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Yep, I am well aware.$1384 with optic
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**EDIT: Just FYI this is for an AR9 build, not 5.56.
DM me the links pls.Yes. Buy all the things.
I just bought 3
Definitely not. I’m out of the loop it seems. I was thinking neutered was a 5 round fixed mag
They just won’t take new applications because of COVID/fingerprintingI thought Nantucket shut down the processing of LTCs...
Just remember, if you have a post ban (after 1994) lower you’ll have to pin a brake onto your upper. Almost all complete uppers will ship with an A2 birdcage screwed on and to be compliant with the MA AWB you’ll need to replace it. Even if it ships with a brake (as my Bushy 450 Bushmaster upper did) you will need to get it pinned/welded.
Given the cost and complexity of the X95 9mm conversion I decided to go with a separate PCC in 9mm, the Beretta CX4 (since I already had a 92FS). If I had to do it today, I might go with the Ruger PC 9mm instead. In any case, you end up with a complete, separate rifle designed for 9mm for less than the cost of the conversion kit. No need to teardown and rebuild the X95 each time you want to change calibers.Yep, I am well aware.
I just finished my x95 build and was curious how a complete ar9 at current prices would compare with a 9mm conversion kit for x95. Latter now goes for a $800 or so.
You mis-spelled cant. It needs a different vowel.
Hey Everybody,
long time reader, decided to finally join when I started my LTC process in Mass. This website is such a wealth of knowledge, especially for the us in the commiewealth. Thanks for all the effort.
I’ve been doing my research to dial in what is on my purchase list (based on what’s available during COVID) as soon as I get my permit. My question is this.. How hard is it to purchase complete uppers or parts kits in Mass? I believe Palmetto stopped shipping here with Healey right? I have my eyes on a pre ban (94) lower. But if uppers or parts kits are unobtanium I’ll just pay the insane price of a complete.
If there is another relevant thread, sorry for the repeat, I couldn’t find it when I searched.
Thanks for any help
Sparky15
Depending on what you want, when you want it and your budget there are AR parts out there.Hey Everybody,
long time reader, decided to finally join when I started my LTC process in Mass. This website is such a wealth of knowledge, especially for the us in the commiewealth. Thanks for all the effort.
I’ve been doing my research to dial in what is on my purchase list (based on what’s available during COVID) as soon as I get my permit. My question is this.. How hard is it to purchase complete uppers or parts kits in Mass? I believe Palmetto stopped shipping here with Healey right? I have my eyes on a pre ban (94) lower. But if uppers or parts kits are unobtanium I’ll just pay the insane price of a complete.
If there is another relevant thread, sorry for the repeat, I couldn’t find it when I searched.
Thanks for any help
Sparky15
If you are getting a Colt pre ban lower, you should be aware that Colt did not follow mil-spec for its pre ban civilian rifles. Mil-spec fire control pins (trigger and hammer) are .154 in diameter. Some of the pre ban Colts use a larger pin size of .173. Thus, the fire control parts between these Colts and mil-spec models are not interchangeable. Also, Colt used a large, two-screw front pivot pin (.312) in many of their models, while the mil-spec is a .250 push pin. These lowers are often referred to as "large fire control" and/or ”large pivot" lowers.So I received my LTC and decided to buy a pre ban (94) lower and I’ll be sourcing an upper from a site that will work with me. Excited to drop some coin, and stock the safe. Happy Turkey Day folks
Question-- If I buy that upper with a 14 1/2" barrel and I put a muzzle device on it to bring the over all length to 16", then I wouldn't need a tax stamp?Brownells has Colt:
16", also.
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Nope, as long as you “permanently” attach it (pin/weld) and the overall rifle length is over 26 inches.Question-- If I buy that upper with a 14 1/2" barrel and I put a muzzle device on it to bring the over all length to 16", then I wouldn't need a tax stamp?
Would I have to pin and weld it if the rifle was kept in NH?Nope, as long as you “permanently” attach it (pin/weld) and the overall rifle length is over 26 inches.
Yup, NFA requires you to pin/weld the muzzle devices if you are using it to meet the 16 in barrel requirement to not be an SBR.Would I have to pin and weld it if the rifle was kept in NH?
come on dude you just over paid for 26+ year old rifle.....get the stamp!Would I have to pin and weld it if the rifle was kept in NH?
Question-- If I buy that upper with a 14 1/2" barrel and I put a muzzle device on it to bring the over all length to 16", then I wouldn't need a tax stamp?
Nope, as long as you “permanently” attach it (pin/weld) and the overall rifle length is over 26 inches.
Would I have to pin and weld it if the rifle was kept in NH?
Not quite so simple.Yup, NFA requires you to pin/weld the muzzle devices if you are using it to meet the 16 in barrel requirement to not be an SBR.
Not quite so simple.
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If it is assembled to a lower it could be a pistol, no stock or only a wrist brace, and nothing special is required.
But if it is on a lower with a stock, then yes the barrel and overall length requirements are necessary, or you can register as an SBR.
correct, I was assuming a lower purchased as just a lowerThat is totally dependent on if the lower was first built as a rifle or pistol. One can’t just change a stock for a brace on a lower that started life with a stock.
Hey Everybody,
long time reader, decided to finally join when I started my LTC process in Mass. This website is such a wealth of knowledge, especially for the us in the commiewealth. Thanks for all the effort.
I’ve been doing my research to dial in what is on my purchase list (based on what’s available during COVID) as soon as I get my permit. My question is this.. How hard is it to purchase complete uppers or parts kits in Mass? I believe Palmetto stopped shipping here with Healey right? I have my eyes on a pre ban (94) lower. But if uppers or parts kits are unobtanium I’ll just pay the insane price of a complete.
If there is another relevant thread, sorry for the repeat, I couldn’t find it when I searched.
Thanks for any help
Sparky15
Yeah, I had confused @clampett’s post as a continuation of the previous one from @Sparky15, who said he was getting a pre 94 ban lower. Most of those pre 94 lowers will have already existed as a rifle at some point, so they will come under NFA SBR regs.correct, I was assuming a lower purchased as just a lower
I dont mean to throw the thread off course, but Ive always wondered about the whole never-been-a-rifle thing. Are we talking about a complete rifle that was sold that way and then the lower was used as a pistol lower? If someone in a free state were to build out a stripped lower, I assume there would be nothing stopping them from changing it from rifle to pistol to rifle because how would anyone know. Is that right?
I just picked up a couple lowers. The FFL runs incomplete lowers through the state handgun background check system, so there is some level of understanding that they could be handguns.I dont mean to throw the thread off course, but Ive always wondered about the whole never-been-a-rifle thing. Are we talking about a complete rifle that was sold that way and then the lower was used as a pistol lower? If someone in a free state were to build out a stripped lower, I assume there would be nothing stopping them from changing it from rifle to pistol to rifle because how would anyone know. Is that right?
I dont mean to throw the thread off course, but Ive always wondered about the whole never-been-a-rifle thing. Are we talking about a complete rifle that was sold that way and then the lower was used as a pistol lower? If someone in a free state were to build out a stripped lower, I assume there would be nothing stopping them from changing it from rifle to pistol to rifle because how would anyone know. Is that right?
I just picked up a couple lowers. The FFL runs incomplete lowers through the state handgun background check system, so there is some level of understanding that they could be handguns.