26" ar pistol

[RobK]

I got a bunch of barrels, 10.5, 11.5, 14.5 to build with.
Before I start dropping uppers on my 80% pistol build I need some clarity..
I read about the SSE thing for home builds long ago..
I'm getting confused on this 26" thing, with the differences in the Fed. and Ca. rules.

I just read a thread that if the pistol OAL is over 26 but under 30 it's not AOW, and said he put a FG on his 26"+ pistol.
It just don't sound right to me ....

[emsalex]

From Franklin Armory
"As many industry insiders are aware, the addition of a secondary vertical grip to a pistol creates a class of firearm called an “AOW,” or any other weapon and requires an NFA tax stamp. Franklin Armory management made the argument to ATF that the XO-26 configuration above is not readily concealable and therefore should not be classified as an AOW even though it has a secondary grip. ATF agreed.
On March 14, 2011, the Chief of The Firearms Technology Branch of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, authorized the sale of the above configuration without the need for any NFA permits! What is interesting is that it was also defined as a non-pistol. The 4473 would only need to be filled out with “other” checked off. Franklin Armory is proud to be the first company in the nation to be able to shepherd this project into fruition.
California residents will find that 12001 PC will still define this firearm as a pistol, but thankfully there is not an analog to the AOW classification in state law. California buyers will have to be at least 21 years of age, and the DROS form will require one to check “Pistol.”"

[morrcarr67]

Nailed it!