AR Pistol Lower

[becxlt]

Greetings.


Can A legally acquired AR pistol lower be turned into a featureless 16" rifle?

I've been out of the Loop for some time ...

[enorbit3]

Yes. But once you make a rifle out of it, it can then never be a pistol. It's an irreversible process.

[tabascoz28]

Depends on which route you mean by turn into. Can you just slap a 16" upper and a stock? I think semi pistols can't have shrouded\threaded barrels no matter how long so mag lock necessary. No stock for sure. And even in rifle form you have to watch for AW features.

[edgerly779]

^^ Wrong. Can have threaded barrel on ar pistol

[sigstroker]

Depends on which route you mean by turn into. Can you just slap a 16" upper and a stock? I think semi pistols can't have shrouded\threaded barrels no matter how long so mag lock necessary. No stock for sure. And even in rifle form you have to watch for AW features.

It turns into a rifle with a stock and long barrel.

[becxlt]

Thanks for all the replies ....

[ar15robert]

Yes. But once you make a rifle out of it, it can then never be a pistol. It's an irreversible process.

In ca?? I know in az I can build a pistol first then to rifle then back to pistol. I made both my stripped lowers into pistols first.

But I?d you build a stripped lower into rifle
First you cannot make it into a pistol.

[Quiet]

In ca?? I know in az I can build a pistol first then to rifle then back to pistol. I made both my stripped lowers into pistols first.

But I?d you build a stripped lower into rifle
First you cannot make it into a pistol.

CA SBR/SBS laws are stricter than Federal SBR/SBS.

[ar15robert]

CA SBR/SBS laws are stricter than Federal SBR/SBS.

I know ca is strict but what if it?s a pistol tubed buffer vs an amnesty braced(which I know is not legal in ca now)?

I was gonna mag lock one of my lowers so I can take to ca if I camped with family over there but with new brace laws I decided to pass on it.

[SkyHawk]

Yes. But once you make a rifle out of it, it can then never be a pistol. It's an irreversible process.

That mainly only applies in CA. He could leave the state and make it a pistol again, so not irreversible.

That said, why not buy a $50 lower and avoid any hassle. A better question, why don't you already have a stash of lowers? You should always add a $50 lower whenever you can when doing a DROS for something else. Whenever I buy, new or PPT - I am looking for a value lower to add if they have one in stock. I love Anderson lowers.

[olddirtygerm]

I bet a pistol lower is worth a bit more in California. just buy a new lower and keep or sell the pistol lower (if you can still do that in CA)

[townbound]

I bet a pistol lower is worth a bit more in California. just buy a new lower and keep or sell the pistol lower (if you can still do that in CA)

It's definitely worth a lot more. I paid $600 for one last year and that is considered reasonable, I've seen many for sale for $1000+. So I totally agree with you, if its registered as a Semi-automatic handgun in CA, just buy a cheap lower and build your rifle.

[IVC]

Greetings.


Can A legally acquired AR pistol lower be turned into a featureless 16" rifle?

I've been out of the Loop for some time ...

As others pointed out, it's somewhat of an irreversible process with some fishy loopholes both based on location of where the conversion happens and whether anyone can prove any conversion happened at any time.

In reality, the advice above about getting another lower is by far the best route. There is little point in pushing legal limits, playing interpretations games or relying on the inability of the state to prove a case while knowingly doing something that is against the law (the justification being that the law itself is unconstitutional and that, if prosecuted, you'd get vindicated in the end).