How to obtain a SBR/short barreled rifle legally???
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First, you must be at least 21 years old, and not prohibited from owning ordinary firearms.
Next, check with a Class III dealer in your state to see if SBRs are legal under your STATE law.
What you are proposing is called "manufacturing a short barreled rifle". You will need to apply to the BATFE for permission to do that. Application form, fingerprints, and a $200 tax payment.
ONCE you get the approved stamped form back, you can make your SBR. Do not have the components at the same location until you do.
Whne you get the stamped form, make copies, put the original away someplace safe (safety deposit box kind of safe place) Keep a copy of your form with you when taking gun anywhere. Notify ATF if changing address, or taking weapon into another state.
Next, check with a Class III dealer in your state to see if SBRs are legal under your STATE law.
What you are proposing is called "manufacturing a short barreled rifle". You will need to apply to the BATFE for permission to do that. Application form, fingerprints, and a $200 tax payment.
ONCE you get the approved stamped form back, you can make your SBR. Do not have the components at the same location until you do.
Whne you get the stamped form, make copies, put the original away someplace safe (safety deposit box kind of safe place) Keep a copy of your form with you when taking gun anywhere. Notify ATF if changing address, or taking weapon into another state.
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It IS regulated by the same laws and agency as a full auto.
Yes, you are required to mark the manufactured item- C&P
- You must mark the newly made NFA firearm with the S/N, Model Name or Number, *your* Name, City, State and the caliber or gauge. If you used the S/N, Model and caliber from the original Title I firearm, then you're already half-way there as far as markings go ...
- Accepted abbreviations may be used for your name (i.e., your ititials), city & state. Ex: John Q. Public, Anywhere, PA can be marked as JQ Public, ANY PA. Trust names may NOT be abbreviated
- The S/N must be marked on the receiver or frame, and must be no less than 1/16" in height and no less than 0.003" deep.
- The remaining information (name, city, state, model and caliber) may be placed EITHER on the receiver OR the barrel, and must be no less than 0.003" deep. There are no minimum height requirements for these markings.
- All required markings must be in Roman letters (English) and Arabic numerals (1,2,3 ...), and be "wholly unobstructed from plain view". In other words, they may not be placed under handguards, grips, inside mag wells, etc.
Forgot- for the paperwork, you need a form 1, and a form 5330.30, certifying compliance wit 922. Besides prints, think they now require 2 passport type photos of you.
See 27 CFR 479.
Yes, you are required to mark the manufactured item- C&P
- You must mark the newly made NFA firearm with the S/N, Model Name or Number, *your* Name, City, State and the caliber or gauge. If you used the S/N, Model and caliber from the original Title I firearm, then you're already half-way there as far as markings go ...
- Accepted abbreviations may be used for your name (i.e., your ititials), city & state. Ex: John Q. Public, Anywhere, PA can be marked as JQ Public, ANY PA. Trust names may NOT be abbreviated
- The S/N must be marked on the receiver or frame, and must be no less than 1/16" in height and no less than 0.003" deep.
- The remaining information (name, city, state, model and caliber) may be placed EITHER on the receiver OR the barrel, and must be no less than 0.003" deep. There are no minimum height requirements for these markings.
- All required markings must be in Roman letters (English) and Arabic numerals (1,2,3 ...), and be "wholly unobstructed from plain view". In other words, they may not be placed under handguards, grips, inside mag wells, etc.
Forgot- for the paperwork, you need a form 1, and a form 5330.30, certifying compliance wit 922. Besides prints, think they now require 2 passport type photos of you.
See 27 CFR 479.
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A Trust (noun, not verb) is a legal embodiment. Rather than the item being held and owned in your name, it is owned by the Trust. Doing it that was eliminates the requirement for fingerprints and approval of local Chief LEO. You need an attorney to draw up and file the papers for a trust. Do NOT attempt to use the "on line legal services" for this trust.
For more info on a Trust- in general terms- http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Trust
For more info on a Trust- in general terms- http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Trust
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Mosin- my legal advice sux- could never pass the bar exam (or pass a bar, period)
In general, what you describe could be defended if challenged. The ATF has held in some cases that having the accumulated parts in one location is possession of the regulated thing. As in- I have a shoulder stock for a 1911A1 pistol (not illegal in itself) AND it is in the cabinet- with a 1911A1 pistol. THAT starts to get dicey. Or I have a 12 inch bbl for a Mossberg 12 g (not illegal in itself) AND I have a Mossberg 12 g. "Constructive" possession.
In general, what you describe could be defended if challenged. The ATF has held in some cases that having the accumulated parts in one location is possession of the regulated thing. As in- I have a shoulder stock for a 1911A1 pistol (not illegal in itself) AND it is in the cabinet- with a 1911A1 pistol. THAT starts to get dicey. Or I have a 12 inch bbl for a Mossberg 12 g (not illegal in itself) AND I have a Mossberg 12 g. "Constructive" possession.
Thanks for the advice. So then if say RRA was making full length AR's and pistol AR's, then they need a special license? In not questioning your knowledge or understanding, just questioning the rationale of an agency that has the ability to arrest you for crimes not committed. That's like arresting a gardener for the ability to grow pot.
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Trying to make sense of the Federal firearms laws is an exercise in futility. You will just get a headache.
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Mosin- I does not write 'em- just try to 'splain em.
A .410 shotgun cut down to a few inches of barrel is an SBS- $200 tax stamp. A Taurus Judge is a SIX SHOT .410, and requires no special license or transfer.
An Artillery Model Luger with the original shoulder stock is an ordinary firearm. Put a shoulder stock on a Dan Wesson .357, and you have "manufactured a short barreled rifle".
Honestly- the way some of the laws are written, they should have checked the mushrooms on their pizza a little more closely. If it is any consolation, I have to deal with the laws for the E part of BATFE- and they are worse.
A .410 shotgun cut down to a few inches of barrel is an SBS- $200 tax stamp. A Taurus Judge is a SIX SHOT .410, and requires no special license or transfer.
An Artillery Model Luger with the original shoulder stock is an ordinary firearm. Put a shoulder stock on a Dan Wesson .357, and you have "manufactured a short barreled rifle".
Honestly- the way some of the laws are written, they should have checked the mushrooms on their pizza a little more closely. If it is any consolation, I have to deal with the laws for the E part of BATFE- and they are worse.
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I used to hold a FFL. It was not the type to sell SBRs, full autos or suppressors, but I constantly was asked the questions and had to advise customers. C3shooter is dead-on with his advice. He may not be an attorney, but he's got BATFEs number! Follow what he's telling you and you won't go wrong.
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And the "F" stands for FUN!!
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