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Am I missing something, or is this dealer setting a lot of people up to get in trouble?
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I'm afraid you're right. Here's the original ruling,
from 2011 [pdf]. This is the relevant part:
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Held further, a firearm, as defined by 26 U.S.C. 5845(a)(3) and (a)(4), is not made when a pistol is attached to a part or parts designed to convert the pistol into a rifle with a barrel of 16 inches or more in length, and the parts are later unassembled in a configuration not regulated under the NFA (e.g., as a pistol).
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Temporarily converting a
pistol to a rifle is permitted. However, the inverse is not:
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Held further, a firearm, as defined by 26 U.S.C. 5845(a)(4), is made when a handgun or other weapon with an overall length of less than 26 inches, or a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length, is assembled or produced from a weapon originally assembled or produced only as a rifle. Such weapons must be registered and are subject to all requirements of the NFA.
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