Carbine conversion for Glocks and 1911's...

[lkenefic]

I was flipping through Shotgun News and saw an advertisement for mechtechsys.com that shows a carbine conversion for Glocks and 1911 handguns. They start at $359 for the base model and they look to be ~$600 by the time you get an actual telescoping butstock, foregrip, and sights. Basically, the conversion just replaces the slide and barrel assembly. Has anyone in the group tried one of these things? It looks like they're trying to be a Colt 9mm without the AR15 lower receiver.

 

[vin]

Does this not put you into the realm of NFA?

 

[johnhmpg]

They are perfectly legal. I have a 1911 conversion to 460 Rowland. Build quality is excellent and accuracy is very good. I got the adjustable stock and quad rail and it came out around 600 dollars.

 

[teratos]

They are perfectly legal. I have a 1911 conversion to 460 Rowland. Build quality is excellent and accuracy is very good. I got the adjustable stock and quad rail and it came out around 600 dollars.

A lot of the kits do get in the NFA realm. You can't put a stock on something with a sub-16" barrel without a stamp.

 

[johnhmpg]

A lot of the kits do get in the NFA realm. You can't put a stock on something with a sub-16" barrel without a stamp.

There are no kits from mechtech systems that are NFA. All of their kits are 16.25 in barrels.

 

[lkenefic]

Yes, they specifically state that all of their uppers are 16" barrels thus you don't make an SBR by converting a handgun to a carbine. I was just wondering if anyone has experience with a 9mm upper. I was weighing this option versus a 16" barrel M4 upper for my Match HBAR Colt AR15 in 223.

 

[teratos]

There are no kits from mechtech systems that are NFA. All of their kits are 16.25 in barrels.

GTG then.