PWS MK216

[gjohnsonoc]

Is this gun MD Legal if so I found a good price on it but I was wondering is it a better option then trying to build my own. I am a novice and have not built anyother guns. I was trying to build close replica of an mk12
http://www.preppergunshop.com/pws-billet-mk216-308win-fde-upgraded-mega-trigger-str-stock.html?___SID=U

 

[jimbobborg]

It's actually Maryland legal since it's an AR-10 rifle in .308. Their website is wrong. Unless it comes with 20 round mags, then it's not legal. You are trying to build an AR-15 style rifle without a heavy barrel, so that's not legal in Maryland.

 

[BigDaddy]

Jimbob beat me to it. The 20 round mag doesn't make it illegal, you just can't buy one with the mag in the state of MD. Atlantic, Accurate Pawn & Tackle both IP's are distributors

 

[gjohnsonoc]

They would ship it without the mag the price good or bad? It would have to hbar even chambered in 308?

 

[BigDaddy]

They would ship it without the mag the price good or bad? It would have to hbar even chambered in 308?

You are confused.
The 216 is in the AR10 family. It is not banned in any form, only the mags over 10 rounds are banned. HBAR doesn't enter into the equation. I have no opinion on their prices.

The Mk12 is a 223 and therefore an AR15 copy. All AR15's sold in MD have to be HBAR's which is a term not defined in the law by any measurements. The current MDSP interpretation is they do not have to be stamped HBAR but should be at least advertised as such.

There is a substantial difference in the experience and the cost of shooting an AR10 vs an AR15. You need to decide what you really want before you start spending money. A trip to one of our IP's like Engage, who by all accounts build their own excellent AR15's, would be useful.

Clandestine has a thread about a build your own AR course, I have not been following it and have no idea if it filled. The problem for a newbie building his own is there are too many options, to many manufacturers to know how to choose which parts to buy, without doing a lot of research.

 

[TheGunnyRet]

They would ship it without the mag the price good or bad? It would have to hbar even chambered in 308?

308 not regulated, the 20rd mags are the only issue, there are work arounds, but it depends on the Vendor if they will ship W/O Mags...or substitute with 10rd mags instead.

As noted only the 223/556 Caliber AR is required to be an HBAR/MD compliant...

 

[babalou]

I have also read on these forums that since the PWS is piston, it does not apply, regardless. The PWS MK116 Mod1, which I have is piston. I do believe that piston AR15s are not part of the equation. The others that have far more knowledge than I can chime in. BTW, I purchased prior to D-Day in 2013.

And, you are looking at an AR10- mentioned above, also does not apply.