chris in va
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I'm getting the run-around regarding a 45acp upper I'm interested in for my Glock.
Some people point out the installation of this kit will prevent you from reinstalling the Glock slide, legally per the BATFE.
I emailed the BATFE, still waiting on a response...usually takes a month.
Here's the response I got back from an independent entity working with Mech Tech.
Thoughts?
Some people point out the installation of this kit will prevent you from reinstalling the Glock slide, legally per the BATFE.
I emailed the BATFE, still waiting on a response...usually takes a month.
Here's the response I got back from an independent entity working with Mech Tech.
Hello xxx-xxx - First issue: an SBR is a rifle with a barrel less than 16" long - when using the pistol lower attached to the CCU you do not have an SBR. Secondly, the issue of converting back and forth is addressed by an attorney Stephen Halbrook in the link below:
http://www.stephenhalbrook.com/tc.html
Also is attached a PDF which contains copies of the Halbrook case and a letter from the ATF. Careful reading of both documents may answer your questions.
Before proceeding further, we are not legal experts and cannot officially give any legal advice - the ball is in your court.
Here is our opinion:
1) there is no ATF rule against restoring to the original pistol. (I understand this not to be the case)
2) when installing a barrel equal to or longer than 16" to a pistol, the pistol can now be fitted with a shoulder stock without special licensing.
3) when #2 above has been assembled, you have a shoulder stocked pistol - not a rifle.
4) when switching barrels and stocks on a firearm frame, it matters how the frame began life from the factory - as a pistol or a rifle.
5) if the frame is registered as a pistol, it so remains.
Given the information provided by Stephen Halbrook it seems that everything is OK relative to the CCU. One fact in your favor is that the unaltered CCU cannot be used to assemble an SBR. The shoulder stock does not mount directly to the pistol frame.
I might point out that I am not an officer of Mech-Tech Systems corporation. I am an independent consultant hired on a contract basis for my engineering skills. I have been asked to address this issue because I also maintain the website.
If you are really concerned about switching back and forth, you might consider doing so in a non-public area.
Hope this helps,
Ray G. Herriott
Thoughts?