Help with ar 15 purchsse

arbud · Sep 30, 2019

In the past i have alwsys just bought a complete ar15 rifle. Hbar of course in this stupid state.
I am tired of looking for hbar guns.
So can I do this.
Buy Any complete upper no matter how m4ish it is and have it sent to my house. 16"or more of course
Then buy a complete lower of my choice have it sent to my ffl. Go and pay transfer fee. NO hql needed.
Put the 2 halves together and go about my business as if I bought a complete hbar rifle.
Not inclined or interested in building one.
Am I even close to how I would like it to work.

DutchV · Sep 30, 2019

It wouldn't be a legal configuration, unless it is an HBAR upper.

Windham has some nice models. Del-Ton is okay. And there's always Colt.

budman93 · Sep 30, 2019

You can as long as it is an hbar upper. You are stuck with that either way.

SkiPatrolDude · Sep 30, 2019

arbud said:
In the past i have alwsys just bought a complete ar15 rifle. Hbar of course in this stupid state.
I am tired of looking for hbar guns.
So can I do this.
Buy Any complete upper no matter how m4ish it is and have it sent to my house. 16"or more of course
Then buy a complete lower of my choice have it sent to my ffl. Go and pay transfer fee. NO hql needed.
Put the 2 halves together and go about my business as if I bought a complete hbar rifle.
Not inclined or interested in building one.
Am I even close to how I would like it to work.

You can buy any upper you want as long as you put it on a pistol lower. With the SBA3 brace, you'd be in pretty good shape. SBA3 is adjustable and feels very solid.

What you are suggesting is not a legal configuration. God forbid you ever need to use that rifle for SD, you will run into problems - not to mention publicly posting your intent to build a non md compliant AR.

If you find a complete HBAR upper, your good to go.

Just my 0.02

dannyp · Sep 30, 2019

i thought you could buy whatever as long as it's not 556 , ie 300 blackout , 6.8 spc , ect. if not i'm sure someone will correct me . dan

arbud · Sep 30, 2019

Ok so even that way the upper must be hbar.
But am I right that I dont need an hql to have the lower sent to my.ffl and then just go pick it up after transfer fee.

vgplayer · Sep 30, 2019

No HQL but still required to do online 77r and wait 7 days.

omegared24 · Sep 30, 2019

arbud said:
Ok so even that way the upper must be hbar.
But am I right that I dont need an hql to have the lower sent to my.ffl and then just go pick it up after transfer fee.

You would be much better off just buying a decent MD compliant AR. Several IP's can help you with a fair price.

If you're buying a lower, considering transfer fees etc, you're better off just buying one from a local dealer. Again, several IP's have decent deals on those as well.

danb · Sep 30, 2019

dannyp said:
i thought you could buy whatever as long as it's not 556 , ie 300 blackout , 6.8 spc , ect. if not i'm sure someone will correct me . dan

no. for rifles: You can buy 300blackout and 6.8 in any config (so long as its over 29" and does not have both flash hider and folding stock). 556/223 must be hbar config (and also, over 29" and does not have both FH and folding stock).

dannyp · Sep 30, 2019

< two evil features , gotcha .

OLM-Medic · Oct 1, 2019

doing it with a new lower I don't think it would be kosher

if it's a pre 2013 grandfathered lower he should be good right?

I wonder about an 80% lower as long as it was made and built into that configuration before 2013...

Neutron · Oct 1, 2019

Pre Oct.1 2013 you are ok. I don't know how you prove that if needed, or if the burden of proof is on the prosecution.

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