I have a sneaking suspicion that we are going to be disappoint by what this turns out to be.
Is this another reference to marital issues?
I have a sneaking suspicion that we are going to be disappoint by what this turns out to be.
Is this another reference to marital issues?
I'm just wondering why it's a big deal if it has 26.5" OAL? It's not a rifle or an SBR at that point correct?
I took a muscle relaxer, so my reading comprehension may be faltering, but is this not correct:
OAL < 26", Barrel length <16" with no stock or VFG= Pistol
OAL <26", Barrel Length <16" with VFG=AOW
OAL >26", Barrel Length <16" with VFG = Firearm
OAL >26", Barrel Length >16" stock, VFG = Rifle
OAL <26", Barrel Length <16", stock, VFF=SBR
Are they FINALLy challenging the absurdity of the 26" rule? If you can put a VFG on a <16" barrel and it be a "firearm" why then can't you go over the 26" also and put a stock on it?
Yes, that's what I'm waiting for.It will be interesting to learn the loophole so the rest of us can put our own together for well under 1100.
I read a couple theories from gun reviewers who were speculating on how it could be considered a non-sbr. One suggestion was a new type of barrel rifling that didn't fit the legal description of being a rifle or a shotgun, but who knows
I read a couple theories from gun reviewers who were speculating on how it could be considered a non-sbr. One suggestion was a new type of barrel rifling that didn't fit the legal description of being a rifle or a shotgun, but who knows
There is a Lancaster barrel, which is smooth on the inside, but has an oval interior cross section that rotates or spirals over the length of the barrel, imparting spin to the projectile. It was used in British artillery in the 1850s/60s -- and as well for carbines of the Royal Engineers.
The Russians are said to have developed a 9.6 x 53mm Lancaster cartridge for use in a Lancaster barrel fitted to an AK-like receiver for civilian sales -- interestingly enough to stay compliant with Russian gun laws, since the barrel counts as a smooth-bore. It takes 5 years to qualify for a permit for a rifled firearm, but "shotguns"/smoothbores do not.
More on oval-bored barrels: Firearms History, Technology & Development: Is it a shotgun or a rifle? Oval Bores and the Colindian
I think that a new barrel technology like that wouldn't be introduced in an AR frame. Seems like the tech to produce something like that on a large scale would have been noticed, and that's assuming the capital necessary to build the infrastructure.
I'm still thinking its the binary trigger adaptation.
So 2 grooves and 2 lands (essentially the same as hexagonal barrels) and it's not "rifled"? So what's the definition of rifling? Is there a minimum number of groves/lands? What's the definition of "smooth bore"? Uniform throughout the length? I'd say an oval barrel that's twisted is not uniform from one cross section to the next. This whole thing stinks of just asking for more ATF rulings/restrictions.
The term “rifled” is derived from the verb “to rifle,” which means “to cut spiral grooves into the bore of (as a firearm or piece of ordnance).” Webster's Third New International Dictionary 1954 (1986).
Apparently the government simply overlooked the “rifled bore” element when proving its case. But this is not a harmless oversight. The old pistol that Meadows converted may well not have had a rifled bore. If not, he could not have been convicted under the statute. Failure to prove this essential element was plain error. The judgment is Reversed, and the case Remanded with instructions to enter a judgment of acquittal on both counts of the indictment.
Meh, if they make a new regulation then they make a new regulation. I'm sure you said the same about the pistol braces, and they are completely legal and becoming an industry standard at this point. Acting like scared little girls is no way to exercise our freedoms.Even my kids know that if you're getting ready to do something that bumps up to the line of being acceptable or not, you don't make a big deal about it so as not to force the parents to intervene. You have to play it cool so it doesn't look like you're getting away with anything. I feel like a new regulation is getting ready to happen.