SBR question regarding overall length

[Kyle7]

Hello gents,

I am entertaining the idea of buying an SBR upper receiver, but I am curious about the overall length a rifle must be before you have to have it registered as an SBR, in an attempt to save a few months of waiting. I know that a rifle's barrel must be at least 16 inches or have an overall length of 26 inches to not be defined as a short barreled rifle...with that being said, say I buy a fixed stock and get rid of all buffer tubes that accommodate adjustable stocks and adjustable stocks I own, and when the whole project is completed the rifle has an overall length of 26 inches without a flash suppressor/muzzle brake. So my question is is this in violation of the NFA laws, or have I misinterpreted something along the line? Thank you for helping me out guys, I greatly appreciate it!

 

[Seandradamus]

I think the law is 16" barrel and 26" not or.
If your barrel is 16 then even with an adjustable stock it will not be an sbr.
I've got a 7.5" barreled pws pistol setup, faster and almost as good with no wait
That is about 24" , it's in the for sale section if you'd like to see.
Cheers
Sean

 

[Nik H]

Barrel length is the key. Anything less than 16" with any kind of stock (fixed or adjustable) and you need a stamp.

Pistols are different. The lower cannot have been part of a rifle that was registered as a rifle. If you use a new lower and build it into a pistol (no buttstock), then you can mount your short barreled upper w/o a stamp.

BR,

 

[GH41]

Hello gents,

I am entertaining the idea of buying an SBR upper receiver, but I am curious about the overall length a rifle must be before you have to have it registered as an SBR, in an attempt to save a few months of waiting. I know that a rifle's barrel must be at least 16 inches or have an overall length of 26 inches to not be defined as a short barreled rifle...with that being said, say I buy a fixed stock and get rid of all buffer tubes that accommodate adjustable stocks and adjustable stocks I own, and when the whole project is completed the rifle has an overall length of 26 inches without a flash suppressor/muzzle brake. So my question is is this in violation of the NFA laws, or have I misinterpreted something along the line? Thank you for helping me out guys, I greatly appreciate it!

Who do you plan to get rid of these buffer tubes (receiver extension)???