AR-15 Single Shot Lower For Hunting in Pennsylvania - Page 2

Tucker 1371 · February 5, 2015, 10:18 PM

You could buy an 80% lower and have a friend with the appropriate tools cut everything but the magazine well out. I don't know much about 80% lowers but I know enough to know that's an option.

skizzums · February 5, 2015, 10:52 PM

I have never been able to find an 80% lower that doesn't already have the magwell precut. I wish they had them w/o to modify for 9mm mags without buying a mag-block

but, yes, you could get the bmg lower, an just totally remove the gas block and tube, would be a little dirty, but nobody could claim you were using a semi. not saying you wont get hassled though

TimSr · February 6, 2015, 08:42 AM

I think that by the time you go to all that trouble just to make it legal for PA hunting, you will find that every game officer and sheriff's deputy will be stopping you so often just because your gun appears to be illegal, that it will take much of the fun out of hunting with it, unless you are seeking that kind of attention.

FrankenMauser · February 6, 2015, 08:53 AM

Has no one here heard of the BR-15? (Or done a quick internet search? ... There's more than just the BR-15 out there.)

BR-15B Single Shot AR-15 lower receiver

....Or unmilled forgings (which are dirt cheap)? You can get a forging and have it milled without opening up the magwell....
One example: $22.50
Another: $24.99
Or you can call Brass Aluminum Forgings, directly, and get them for $13-15 apiece (depending upon the mood of Kim Weishan [General Manager]-- 248-542-9258).

Shooter2675 · February 6, 2015, 03:16 PM

Like I said in my previous post, I don't think I'm going to persue this idea any more.

John

skizzums · February 6, 2015, 03:25 PM

Thanks for the link on the 0% lowers. I am going to order a couple of those to play with. I wish I could get it with the buffer tube threaded, but oh well

FrankenMauser · February 7, 2015, 01:41 AM

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Thanks for the link on the 0% lowers. I am going to order a couple of those to play with. I wish I could get it with the buffer tube threaded, but oh well

You can.
There are places that sell "20%", "30%", "40%", and "50%" lowers, that have varying amounts of machining done to them.
I can't remember any of the places that offer them, right now, but I know they're available.

taylorce1 · February 7, 2015, 09:19 AM

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(1) Permitted devices. It is lawful to hunt deer during the regular and special firearms deer seasons with any of the following devices:

(i) A manually operated, centerfire firearm.

(ii) A bow and arrow as permitted under subsection (a)(1)(i).

(iii) A crossbow and bolt as permitted under subsection (a)(1)(ii).

(iv) A muzzleloading firearm as permitted under subsection (b)(1) or (c)

I think the OP is looking at this all wrong by wanting a single shot lower. From what I read above he needs a manually operated upper. He needs something like the POF Revolt upper.

http://www.gunsandammo.com/first-loo...-revolt-rifle/

CowTowner · February 9, 2015, 03:29 PM

Or how about a pump action?

http://troydefense.com/troy-sporting-rifle/

reynolds357 · February 9, 2015, 03:36 PM

I do not think a pump will help him very much in complying with the hunting regulation he has to comply with.

CowTowner · February 10, 2015, 09:14 AM

The OP states the semi-auto function of the AR is what is illegal.
Does PA not allow the use of Remington 7600's for hunting?

Gunplummer · February 10, 2015, 02:43 PM

You apparently get it. No semi-auto rifle for deer.

Snyper · February 10, 2015, 08:34 PM

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I do not think a pump will help him very much in complying with the hunting regulation he has to comply with.

Doesn't this describe a pump action?:

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1) Permitted devices. It is lawful to hunt deer during the regular and special firearms deer seasons with any of the following devices:

(i) A manually operated, centerfire firearm.

rickyrick · February 10, 2015, 08:42 PM

I'm starting to think that the terminology has been confused between single shot and manually operated....

My thought on manually operated is that an AR could be configured to fit my understanding of manually operated...

Single shot to me means that you stick a bullet in, fire, remove cartridge, then insert another by hand...

February 5, 2015, 10:18 PM	#26
Tucker 1371 Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2008 Location: East TN Posts: 2,649	You could buy an 80% lower and have a friend with the appropriate tools cut everything but the magazine well out. I don't know much about 80% lowers but I know enough to know that's an option. __________________ Sgt. of Marines, 5th Award Expert Rifle, 237/250 Expert Pistol, 382/400. D Co, 4th CEB, Engineers UP!! If you start a thread, be active in it. Don't leave us hanging. OEF 2011 Sangin, Afg. Molon Labe

February 5, 2015, 10:52 PM	#27
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	I have never been able to find an 80% lower that doesn't already have the magwell precut. I wish they had them w/o to modify for 9mm mags without buying a mag-block but, yes, you could get the bmg lower, an just totally remove the gas block and tube, would be a little dirty, but nobody could claim you were using a semi. not saying you wont get hassled though __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

February 6, 2015, 08:53 AM	#29
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Has no one here heard of the BR-15? (Or done a quick internet search? ... There's more than just the BR-15 out there.) BR-15B Single Shot AR-15 lower receiver ....Or unmilled forgings (which are dirt cheap)? You can get a forging and have it milled without opening up the magwell.... One example: $22.50 Another: $24.99 Or you can call Brass Aluminum Forgings, directly, and get them for $13-15 apiece (depending upon the mood of Kim Weishan [General Manager]-- 248-542-9258). __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

February 6, 2015, 03:16 PM	#30
Shooter2675 Senior Member Join Date: August 17, 2013 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 382	Like I said in my previous post, I don't think I'm going to persue this idea any more. John __________________ "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln

February 6, 2015, 03:25 PM	#31
skizzums Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2013 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 4,615	Thanks for the link on the 0% lowers. I am going to order a couple of those to play with. I wish I could get it with the buffer tube threaded, but oh well __________________ My head is bloody, but unbowed

February 6, 2015, 08:42 AM	#28
TimSr Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2013 Location: Rittman, Ohio Posts: 2,074	I think that by the time you go to all that trouble just to make it legal for PA hunting, you will find that every game officer and sheriff's deputy will be stopping you so often just because your gun appears to be illegal, that it will take much of the fun out of hunting with it, unless you are seeking that kind of attention.

February 9, 2015, 03:29 PM	#34
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 1,747	Or how about a pump action? http://troydefense.com/troy-sporting-rifle/ __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearms Safety, Pistol and Rifle Instructor *“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life......”* President John F. Kennedy

February 9, 2015, 03:36 PM	#35
reynolds357 Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2012 Posts: 6,165	I do not think a pump will help him very much in complying with the hunting regulation he has to comply with.

February 10, 2015, 09:14 AM	#36
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 1,747	The OP states the semi-auto function of the AR is what is illegal. Does PA not allow the use of Remington 7600's for hunting? __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearms Safety, Pistol and Rifle Instructor *“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life......”* President John F. Kennedy

February 10, 2015, 02:43 PM	#37
Gunplummer Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2010 Location: South East Pa. Posts: 3,364	You apparently get it. No semi-auto rifle for deer.

February 10, 2015, 08:42 PM	#39
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Posts: 8,237	I'm starting to think that the terminology has been confused between single shot and manually operated.... My thought on manually operated is that an AR could be configured to fit my understanding of manually operated... Single shot to me means that you stick a bullet in, fire, remove cartridge, then insert another by hand... __________________ Woohoo, I’m back In Texas!!!