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January 14, 2011, 02:54 PM | #26 | ||
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If you could just convert things back and forth, there would be a LOT of people with MN 91/30 "pistols". Hey, no stock, so it's a pistol, right? Doesn't matter what it started as, a pistol or a rifle, if it EVER had a stock designed or redesigned to be fired from the shoulder, EVER, it's a rifle. If that is true and the barrel is now less than 16" and/or the overall length is now less than 26", it's a "weapon made from a rifle" - an SBR. Period. |
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January 14, 2011, 03:55 PM | #27 | |
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No, I don't have a copy I can scan in an post, but I have seen it. Another case of .gov bureaucracy left hand not knowing what the right is doing, IMO. |
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January 14, 2011, 03:59 PM | #28 |
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Funny, I have a letter saying what I posted, as do many other people that I've spoken to! BATFE.... ah well.
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January 14, 2011, 04:01 PM | #29 |
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I guess it depends on who opens the mail, the time of day, the phase of the moon...
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January 14, 2011, 06:00 PM | #30 | |
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Who did you speak to at Seattle ATF? Enforcement? Industry Operations? I hope you got their name because you'll need that once you go to trial. Verbal opinions from ATF, IRS, or any other government agency are worth the paper they are printed on.
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January 14, 2011, 08:06 PM | #31 |
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dogtown tom,
Nicely done emphasis. Hopefully anyone reading this thread in the future will be well aware what a verbal opinion is worth, especially in the light of the fact that even the WRITTEN opinions constantly conflict. |
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I'm a fan of the Browning Hi Power. One of my favorites is a WWII era Inglis Hi Power made in Canada. It has a tangent rear sight and a slot cut in the backstrap for a detachable stock/holster. ATF has exempted these particular HP's from the NFA when the stock is attached due to their status as a collectible firearm. The stock/holster attached to another Hi Power would result in a SBR. ATF Technical Branch has issued at least two letters regarding the type of stock/holsters that may be used with the Inglis MkI Hi Power.....the first letter issued in 1991 said reproduction stocks "which duplicate or closely approximate the configuration of the original stock" were perfectly fine and did not require a tax stamp: http://www.panchogun.com/FVWebPhotos...cs-5x100px.jpg A few years later ATF TB issued another letter where it stated only "original" stock/holsters were NFA exempt. So much for anyone who owned a copy. Bureaucracy.
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January 14, 2011, 09:16 PM | #33 |
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Besides, if you put it on, then took it off, unless you took photos and posted them in a public place, the ATF could never prove you mounted it...
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January 14, 2011, 10:18 PM | #34 |
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OK. Let me do a quick recap...
1. Did anyone miss the post that I made earlier, where I mentioned that I had seen one of the units in use, fired, and reconverted to a pistol in front of Special Agents from the DEA and ATFE? 2. Second, the guy I talked to is from ATF Enforcement. In other words, he's one of the guys you would talk to if you DID make an SBR illegally. 3. I must point out that some of you guys have been wearing the tinfoil hats WAY too long. MechTech has been selling these units for a LONG time. Not only on line, but through other venues as well. They HAVE contacted--and have been contacted--by ATF who gave the OK to sell the units, as they are termed as ACCESSORIES. Do you think that a company would risk financial ruin and criminal charges by selling something that would be illegal OPENLY? By the way, if you want to call these guys a fly-by-night operation, one of the companies that carried their units for many years was BROWNELL'S. Is Brownell's a fly by night company? In closing, a challenge...Go ahead, someone, and post an official letter from ATF stating that the conversion cannot be removed, and the pistol reassembled. One other thing...since some of you are so paranoid that you seem to be wrapped in tinfoil. On Monday, I believe I will call the ATF Compliance Office in Atlanta, GA--the main office for compliance matters, and get the word ONE MORE TIME. I may or may not post it here. To the OP--check your State laws, and then purchase with confidence.
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In closing, I do hope you're sane and logical enough to publicly admit that you were incorrect and misled people. |
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January 14, 2011, 11:13 PM | #36 |
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Powderman,
I highly suggest you talk to the "home office." Call the ATF-NFA branch, Technologies division. Let me know what they tell you. If you want to know about the NFA rules, call the NFA. You're local branch office isn't the correct "source." If you will take a letter as "proof" perhaps a conversation with the folks who WRITE the letters will suffice? ATF NFA branch: 304-616-4500 Last edited by rjrivero; January 14, 2011 at 11:19 PM. |
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Still no word from the BATFE on the matter.
