Preban lower sbr build questions/advisement

I possess a properly registered SBR or SBS. I intend to strip the receiver and remove the barrel prior to selling the receiver. Is the bare receiver still subject to regulation under the NFA as a SBR or SBS?

A stripped receiver without a barrel does not meet the definition of a SBR or SBS under the NFA. Although the previously registered firearm would remain registered unless the possessor notified the NFA Branch of the change, there is no provision in statute or regulation requiring registration of a firearm without a barrel because its physical characteristics would make it only a GCA “firearm” pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(3)(B). If the subsequent owner buys the receiver as a GCA firearm and installs a barrel less than 16 inches in length (SBR) or 18 inches in length (SBS), the firearm would be subject to a $200 making tax and registration under the NFA by the manufacturer or maker of the SBR or SBS. Because registration depends upon the stated intent of the applicant, there is no provision to allow registration of a NFA firearm by anyone other than the maker or manufacturer.

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Leper Messiah said:

Didn't want to start a new thread but i gotta a question, can I build a sbr on a preban lower that measures less than 29"?

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rbird7282 said:

All SBR's in MD need to be 29" or greater. The only exception would be rimfire.

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rbird7282 said:

No I don't believe so. All center fire SBR's built after 1 Oct. 2013 in MD need to be 29" or greater. The only exception would be rimfire.
Pre-ban or post-ban lower is meaningless with regards to an SBR

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Hawkeye said:

As a correction to that, all semi-automatic, centerfire SBRs made after October 1, 2013 need to be 29" or greater. If you had an AR SBR that was made into an SBR prior to 10/1/13 it can have an OAL of shorter than 29" if it existed that way prior to 10/1/13.



In this case, it's when the SBR was made that's the determining factor, not when the lower was purchased.

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outrider58 said:

FIFY

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outrider58 said:

FIFY

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A SEMIAUTOMATIC CENTERFIRE RIFLE THAT HAS AN OVERALL LENGTH OF LESS THAN 29 INCHES;

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Hawkeye said:

As a correction to that, all semi-automatic, centerfire SBRs made after October 1, 2013 need to be 29" or greater. If you had an AR SBR that was made into an SBR prior to 10/1/13 it can have an OAL of shorter than 29" if it existed that way prior to 10/1/13.

In this case, it's when the SBR was made that's the determining factor, not when the lower was purchased.

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