AR7 AW if asseembled in wrong order?

[justjeff]

Was comparing ar7 to 10/22 TD and seen the video below.

I'm sure you can fire the AR7 without a stock would this play into CA AW law? I do not have an AR7 and was directing the question of those that do or that know if it could happen.

Thanks and sorry if this is a DUPE or has been posted a million times I can't find it.
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[lazyworm]

No. Only centerfire rifles may be AWs. Rimfire by definition can't be.

[bohoki]

yea ive often wondered about that since the oal is less than 26 without the stock

[justjeff]

yea ive often wondered about that since the oal is less than 26 without the stock

This is what I was thinking,
Or could it be a pistol w/o the stock on it and then fall under the mag outside the pg rule? Like the charger?

[1000stars]

No. Only centerfire rifles may be AWs. Rimfire by definition can't be.

Not yet. Rimfires are next.

[bohoki]

This is what I was thinking,
Or could it be a pistol w/o the stock on it and then fall under the mag outside the pg rule? Like the charger?

well you cant make a pistol out of a rifle so it would be a sbr without the stock

but i think this is one of those intended use situations like say folding stocks that leave rifles under 26 inches

now i'm only discussing batf rules ca laws are incoherent

[Aldemar]

Not the AW law as it is a rimfire. However, if you look at the Semi-auto flowchart, length is the first parameter, regardless of primer location. If you assemble the barrel to the action, I would think you have created a SBR. I always assemble the receiver into the stock (it won't fire in this configuration) then attach the barrel.