Is this Illegal???

[The Old Jaybird]

Can I take a Ruger Charger and change the rear stock/grip to a 10/22 takedown stock? Or have I created a SBR?? Bear in mind that the receiver still has the Charger serial number, so the barrel hasn't changed, but the stock, to the rear, is larger.

I would argue that I haven't made a "short barreled rifle" I have made a long stocked handgun.

Now, if I took a takedown rifle/receiver with a "rifle serial number" and put the forearm and barrel from a Charger on it, that would be, in my mind, creating a SBR.

 

[handloader]

It is illegal to put a buttstock on a handgun! A charger is a handgun. That is why pistol braces were/are such a big deal. I would not do it.

 

[HydroAuto]

Definitely illegal. You would have, in fact, created an unregistered SBR.

 

[Falcon1]

Yep big no go. ATF will come a knockin.

 

[spencer60]

Totally a SBR... Heck, the ATF had to give Ruger an exemption so a bipod on the front wouldn't be considered a vertical grip and make it an AOW.

 

[Rolling_trip]

If a tree falls in the woods, would it make a sound if no one was around to hear it?

 

[Morgan]

If a tree falls in the woods, would it make a sound if no one was around to hear it?

I'm sure the ATF has an opinion on that too...

 

[handloader]

If a tree falls in the woods, would it make a sound if no one was around to hear it?

Not rolling the dice on something like this. We aren't talking about a $25 seat belt fine.

 

[allamericaninfidel]

All Gun Laws Are An Infringement

 

[Rolling_trip]

Not rolling the dice on something like this. We aren't talking about a $25 seat belt fine.View attachment 1807782

Not sure I would be asking that question on a public forum either.