AR Pistol

[bluestaterebel]

Anyone here know of an AR pistol friendly FFL in SO Cal?

[12GAUGE]

Bright Spot Pawn

http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=bright+spot+pawn&near=Glendora,+CA&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&view=text&latlng=1625116160203673942

[bluestaterebel]

Bright Spot Pawn
http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8...16160203673942

Cool, thanks for the info, is Bright Spot the only ones down here?

[12GAUGE]

I dont know if it is the only, but it is the best one.

[ENTHUSIAST]

+1 Bright Spot Pawn

I dont know if it is the only, but it is the best one.

For sure, why mess with the rest when you can deal with the BEST!

Viva Bright Spot Pawn!!!

[glock_this]

just curious, as I do not follow AR pistol threads much at all, but if you had a spare lower sitting around that was DROSd as a long gun/rifle, could you buy a AR 1 shot sled pistol upper and slap it together and be legal? or does the lower have to be a "pistol" DROSd lower?

[ENTHUSIAST]

just curious, as I do not follow AR pistol threads much at all, but if you had a spare lower sitting around that was DROSd as a long gun/rifle, could you buy a AR 1 shot sled pistol upper and slap it together and be legal? or does the lower have to be a "pistol" DROSd lower?

No can do, it has to be DROS'd as a "Pistol" to avoid breaking Fed SBR laws.

[glock_this]

No can do, it has to be DROS'd as a "Pistol" to avoid breaking Fed SBR laws.

thanks.. physically speaking, they are the exact same lower, no?

so do you just say you want to DROS it as a "pistol" instead of a "rifle"?

assuming so, why would an FFL elect to DROS the exact same lower as a "rifle" but pass on doing your DROS if you asked to have it done as a "pistol"?

[Gio]

thanks.. physically speaking, they are the exact same lower, no?

so do you just say you want to DROS it as a "pistol" instead of a "rifle"?

assuming so, why would an FFL elect to DROS the exact same lower as a "rifle" but pass on doing your DROS if you asked to have it done as a "pistol"?

Pretty much, but pistols have to be dros'd as complete unless it has been dros'd before and it is a ftf exchange. AR Pistols are not on the safe list therefore when acquiring one you have to have it be complete and in a single shot conversion with some kind of bb as well. That is how you get exempted from the safe list for pistols. Which is deifferent from rifles since there is no safe drop list

-Gio

[ke6guj]

no, you can't just have a lower DROSed as a pistol because then the ROster comes into play. A bare lower is not Roster-exempt, but a dimensionally-compliant single-shot handgun is roster-exempt. That is why people have single-shot ARs built up out of state, shipped to the local FFL, and then it can be DROSed as a pistol.

[glock_this]

okay.. makes sense... thanks. since not following AR pistols much, I was wondering in the back of my head if I could just take a spare lower I had and make one OR take my lower and have it reDROSd as a "pistol".. but I see now why I could not do either.

[rabagley]

There's an additional requirement, and that's that the pistol lower is created and originally specified by the manufacturer as a pistol lower.

See Anvil Arms pistol lower for an ideal starting point: http://anvilarms.com/pc-326-19-regis...-receiver.aspx

No affiliation with Anvil Arms, just a satisfied repeat customer.

[glock_this]

1 other thing.. why would an FFL opt to pass on DROS on an AR pistol? at my FFL the other day and he was DROSing rifles, lowers, pistols, but a guy called and asked if he would DROS a complete AR pistol and he said no.. why? If it is a pistol and legit, why not DROS it?

[Seesm]

My local black rifle shop will not dros a pistol lower either. Is it TOO grey of a area? I have 80% I finished to build a pistol and have since halted till it is more clear it is ok...

[glock_this]

There's an additional requirement, and that's that the pistol lower is created and originally specified by the manufacturer as a pistol lower.

See Anvil Arms pistol lower for an ideal starting point: http://anvilarms.com/pc-326-19-regis...-receiver.aspx

No affiliation with Anvil Arms, just a satisfied repeat customer.

thanks... that link was useful reading whether interested in this brand or even an AR pistol or not, informative.