Building a pistol on a virgin R700 action!!?!

[Dusty Stevens]

Undesignated is just that, neither pistol or rifle. The legality isn't muddled or unclear, an action that wasn't a rifle to start with can be either. Plain and simple.

Same with a $379 adl from academy. They will take your word for it as to what it was

 

[mauser284]

I am going to ask the question why? Is it just because you can?

 

[Ggmac]

I am going to ask the question why? Is it just because you can?

I hope the op responds . The thread is 2 yrs old . I’m curious if he did build it

 

[Konocti's Wigwam]

There are 2 areas to be concerned with. (there are more, but these are the primaries)

1) Barrel length - a rifle can't have a barrel shorter than 16" in length
2) Assault Weapon Features - many states have AWBs in place which look at features such as pistol grip, flash hider, bayonette, etc...

Since the ATF is in the middle of trying to regulate these so called AWBs it presents problems.

It could take a few years to work through these issues in court, IMO.

 

[Konocti's Wigwam]

I would like to show some devices that allow people to work around the current laws.

I mentioned the barrel length. In many states you can possess an SBR, and in those states you need a tax stamp that costs $200, so it basically becomes a tax game. However, there are states such as California that do not allow the residents to possess NFA items. You can't have a short barrel rifle, period.

But you can have a pistol, they're not illegal yet.

A detachable magazine is a feature that classifies a firearm as an "assault weapon". I don't believe in such a term, but I use it because that is how our country accepts such a term for common firearms.

I am in NO WAY offering you legal advise here, and I recommend that EVERYONE does their homework for themselves. I am showing 2 legal configurations that I believe can stand up in a court in California, one of the worst states on gun control in the nation.

There are several things to note that will help in understanding the law. That is that the Thordson featureless stock is not considered to have a pistol grip, it is similar to a traditional rifle grip, albeit plastic.

The rifle is a hunting rifle, it has a 16" barrel on it with a brake. It will only use 10 round mags, has a featureless stock and is intended to shoulder.

The cheek weld is not intended to shoulder. It is intended to use on a pistol that will be fired from either a bipod or tripod w/v-rest.

With a bolt action you will not need to worry about AWB but will face the issue of SBR with a barrel shorter than 16".