Trey Veston
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Heard a rumor that Biden was going to issue an EO declaring AR pistols with braces to be an NFA item.
Been curious about them. I love my AR-patterned 9mm pistol, but it's got a 7.5" barrel and the one I just ordered has a 10.5" barrel.
I have absolutely no need or use for this "pistol". I just thought I should probably get one before either they are gone, outlawed, or declared NFA.
I went to the PSA website and while I was there trying to decide which flavor to get, the site started acting funny. Heavy traffic was hitting it and options were disappearing.
I started trying to get a complete firearm for $729, then looked at lowers, then at uppers. I wanted a 10.5" barrel, flat-top, and 5.56. I ended up buying a lower with the SBA3 brace and Magpul furniture for $299, then got a flat-top upper with a 10.5" barrel and 9" M-Lok handguard for $399.
Hopefully I'll like it.
And hopefully it is grandfathered before the EO takes effect. Lower is going to my FFL while the upper is going to me. So, if Uncle Sniffy declares any newly purchased braced AR pistols as NFA items, starting from when he signs the illegal order later today, my records will show they were purchased at 0700 on 4/8/21, before his order was signed. The FFL will receive a braced lower next week, but no idea if it will get a rifle-length upper or not. I will be adding a legally purchased pistol upper to it later that day, that was purchased legally.
No idea if all this will work out or not. I'm not used to being made a criminal. Years of military service and federal law enforcement convinced me that I was a "good guy". Kind of weird being turned into a bad guy by the government I swore to serve and defend.
Been curious about them. I love my AR-patterned 9mm pistol, but it's got a 7.5" barrel and the one I just ordered has a 10.5" barrel.
I have absolutely no need or use for this "pistol". I just thought I should probably get one before either they are gone, outlawed, or declared NFA.
I went to the PSA website and while I was there trying to decide which flavor to get, the site started acting funny. Heavy traffic was hitting it and options were disappearing.
I started trying to get a complete firearm for $729, then looked at lowers, then at uppers. I wanted a 10.5" barrel, flat-top, and 5.56. I ended up buying a lower with the SBA3 brace and Magpul furniture for $299, then got a flat-top upper with a 10.5" barrel and 9" M-Lok handguard for $399.
Hopefully I'll like it.
And hopefully it is grandfathered before the EO takes effect. Lower is going to my FFL while the upper is going to me. So, if Uncle Sniffy declares any newly purchased braced AR pistols as NFA items, starting from when he signs the illegal order later today, my records will show they were purchased at 0700 on 4/8/21, before his order was signed. The FFL will receive a braced lower next week, but no idea if it will get a rifle-length upper or not. I will be adding a legally purchased pistol upper to it later that day, that was purchased legally.
No idea if all this will work out or not. I'm not used to being made a criminal. Years of military service and federal law enforcement convinced me that I was a "good guy". Kind of weird being turned into a bad guy by the government I swore to serve and defend.
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