14.5 barreled uppers legal to ship to CA?

[landser1102]

Does a 14.5 barreled upper needs to be permantly pinned (to make it min 16") before it ships to CA?

[hiyabrad]

NO. As long as it's not attached to a lower, it is legal in CA.

[Hispeed1]

NO. As long as it's not attached to a lower, it is legal in CA.

Really? I always see NFA warnings on short barrels/uppers sold on the internets.

[ar15barrels]

Does a 14.5 barreled upper needs to be permantly pinned (to make it min 16") before it ships to CA?

As long as you don't possess a lower receiver, you are fine.
If you already own a lower, then you would be in possession of an illegal short barreled rifle once you received the less-than-16" barrel.
This is a federal issue.
It's called constructive possession.

If you also possess an AR pistol, you would be exempted of potential SBR constructive possession as the pistol lower is a legitimate use of a less-than-16" barrel.

A lot of people have their less-than-16" barrels shipped directly to me for the addition of a permanent muzzle device.

[6172crew]

Really? I always see NFA warnings on short barrels/uppers sold on the internets.

You could mount it on a pistol lower or fix a muzzle device to bring the lenth out to 16 inches. Nothing wrong witha 14.5 inch upper unless you mount it on a rifle lower and you dont have the tax stamp along with it.

[ar15barrels]

Nothing wrong witha 14.5 inch upper unless you mount it on a rifle lower and you dont have the tax stamp along with it.

The BATFE would disagree with that statement.

[Mississippi]

Order the 14.5 and as soon as you get it in have a Flash hider thats long enough to get the 16 perm attached and go on about your life. You will be fine.

I saw a 14.5 setting on a table for sell at a gun show not long ago. No big deal just get the legal length hider perm attached.

[ar15barrels]

People do illegal things all the time.



That does not make them any less illegal.
That also does not mean that you get caught for everything you do that's illegal.

[bobfried]

People do illegal things all the time.



That does not make them any less illegal.
That also does not mean that you get caught for everything you do that's illegal.

The only thing that should be illegal is how dirty that interior is!

[ar15barrels]

The only thing that should be illegal is how dirty that interior is!

Saturday morning is my car washing time.
I'm usually at a match somewhere dusty every saturday morning.

It's not as bad as the picture makes it.
A good amount of that milkyness is lens flare from looking straight into the sun.

[Lateralus]

Like Randall said, 14.5" barrels lying around w/ a rifle lower = Federal Constructive possession, which is a big no-no. If you want it, either permanently attach a muzzle device to bring it to 16" or have a pistol lower already in your possession, and mate those suckers like its a chinese wedding.

Oh, and Randall, use these

[6172crew]

The BATFE would disagree with that statement.

If I have a tax stamp for a SBRifle I can have a 14.5, in my case I have one for my machine gun, both require tax stamps.

[ar15barrels]

If I have a tax stamp for a SBRifle I can have a 14.5, in my case I have one for my machine gun, both require tax stamps.

I'm sorry.
I missed where the OP said he had an SBR or an M16 already.

[6172crew]

I'm sorry.
I missed where the OP said he had an SBR or an M16 already.

I thought you were quoting me when I said unless you have a tax stamp on a rifle lower you are in trouble. I re-read what i wrote and it sounds funny but this is what I meant and I think its true.

[Lateralus]

Nothing wrong witha 14.5 inch upper unless you mount it on a rifle lower and you dont have the tax stamp along with it.

Sorry dude, but even knowing what you meant it is still misleading. If I dont have a tax stamp (true) and dont mount it on a rifle lower (also true) Im still federally ****ed if I have any lower other than a dedicated pistol lower.