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Willie Lowman · November 19, 2009, 12:08 PM

If the barrel is not on the rifle, it is just a barrel.

However possessing a short barrel and a gun that it could go on with no NFA paperwork is constructive possession (illegal).

While I think you could do what you are talking about legally, it seems you are treading on dangerous ground.

I would just buy a upper that has the 14.5" barrel and hider pinned on and sell the old 16" upper you are looking to cut.

November 19, 2009, 12:08 PM	#2
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 1,947	If the barrel is not on the rifle, it is just a barrel. However possessing a short barrel and a gun that it could go on with no NFA paperwork is constructive possession (illegal). While I think you could do what you are talking about legally, it seems you are treading on dangerous ground. I would just buy a upper that has the 14.5" barrel and hider pinned on and sell the old 16" upper you are looking to cut. __________________ "No, it's not a silencer. This little doodad is my own invention. I call it a loudener." --Sledge Hammer