Can i buy a 80/20 AR lower in MD?

quattroginger · Feb 24, 2015

Can i legally purchase a AR 80/20 lower in MD right now? my previous one was built before the new laws. i know i cannot buy one built or even a stripped lower. but was not sure on the laws for the 80/20 or completing them.

Brent · Feb 24, 2015

Sipped lowers are good to go now In md

quattroginger · Feb 24, 2015

i can buy a stripped lower? what about building it?

Neutron · Feb 24, 2015

Yes you can buy an 80%lower and finish it yourself. No paper work involved. Just don't sell it without going through the proper procedure. A stripped lower is different. That is considered a firearm.

quattroginger · Feb 24, 2015

thanks Beemer, am i limited to only a HBAR build? Can the stripped lowers still be purchased, just need to go through FFL dealer?

swinokur · Feb 24, 2015

You can buy a stripped lower. Fill out a 77r and wait 7 days.

The only things you can legally build now are an HBAR or a pistol. If you make it into a rifle it cannot later be built into a pistol.

You can build a rifle from a pistol however.

hodgepodge · Feb 24, 2015

quattroginger said:
i can buy a stripped lower? what about building it?

Heavy BARrel (HBAR) upper is OK.

quattroginger · Feb 24, 2015

thanks for info. last question. some sites offer price deal if i buy 3 80/20's. can i legally let people go in with me on those?

kalister1 · Feb 24, 2015

80% or (80/20) lowers are paperweights according to the law. Nothing more than scrap metal.

quattroginger · Feb 24, 2015

kalister1 said:
80% or (80/20) lowers are paperweights according to the law. Nothing more than scrap metal.

i must be misunderstanding something. i thought 80% and 80/20 are the same.

Boom Boom · Feb 24, 2015

quattroginger said:
i must be misunderstanding something. i thought 80% and 80/20 are the same.

Two different ways of saying the same thing. Keep in mind you have the same restrictions when you complete it. It's illegal in MD to build it into a non-HBAR .223/5.56 rifle.

quattroginger · Feb 24, 2015

Boom Boom said:
Two different ways of saying the same thing. Keep in mind you have the same restrictions when you complete it. It's illegal in MD to build it into a non-HBAR .223/5.56 rifle.

understood. thanks

Pinecone · Feb 24, 2015

swinokur said:
The only things you can legally build now are an HBAR or a pistol. If you make it into a rifle it cannot later be built into a pistol.

You can build a rifle from a pistol however.

Or an SBR.

And if you build a pistol, you can convert it to rifle, and later back to a pistol.

But if it starts as a rifle, it must stay a rifle (or SBR).

quattroginger · Feb 25, 2015

Pinecone said:
Or an SBR.

And if you build a pistol, you can convert it to rifle, and later back to a pistol.

But if it starts as a rifle, it must stay a rifle (or SBR).

i thought SBR was not legal.

swinokur · Feb 25, 2015

>29" is legal, with only 1 copycat feature.

quattroginger · Feb 25, 2015

swinokur said:
>29" is legal, with only 1 copycat feature.

sorry but i dont understand. 29" barrel? lol. what is copycat feature?

swinokur · Feb 25, 2015

For a rifle to be legal in MD, it's OAL must be 29" or greater and can have a flash hider, a folding stock or a grenade launcher, but only one of these.. These are known as copycat features under MD law.

OAL=Overall length.

Can i buy a 80/20 AR lower in MD?

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