This. The caliber marking is just that, a marking. What matters is what it was listed as by the manufacturer when it was first transferred. "Other" or "Pistol", it can be a pistol. "Rifle" and it's always a rifle.
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I didn't think it was legal to swap out...
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This. The caliber marking is just that, a marking. What matters is what it was listed as by the manufacturer when it was first transferred. "Other" or "Pistol", it can be a pistol. "Rifle" and it's always a rifle.
Wierd. Can't find the ad but I kept a copy of the pic.
It is legal. They are basically selling a pistol with an extra stock and upper. Nothing illegal about it. (As long as the lower started out as a pistol lower).
Okay. They listed the lower as "unspecified" and the was the impetus for my query.
I've been accused of "being the law" but that's just because I'm ugly and fat.
And when I say "started out as a pistol lower" I mean the first time it was built it was built as a pistol. That is what determines whether it is a pistol or rifle. If first completed as a pistol it will always be a pistol lower and can be swapped back and forth as often as possible. If first completed as a rifle it can only ever be a rifle. It really makes no difference what an FFL transferred it as. Unless the manufacturer registered it as a rifle lower when they serialized it, you can build it either way. An FFL does not have the authority to change the classification of a weapon unless they are also the manufacturer and they actually assigned the serial number.
