Re: SBR's... minor question
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jimmy2Times</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: juicehead2004</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When you register your lower as a SBR you have to fill in a minimun barrel length. Now you can put any upper you want on the SBR lower as long as it is not shorter than the minimun barrel length you wrote down on your paperwork. Longer is perfectly fine and legal. Hope this helps and make sense. </div></div>
Juicehead2004, not trying to break your balls but your are giving bad advice. ATF Form 1 does not specify any such "minimum barrel length" as you describe. It simply specifies "Length of barrel" ATF has ruled that an individual can make modifications to NFA weapons as long as they are not permanent. You can change calibers and barrel lengths as you see fit as they are not permanent changes. So if your Form 1 states 10.5" for your barrel length, you can still legally put a 7.5" barrel on your registered SBR. There is no seperate NFA classification for "Even Shorter Barrel Rifle"
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That is not what i have been told at all, i actually had this conversation with Henderson Defense Industries out here in Las Vegas two days ago and they told me exactly what i wrote above, that you have to have a minimun lenghth on your form and your upper can not be under that length, over that length is fine but under is not. Therefor he told me to put the shortest possible length barrel i thought i would ever buy just to make sure, because once you put for instance a 7.5" barrel you can not have anything under 7.5" or you are in violation. I specifically asked this question and he answered it very clearly and simply. And these guys are a class 3 dealer and manufacturer and know their stuff. So someone here is wrong, and i would rather go with the suggestion of a buisness who does this every day than from just anybody on the internet. I'm not trying to break your balls here either but i was just told something totally different than what you are saying. Maybe somebody is interrperting what the ATF is saying incorrectly,but i don't know.
And how is what i was saying "giving bad advice", if anything i am telling him to go the safer route than to just register a lower and then put whatever he wants on there. What if you are mistaken on this, then you will be giving him advice that could land him in a lot of trouble.
Me personally i would rather be safe than sorry so i'm putting down something short enough that i know I'm not gonna go under that barrel length and not take any chances.
Here is a link to Henderson Defense, they will gladly answer any questions you have about this subject, email or call them:
http://shop.hendersondefense.biz/main.sc