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Practically speaking, almost certainly. Legally speaking, "it depends."I have a preban Colt AR15 built in 70’s, can I put a collapsible stock on it?
Thats what i thought but some one said i could not change anything. I swapped uppers to a m4 flat top, removed the front sight and bayo lug and replaced with low profile gas block and free float handguard. Now i want to put a quality collapsable stock, , i thought i was good till he said noYes, its preban so go nuts.
Thats what i thought but some one said i could not change anything. I swapped uppers to a m4 flat top, removed the front sight and bayo lug and replaced with low profile gas block and free float handguard. Now i want to put a quality collapsable stock, , i thought i was good till he said no
If this is the case, then OP should be good to go.A Colt from the 70s would be an SP1 which had a flash hider and bayo lug
What if it was? Prior the the ban I don't know why a gun would lack features. But if there was such a gun are you suggesting that if a preban gun lacked a feature that it couldn't be added now?If this is the case, then OP should be good to go.
I didn't know if was a "varminter" model or something that was featureless (apart from the grip).
It comes up with Mini-14s and whatnot, which of course have come in many flavors. It also comes up with stripped receivers.What if it was? Prior the the ban I don't know why a gun would lack features. But if there was such a gun are you suggesting that if a preban gun lacked a feature that it couldn't be added now?
Practically speaking, almost certainly. Legally speaking, "it depends."
Did it have at least two of the prohibited features prior to Sept 1994? If so, then you're good to go.
If not, then you are still probably safe as I don't think anyone's been prosecuted based on the ATF's "not an assault weapon based on age alone" statement, but it's something to be aware of, even if a remote possibility.
Proving it, however, is not necessarily easy.
As far as I have researched ALL preban colts in ar-15 format were only sold as complete rifles with at least 3 [EDIT: with at least some] of the "evil features" (pistol grip, flash hider, collapsable stock)...Pre bans like Eagle Arms can get a little tricky, because they sold lowers- and although you cannot necessarily prove it was fully assembled in AW form prior to the ban, it would be on a prosecutor to prove that it wasn't, and that isn't even possible. Here's another beauty- people have found a rough estimate for Olympic Arms pre ban serial cutoff, but the records were lost in a fire so it gets tricky there as well. From what I can tell Colt is one of the best preban options you can choose (minus the annoying big pin and post89 searblock issues) because they only sold completes. Anyways op- the lower is the firearm, yes you can change everything else and it is indeed grandfathered in for use of a collapsable stock. If I'm mistaken about anything here and an FFL owner wants to correct me, I am open to the knowledge. Think I covered it though.Practically speaking, almost certainly. Legally speaking, "it depends."
Did it have at least two of the prohibited features prior to Sept 1994? If so, then you're good to go.
If not, then you are still probably safe as I don't think anyone's been prosecuted based on the ATF's "not an assault weapon based on age alone" statement, but it's something to be aware of, even if a remote possibility.
Proving it, however, is not necessarily easy.
As far as I have researched ALL preban colts in ar-15 format were only sold as complete rifles with at least 3 of the "evil features" (pistol grip, flash hider, collapsable stock)...Pre bans like Eagle Arms can get a little tricky, because they sold lowers- and although you cannot necessarily prove it was fully assembled in AW form prior to the ban, it would be on a prosecutor to prove that it wasn't, and that isn't even possible. Here's another beauty- people have found a rough estimate for Olympic Arms pre ban serial cutoff, but the records were lost in a fire so it gets tricky there as well. From what I can tell Colt is one of the best preban options you can choose (minus the annoying big pin and post89 searblock issues) because they only sold completes. Anyways op- the lower is the firearm, yes you can change everything else and it is indeed grandfathered in for use of a collapsable stock. If I'm mistaken about anything here and an FFL owner wants to correct me, I am open to the knowledge. Think I covered it though.
Noted and edited. Heard the owner threw a collapsable stock on for a few days though.No, not all pre-ban Colts had collapsible stocks. I recently sold one and it came from the factory with a fixed stock. It had a birdcage, and bayonet lug.