Class III 870?

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mk86fcc

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So, if I have one of my barrels shortened to, say, 14" for my 870 (paying appropriate taxes, filling out paperwork, etc) how exactly is that viewed? Have I now converted my entire 870, and subjected it to all the reg's, or does it just apply to that one barrel? Looked over at the BATF site, and it was no help at all...

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Not sure but I think that the receiver is what is registered as you can still swap out barrels IIRC. After receiving back the tax stamp then you can legally cut down your barrel. Go over to the Full Auto forum and ask, more than likely someone will know the answer for sure.
 
Once Class III, always Class III.

You attach a 14" barrel to an otherwise "unregulated" shotgun, even for a few minutes and never again, the BATF views the receiver (the essence of the gun) as forever a "short-barreled shotgun". This issue normally applies to machineguns ("what if I put my friends auto-sear into my AR-15, then give it back?" or the like).

Note that some states frown on modifications but allow primary manufacture. A long-barreled pistol-grip-only shotgun is fully legal in NY, and making the barrel short is explicitly illegal...but buying one that was manufactured short is legal.

To explicitly answer your question: doing so will convert your entire 870 forever and always, and it is eternally subject to all the regs.
 
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