwestfirearms.com

Pahonix · May 14, 2023

Thank you!!!!

Good info. This is a really fun gun but I'm not in love with it. After 10 rounds, the wrists get a little sore. Thought if I added a stock it would be perfect but not sure it's worth a stamp when there are so many other options out there.