Stripped Lower Into Pistol?

-Mil-Surp-Phreak- · May 19, 2016

I have one more virgin AR15 stripped lower receiver in the safe that I purchased as "Other" on my 4473 WAY back in 2006. Since it was never configured as a rifle can I build it up as a Pistol with a Shockwave brace and a 7.5 inch barrel upper?

Mdeng · May 19, 2016

DutchV · May 19, 2016

Yes. Perfectly legal. And you'll love it.

94hokie · May 19, 2016

-Mil-Surp-Phreak- said:
I have one more virgin AR15 stripped lower receiver in the safe that I purchased as "Other" on my 4473 WAY back in 2006. Since it was never configured as a rifle can I build it up as a Pistol with a Shockwave brace and a 7.5 inch barrel upper?

Yes you can, but the question is, do you want to use a lower that you could make into a normal non heavy barrel rifle or would you be better off just buying a new lower to make a pistol out of?

-Mil-Surp-Phreak- · May 19, 2016

94hokie said:
Yes you can, but the question is, do you want to use a lower that you could make into a normal non heavy barrel rifle or would you be better off just buying a new lower to make a pistol out of?

Always a devil's advocate :lol2:

That's what I was leaning towards, getting a new Anderson stripped lower for under $75 and building a M4 clone out of the 2006 lower.

outrider58 · May 19, 2016

Build your pistol first. Then later, build your clone and throw you pistol upper on a new (post) lower. No harm done.

-Mil-Surp-Phreak- · May 19, 2016

Here is the look I am going for when all is said and done. Just my SHTF gun to stow in a duffle bag ready to go.

-Mil-Surp-Phreak- · May 19, 2016

Now that I am reading up on the Shockwave Stabilzer of course I come across this.......and now I want.

http://www.onesourcetactical.com/pdw-kit-for-glock-pistols.aspx#.Vz4dRORyob4

outrider58 · May 19, 2016

-Mil-Surp-Phreak- said:
Now that I am reading up on the Shockwave Stabilzer of course I come across this.......and now I want.

http://www.onesourcetactical.com/pdw-kit-for-glock-pistols.aspx#.Vz4dRORyob4

Needs one of these...

Alphabrew · May 19, 2016

94hokie said:
Yes you can, but the question is, do you want to use a lower that you could make into a normal non heavy barrel rifle or would you be better off just buying a new lower to make a pistol out of?

^ This logic is unassailable.

That said, AR pistols are pretty sweet. I just built this in three hunnit blackout

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-Mil-Surp-Phreak- · May 19, 2016

Alphabrew said:
^ This logic is unassailable.

That said, AR pistols are pretty sweet. I just built this in three hunnit blackout

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Nice one man. Im pumped for this project.

Biggfoot44 · May 20, 2016

What Hokie said. You can certainly build that '06 lower into a pistol. But building into a pistol is not the highest and best use for a Grandfathered Lower.

Good lowers are cheap these days. Get one of those for your pistol build, and reserve Honorable Grandfather for a pencil bbl or some such.

outrider58 · May 20, 2016

-Mil-Surp-Phreak- said:
I have one more virgin AR15 stripped lower receiver in the safe that I purchased as "Other" on my 4473 WAY back in 2006. Since it was never configured as a rifle can I build it up as a Pistol with a Shockwave brace and a 7.5 inch barrel upper?

Need tools? You know where to ask.

Hawkeye · May 20, 2016

Why not build it into a pistol now?

Then later on if you want a non-HBAR rifle you can get a new lower, put all the pistol stuff on that, and build the grandfathered lower into the non-HBAR. Remember, rifle first, rifle always. Pistol first, you can go back and forth.

Alphabrew · May 20, 2016

FYI, the shockwave blade and tube can be had for $60 at several places. I believe the normal price is $90. There is a whole thread on ARFCOM about what the cheapest place to get a shockwave brace is at any moment.

Doobie · May 20, 2016

-Mil-Surp-Phreak- said:
Here is the look I am going for when all is said and done. Just my SHTF gun to stow in a duffle bag ready to go.

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This is exactly what I'm looking for! What do I need to build this exact same thing?

-Mil-Surp-Phreak- · Jul 3, 2016

Sorry to drag up an older thread but I just want to get clarification on something. If I build up a stripped lower into a pistol from scratch I can then go back and forth with 16" barrels and then back to pistol length barrels at will since it started life as a pistol?

stu929 · Jul 3, 2016

Doobie said:
-Mil-Surp-Phreak- said:

Here is the look I am going for when all is said and done. Just my SHTF gun to stow in a duffle bag ready to go.

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This is exactly what I'm looking for! What do I need to build this exact same thing?

Click to expand...

That looks an awful like a stock. What is that?

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stu929 · Jul 3, 2016

-Mil-Surp-Phreak- said:
Here is the look I am going for when all is said and done. Just my SHTF gun to stow in a duffle bag ready to go.

What caliber did you build btw ? Anymore details? Its sexy!

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outrider58 · Jul 3, 2016

-Mil-Surp-Phreak- said:
Sorry to drag up an older thread but I just want to get clarification on something. If I build up a stripped lower into a pistol from scratch I can then go back and forth with 16" barrels and then back to pistol length barrels at will since it started life as a pistol?

Absolutely yes, you can! :thumbsup:

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