Can an individual make a SBR?

Daren Thompson · September 7, 2000, 07:09 PM

I met a man today that was asking if legally an individual can make a short barreld rifle. He wants to make his own SBR AR-15 and needs to know if a Title II manufacturer must do it. Please give me the steps that must be taken and the form that must be used to make a SBR.

Thanks

Daren

M16 · September 7, 2000, 08:27 PM

Sure an individual can manufacture a short-barreled weapon. Just fill out a form 1 and send it along with the fingerprints, LE signature and $200 tax to BATF. Three or four months later when the form is approved and returned to you it is then okay to proceed. Make sure you find out if there are any state or local laws that would prevent you from doing this. The AR15 is the easiest. All you have to do is buy an upper. You could have a gunsmith do it as it will not be a short barreled gun until you install it on the lower.

fal308 · September 8, 2000, 08:03 AM

Though if you already have a lower in the house don't keep the SBR upper in the same dwelling until you get the tax stamp. This can be construed as having an SBR even though it is not physically connected. If you don't currently have a lower at home then you could safely keep the SBR upper there. Or you could keep the SBR upper at a friend's (one without an AR).

Daren Thompson · September 8, 2000, 01:48 PM

Thanks for the info!

September 7, 2000, 07:09 PM	#1
Daren Thompson Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 1998 Location: Elizabethtown,KY,USA Posts: 459	I met a man today that was asking if legally an individual can make a short barreld rifle. He wants to make his own SBR AR-15 and needs to know if a Title II manufacturer must do it. Please give me the steps that must be taken and the form that must be used to make a SBR. Thanks Daren

September 7, 2000, 08:27 PM	#2
M16 Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 1999 Posts: 490	Sure an individual can manufacture a short-barreled weapon. Just fill out a form 1 and send it along with the fingerprints, LE signature and $200 tax to BATF. Three or four months later when the form is approved and returned to you it is then okay to proceed. Make sure you find out if there are any state or local laws that would prevent you from doing this. The AR15 is the easiest. All you have to do is buy an upper. You could have a gunsmith do it as it will not be a short barreled gun until you install it on the lower.

September 8, 2000, 08:03 AM	#3
fal308 Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 12, 1998 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,992	Though if you already have a lower in the house don't keep the SBR upper in the same dwelling until you get the tax stamp. This can be construed as having an SBR even though it is not physically connected. If you don't currently have a lower at home then you could safely keep the SBR upper there. Or you could keep the SBR upper at a friend's (one without an AR).

September 8, 2000, 01:48 PM	#4
Daren Thompson Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 1998 Location: Elizabethtown,KY,USA Posts: 459	Thanks for the info!