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  • pilot25

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    Jul 13, 2016
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    I've been doing a bit of research on this myself.

    My understanding is if you have a lower that started out as a rifle you cannot make it a pistol. However, a lower that starts out as a pistol can be converted to a rifle.

    Of course if you buy a lower and build your own stuff no one is the wiser but a purchased rifle taken apart and the lower used as a pistol is a no go.

    Am I wrong here?

    https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2016/7/14/building-ar-15-pistols-at-home/
     

    DaemonAssassin

    Why should we Free BSD?
    Jun 14, 2012
    23,970
    Political refugee in WV
    I've been doing a bit of research on this myself.

    My understanding is if you have a lower that started out as a rifle you cannot make it a pistol. However, a lower that starts out as a pistol can be converted to a rifle.

    Of course if you buy a lower and build your own stuff no one is the wiser but a purchased rifle taken apart and the lower used as a pistol is a no go.

    Am I wrong here?

    https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2016/7/14/building-ar-15-pistols-at-home/

    A lower that starts serviceable life as a rifle will always be a rifle. To go shorter than 16", you must go SBR.

    A lower that starts serviceable life as a pistol will always be a pistol, so you can convert it from pistol to rifle and back to pistol at will.
     

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