Seems there's another 'conversion kit' on the market, except it doesn't have a barrel...just gives your handgun a stock. http://www.ematactical.com/viewProdu...=267&catID=376 Uploaded with ImageShack.us Quote:
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To PTK and others--problem solved. PTK, you might want to go back and read the letter in your own post--specifically the third image.
This is the part that says, "It is the position of ATF that if a multipurpose firearms kit is obtained as an assemblage of parts from a single source, the components of the kit can be assembled and re-assembled an unlimited number of times as a rifle or a pistol." Moreover, I'm sure that you noted that the preponderance of the letter dealt with the Thompson/Center Contender. No, I'm not a proponent of the Mech-Tech unit. I don't own one, and have no plans to buy one. Still, the answers are there--now posted in writing, and posted on this board. And, I guess I'm done with this one. Bye, y'all.
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The CCU kit does not include one of these. You provide your own from a pistol. |
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OK, so I guess I'll come back to this one for a bit.
With regard to the last post, yes, I noted that. I also noted the part printed BEFORE that, which asked, "With regard to the Thompson/Center Contender pistol and carbine kit..." The Contender differs in one significant way--you CAN attach a stock to the receiver of the firearm. The Mech-Tech kit comes with a stock attached to the ACCESSORY, with no provision to attach it to the receiver of the Glock or 1911 pistol. That single factor is the most significant facet that makes the whole thing legal. Or, so I was told by the ATF Agent....
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Powderman, think and do what you want. You've been given definitive proof, cited the law, and had multiple people point out why exactly you're incorrect. There's nothing I can do that will change your mind, clearly.
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chris in va....
I sent in a Form 1 for a glock 35 so I can put this on it and play with it! Just looks like FUN! |
January 22, 2011, 08:55 AM | #44 |
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Just add the new 'stockless' upper and treat it like an AR pistol:
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April 16, 2011, 02:13 PM | #45 |
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chris in va, did BATFE ever give you a response?
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April 16, 2011, 07:49 PM | #46 |
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As much as I like the CCU, I went with the Keltec S2K for a Glock-compatible carbine for just a little more than a tax stamp would cost.
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Now it would be a different story if I had the stock and buffer tube in my car with me and the pistol! Them's the rules! Gregg |
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I have a few friends with them, two of which are police. You are not attaching the stock to the frame of the handgun... you are not altering the frame to accept the stock in any way. That frame is registered as a handgun, NOT a rifle. Like their website states, it is just an accessory. Think of a buying a .22 conversion kit for a 1911 and such. You are attaching a slide that has a longer barrel and stock, but the FRAME (IE the registered part) is still a pistol frame and registered as one. I purchased one used off a state trooper friend, then traded it back into a shop. I have watched them take 1911's and Glocks and field strip them to install the upper before a carbine match. I don't see the issue. Like others have stated... they have been around forever.
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I have no idea what internet lawyer told some of you that the frame must be altered. Once a handgun has had a shoulder stock attached in any way it is an NFA item whether the stock remains attached or not. Without the stock attached it becomes a "firearm made from a rifle" meaning it remains an NFA firearm. Being around forever is immaterial. The manufacturers of the MechTech are not making an NFA item.....you are. They dance happily to the bank while you ignorantly violate Federal law.
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Update - Another ATF Letter on CCU
I became concerned about my CCU in general when a range officer at a local range challenged me on it today.
Sorry to resurrect, but I found further information in my searches. This was posted on AR15.com. Looks like it is ok afterall: http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...echtech001.jpg - page 1 http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j8...echtech002.jpg - page 2 Original poster: http://www.ar15.com/mobile/topic.html?b=6&f=48&t=345636 I am going to send my own letter to the ATF and see if I get a similar response. Further thoughts on this ... The whole thing demonstrates the insanity of our gun laws; the fact that a federal agency can't even interpret its own laws. Laws that are serious enough to result in felony convictions. I do fear that our inquiries into these inane matters justify the existence of the bureaucracy. I mean what would these ATF agents do if they didn't have to unravel these logical puzzles all day? Real jobs I suppose ... :-( |
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