Confused on barrel length and/or overall length. Please help.

[CTS Tactical]

If the barrel is over 16" but the overall length is under 26" it is still subject to NFA, it might be called AOW or Firearm, not SBR. That may be where the confusion comes in. It may not be called an Short Barreled Rifle if the barrel is over 16" but it is still under the purview of the NFA. That is how I interpret it at any rate.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

To AVOID building an SBR it's an "and" situation --your barrel length and OAL have to comply.


For the feds to bust you for breaking the law,
it's an "either / or" situation.

Either you are prosecuted because your barrel was too short,
or they prosecute you because your OAL was too short.
Each is a freestanding, independent reason to
send you to Club Fed for 10 years of butthumping
with a cellmate that looks like a linebacker for the New Orleans Saints.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

If the barrel is over 16" but the overall length is under 26" it is still subject to NFA, it would likely be called AOW not SBR. That may be where the confusion comes in. It cannot be called an Short Barreled Rifle if the barrel is over 16" but it is still under the purview of the NFA. That is how I interpret it at any rate.

Wrong.
If it's made by modifying a rifle that had a shoulder stock, this newly configured weapon cannot be an AOW; it would be an SBR.

But if you were assembling a virgin receiver into a firearm then you could go with an AOW. It's The same cost to manufacture one, but after it's built and registered to you you can transfer it to others for just five bucks.

 

[sniper22]

Well, if you don't know whether to trust the attorney who wrote the gun law book or some random dude posting online,
I say ignore anything that any of us say in this ODT thread and go directly to the ATF for an answer.


They actually have a frequently asked question website that is fairly easy to understand. They don't quote the exact verbiage of the law or the regulations;
they just summarize it in a way that most people can appreciate.

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/rifle-firearm-subject-nfa

Yeah sorry bout that, we have to word things in a way no one gets their feelings hurt... I expected you to post a reference just like you did and I didn't get into any trouble for it....

 

[Gingerbeard Man]

To AVOID building an SBR it's an "and" situation --your barrel length and OAL have to comply.


For the feds to bust you for breaking the law,
it's an "either / or" situation.

Either you are prosecuted because your barrel was too short,
or they prosecute you because your OAL was too short.
Each is a freestanding, independent reason to
send you to Club Fed for 10 years of butthumping
with a cellmate that looks like a linebacker for the New Orleans Saints.

Haha thanks for the analogy. No pun intended.

I guess the ol' "I swear it looks bigger than it really is" won't work in this situation.

Well I'm definitely not going to be giving more money to the government AND I will be ordering a new barrel. Anyone need a 16.5" blued threaded bull barrel for a 10/22? LOL

 

[sniper22]

Why do shotguns have to be 18" barrel? Or should I as what are the rules for shotty barrels?

 

[CTS Tactical]

Wrong.
If it's made by modifying a rifle that had a shoulder stock, this newly configured weapon cannot be an AOW; it would be an SBR.

The only part of that statement that may be wrong is what it is called. It is still subject to NFA rules and that is the point I was trying to make.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

I will be ordering a new barrel. Anyone need a 16.5" blued threaded bull barrel for a 10/22? LOL

What length barrel will work for you and that stock?

 

[Gingerbeard Man]

What length barrel will work for you and that stock?

It's 2" short so an 18.5"+ barrel will work. Want to keep the bull barrel width.

 

[Mr. Goodbar]

I'm sure the atf will be knocking on your door or stop you and measure it all one day