Steel-eye Steve SASS #40674 Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 You may find this video entertaining: https://www.full30.com/video/6afd3affeea07031b08c3dcb5cfc3604 Quote
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 Length of the barrel does not matter, under 26''OAL, no stock = pistol , shoulder stock any barrel length = rifle. My point is you can legally change back and forth, if you start with a pistol. Quote
Alpo Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 >Length of the barrel does not matter, under 26''OAL, no stock = pistol , shoulder stock any barrel length = rifle< Rifle barrel has to be 16" or longer. Really. It does. Look it up. You put a shoulder stock on a pistol with a barrel shorter than 16" and you have committed a federal felony good for ten years in Club Fed and a quarter-million dollar fine. But if it makes you happy, go ahead and put a stock on your 4 3/4" SAA. It's your life. Quote
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 >Length of the barrel does not matter, under 26''OAL, no stock = pistol , shoulder stock any barrel length = rifle< Rifle barrel has to be 16" or longer. Really. It does. Look it up. You put a shoulder stock on a pistol with a barrel shorter than 16" and you have committed a federal felony good for ten years in Club Fed and a quarter-million dollar fine. But if it makes you happy, go ahead and put a stock on your 4 3/4" SAA. It's your life. You are absolutely correct, if you have a barrel less than 16'' and a shoulder stock it is a short barrel rifle, no NFA paper work , big trouble. You also seem to be missing my point, you can change a pistol to a rifle ( add stock and barrel over 16") and than change it back. Lets use an AR15 pistol as an example. If it was originally built as a pistol, pistol buffer and barrel shorter than 16", you can put a 16" upper on it than change out the pistol buffer for a shoulder stock and make it a rifle. If it came from the factory as a rifle you can not turn it into a pistol. Quote
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted February 3, 2017 Posted February 3, 2017 Believe what you wish. BATF letter, see pg 2 question 2 http://s240.photobucket.com/user/ZX2_R/media/ATF2.jpg.html Quote
Dantankerous Posted February 4, 2017 Posted February 4, 2017 All this discussion over a gun we cain't not even shoot in a cowboy match... :) Quote
Pat Riot Posted February 4, 2017 Author Posted February 4, 2017 That's why we are in the Saloon Quote
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