AR 22 rimfire Pistol Build

[Mojamz]

Can anyone tell me the legal guidelines of building an AR15 pistol in 22lr??

[Bruiser714]

[edgerly779]

Single shot bolt action/ If not using dros pistol lower.

[Mojamz]

Can I build an 80% lower, have serialized and registered as a pistol??

[edgerly779]

Only as single shot.

[Mojamz]

So rimfire AR pistols have the same requirements as center fire??

[RickD427]

As posted to your identical question in the rimfire forum:
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You're going to have a really difficult time doing the build in compliance with the Safe Handgun statute (PC 32000), the Assault Weapon statute (PC 30515), Zip Gun statute (PC 33600), and the Short Barrel Rifle statute (PC 33210).

PC 32000 and PC 33600 are going to effectively make it impossible to build from an 80% lower.

If you build from a receiver that was DROS'd as a long gun, then your build would violate PC 33210.

About the only way to get past the first legal hurtle is to build from a lower that was DROS'd as a pistol (meaning you gotta be roster exempt, or acquire via PPT). But even then, there is a longshot legal argument that such a build would violate PC 33600.

But then you would have to build it with a fixed magazine having a 10 round or less capacity to avoid violating PC 30515.

A lot of folks incorrectly believe that rimfire weapons are exempt from the Assault Weapon statute. This is true for rimfire rifles, but not for rimfre handguns.

[Mojamz]

[Quiet]

FFL’s, I have an opportunity to purchase a SIG MPX Copperhead that was never DROS’ed in California...the gun is not on the approved list. How can this be done??

1. You become a CA LEO.
2. Before the firearm enters CA, the out-of-state seller makes it CA legal by modifying it so that it operates using a fixed 10 round magazine.
3. The CA legal firearm is then shipped to your CA FFL dealer, who then transfers (4473/DROS/10 day wait/1in30 day wait) it to you.

[RickD427]

1. You become a CA LEO.
2. Before the firearm enters CA, the out-of-state seller makes it CA legal by modifying it so that it operates using a fixed 10 round magazine.
3. The CA legal firearm is then shipped to your CA FFL dealer, who then transfers (4473/DROS/10 day wait/1in30 day wait) it to you.

Quiet,

The #1 option would also require a authorization letter from his/her/(insert preferred pronoun) agency head (refer to PC 30630(b)(1)).

Are you sure that #2 and #3 are available options? The fixed magazine would get around the Assault Weapon ban, but not the Safe Handgun Roster.

Methinks the OP would have to find one (with the fixed magazine) available for sale through a PPT.

[RickD427]

So rimfire AR pistols have the same requirements as center fire??

Yup,

I just gotta ask this; Did you check the Penal Code before starting on this venture?

[Mojamz]

Sounds like this opportunity is not a valid one here in CA...thanks for your input.

[SkyHawk]

So rimfire AR pistols have the same requirements as center fire??

yes, 100% - there is zero difference when it comes to pistols. The only exemptions are for named Olympic pistols.