Post by spainy79 on Oct 30, 2015 5:38:59 GMT -5
From the hunting and trapping guide...
"Handguns, other than muzzleloading, must have a barrel at least 4 inches long and must fire a bullet of .243-inch diameter or larger. The handgun cartridge case, without the bullet, must be at least 1.16 inches long. Full metal-jacketed bullets are not permitted. The handgun must not be a rifle that has a barrel less than 18 inches or be designed or redesigned to be fired from the shoulder."
That last part seems vague to me. My AR pistol meets all requirements that classifies it as a pistol so I don't violate any NFA laws. I have not filed any paperwork with the ATF to make this pistol into a short barreled rifle either. I plan to hopefully next year. The barrel length is 8.25" and has a designated pistol buffer tube so that a stock can not be attached to it. In a way the gun is designed (or can be redesigned) to be fired from the shoulder (with the proper ATF paperwork). So is an AR pistol still good to go? I won't be heart broke if it isn't as I haven't had much trigger time with it.
"Handguns, other than muzzleloading, must have a barrel at least 4 inches long and must fire a bullet of .243-inch diameter or larger. The handgun cartridge case, without the bullet, must be at least 1.16 inches long. Full metal-jacketed bullets are not permitted. The handgun must not be a rifle that has a barrel less than 18 inches or be designed or redesigned to be fired from the shoulder."
That last part seems vague to me. My AR pistol meets all requirements that classifies it as a pistol so I don't violate any NFA laws. I have not filed any paperwork with the ATF to make this pistol into a short barreled rifle either. I plan to hopefully next year. The barrel length is 8.25" and has a designated pistol buffer tube so that a stock can not be attached to it. In a way the gun is designed (or can be redesigned) to be fired from the shoulder (with the proper ATF paperwork). So is an AR pistol still good to go? I won't be heart broke if it isn't as I haven't had much trigger time with it.
