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MisterPX · May 7, 2006, 08:18 AM

On the pistol thing.. The mfg. will either log the SN part as a pistol and pay excise tax, a rifle and pay excise tax, or a bare receiver and no excise tax. If you have a bare reciever, you can build it into a pistol, as it has never been a rifle.
If the rec. was initial made into a rifle, it may not be converted into a pistol. An initial made pistol may be converted into a rifle, and back.
If you make your own rec. from scratch, you can sell it and transfer it to someone else. You just can't be making them for the intent to sell/transfer. ie, I made an AK rec., and inst'd all the parts to make a full rifle. 8 months down the road, there's no 762x39 to be found, so I sell the AK.

May 7, 2006, 08:18 AM	#29
MisterPX Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2006 Location: Amerika's Doyleland Posts: 809	On the pistol thing.. The mfg. will either log the SN part as a pistol and pay excise tax, a rifle and pay excise tax, or a bare receiver and no excise tax. If you have a bare reciever, you can build it into a pistol, as it has never been a rifle. If the rec. was initial made into a rifle, it may not be converted into a pistol. An initial made pistol may be converted into a rifle, and back. If you make your own rec. from scratch, you can sell it and transfer it to someone else. You just can't be making them for the intent to sell/transfer. ie, I made an AK rec., and inst'd all the parts to make a full rifle. 8 months down the road, there's no 762x39 to be found, so I sell the AK.