Non HBAR upper on a 2013 lower

[bmeek]

I’m sure the question has been answered many times, but can one put a non HBAR barreled upper in .556 on a lower purchased prior to the HBAR legal requirement?

 

[trickg]

I’m sure the question has been answered many times, but can one put a non HBAR barreled upper in .556 on a lower purchased prior to the HBAR legal requirement?

Yes. At least that's my understanding of it. I have a single non-HBAR upper on all of the things I have. I have it on the single stripped lower I bought before FSA2013 went into effect.

Had I known what I know now, I'd have bought a bunch of lowers, but I didn't anticipate the enjoyment I'd get building ARs back then. I never even wanted one until Maryland told me I wouldn't be able to have one. I bought a single stripped lower because I figured I needed to be able to have the ability to build one out if I wanted to.

 

[outrider58]

All day long.

 

[bmeek]

Yes. At least that's my understanding of it. I have a single non-HBAR upper on all of the things I have. I have it on the single stripped lower I bought before FSA2013 went into effect.

Had I known what I know now, I'd have bought a bunch of lowers, but I didn't anticipate the enjoyment I'd get building ARs back then. I never even wanted one until Maryland told me I wouldn't be able to have one. I bought a single stripped lower because I figured I needed to be able to have the ability to build one out if I wanted to.

Thanks for the reply, and my experience was almost exactly the same as yours as I wasn't planning on building an AR, I just bought the lower receiver before MD made it more difficult and it wasn't long before I was having fun assembling it. Current upper is a stainless 18" HBAR that makes every other AR I shoot feel much lighter and better balanced, so I figured it is either fluting the barrel/replacing the handguard or picking up a lighter upper assembly for maybe a few bucks more.

 

[bmeek]

All day long.

I don't post often, but I stop by enough to know the clown speaks wisdom. Thanks for your contributions here sir.

 

[trickg]

Thanks for the reply, and my experience was almost exactly the same as yours as I wasn't planning on building an AR, I just bought the lower receiver before MD made it more difficult and it wasn't long before I was having fun assembling it. Current upper is a stainless 18" HBAR that makes every other AR I shoot feel much lighter and better balanced, so I figured it is either fluting the barrel/replacing the handguard or picking up a lighter upper assembly for maybe a few bucks more.

As far as I know, as long as the lower was obtained by you pre-FSA2013, you can put any weight barrel on it you want.

I currently have a PSA 18" Wylde (standard weight barrel) upper on mine and it's probably the least accurate AR I own. At some point I might try taking it apart to see if it can be accurized.

 

[outrider58]

I don't post often, but I stop by enough to know the clown speaks wisdom. Thanks for your contributions here sir.

That's very kind of you.

 

[FrankZ]

Yes. At least that's my understanding of it. I have a single non-HBAR upper on all of the things I have. I have it on the single stripped lower I bought before FSA2013 went into effect.

Had I known what I know now, I'd have bought a bunch of lowers, but I didn't anticipate the enjoyment I'd get building ARs back then. I never even wanted one until Maryland told me I wouldn't be able to have one. I bought a single stripped lower because I figured I needed to be able to have the ability to build one out if I wanted to.

I picked up my lower on 9/30/2013 about 10 minutes before the shop closed for the night.

I am petty.