AR15 kits

scattershot38 · December 11, 2011, 10:43 PM

i've been looking around and i cant figure out if i was to buy a complete ar-15 kit and assemble it would it fire or is their something i need to buy from an ffl. Probably a stupid question but i see these kits in magazines alot that say complete upper and lower please help.

Pvt. Pyle · December 11, 2011, 10:46 PM

The kit would have to be sent to an FFL if included is a lower. As the lower is the part of it that is the actual firearm.

scattershot38 · December 11, 2011, 10:54 PM

what does it mean complete less stripped lower reciever?

DnPRK · December 12, 2011, 12:00 AM

The lower receiver is "the firearm" because it has the serial number as required by Federal law.

Firearms, including stripped lower receivers, are sold through Federal Firearms Licensed gun dealers and require a background check.

essohbe · December 12, 2011, 12:00 AM

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what does it mean complete less stripped lower reciever?

Everything including the lower parts kit, but not including the lower receiver (actual firearm) itself that the parts kit goes together in.

There's a tax on buying a complete AR rifle assembled so to get around it people buy the parts and put them together. You could also get a complete upper half and lower seperate and evade it that way too.

If your interested look for a "cosmetically blemished" lower receiver if you don't care about how it looks. Sometimes the paint is scratched or the finish didn't quite take in a spot, etc... I got one from Bravo Company and couldn't even find where the blemish was (inside trigger guard, lol).

Palmetto-Pride · December 12, 2011, 10:37 AM

When people say the stripped lower receiver is the actual firearm IMO that can be a little confusing. It is the part that houses the trigger group and is the serial numbered part that is regulated by ATF. I would consider the barreled upper assembly the actual firearm IMO. One would think that it would be easier for an individual to replicate the lower than the riffled upper. A couple years ago there was a internet rumor that there was a airsoft AR-15 lower that would work on the real thing......don't know how true that was.

Ridge_Runner_5 · December 12, 2011, 07:23 PM

A kit minus a lower receiver can be shipped direct to your door.

If a lower receiver is included, then it must go to your dealer.

December 11, 2011, 10:43 PM	#1
scattershot38 Junior Member Join Date: May 28, 2011 Posts: 4	AR15 kits i've been looking around and i cant figure out if i was to buy a complete ar-15 kit and assemble it would it fire or is their something i need to buy from an ffl. Probably a stupid question but i see these kits in magazines alot that say complete upper and lower please help.

December 12, 2011, 10:37 AM	#6
Palmetto-Pride Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,628	When people say the stripped lower receiver is the actual firearm IMO that can be a little confusing. It is the part that houses the trigger group and is the serial numbered part that is regulated by ATF. I would consider the barreled upper assembly the actual firearm IMO. One would think that it would be easier for an individual to replicate the lower than the riffled upper. A couple years ago there was a internet rumor that there was a airsoft AR-15 lower that would work on the real thing......don't know how true that was. __________________ "When seconds count the police are minutes away" (Original Author Unknown) "I am not nor am I affiliated with Palmetto State Armory"

December 11, 2011, 10:46 PM	#2
Pvt. Pyle Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2011 Posts: 115	The kit would have to be sent to an FFL if included is a lower. As the lower is the part of it that is the actual firearm.

December 11, 2011, 10:54 PM	#3
scattershot38 Junior Member Join Date: May 28, 2011 Posts: 4	what does it mean complete less stripped lower reciever?

December 12, 2011, 12:00 AM	#4
DnPRK Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2001 Location: LC, Ca Posts: 1,724	The lower receiver is "the firearm" because it has the serial number as required by Federal law. Firearms, including stripped lower receivers, are sold through Federal Firearms Licensed gun dealers and require a background check.

December 12, 2011, 07:23 PM	#7
Ridge_Runner_5 Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2008 Location: Castle Rock, CO Posts: 1,746	A kit minus a lower receiver can be shipped direct to your door. If a lower receiver is included, then it must go to your dealer.