Short barrel

rovrman

July 23, 2004 10:19

Is it legal to own a 10.5 barrel for ar15 if its not assembled on the gun? I have seen these uppers at local gun shows for sale without rest of gun.

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fishermanben

July 23, 2004 10:24
Mark Christian could probably answer this better, but I believe that it is illegal to own IF you own an AR-15, unless you have your class III license.

Ben
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ern98

July 23, 2004 11:01
Or, probably depending on local laws, if fully assembled and registered as a pistol.
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nmyers

July 23, 2004 11:18
It is legal to own a short barrel, regardless of whether or not you own a gun to which it might be attached. These have been advertised by distributors in national publications with the warning "All applicable NFA laws apply".

Why anyone would want to own a barrel that can't be legally attached to a gun baffles me, though.

Neal
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rovrman

July 23, 2004 11:22
I don't want to buy one but just curious if they were being legally sold at the shows I've seen them
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TRAP55

July 23, 2004 14:53
It is if it has a 5.5" flashhider "permantly" affixed to the barrel(welded or silver soldered).

"Aim small...Miss small"
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Mooseyard

July 24, 2004 03:53
If you plan on using this barrel on a pistol, or a registered short barrel rifle or machine gun it is perfetly legal. Please know that short barreled AR's are VERY ammo sensitive. They won't use anything like their big brother; the AR.
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