80 ar to a pistol

[BobTheTomato]

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this however, I don't want to make a NFA weapon. I am going to do a 80% receiver for an AR15 and want to make a pistol. Do I need to mark it or engrave it pistol? I don't know if anyone any experience and didn't know if anyone had experience on how the ATF looked at it.

Thanks

 

[pjeski]

If you are asking if you have to engrave the word "pistol" on it, the answer is "no". A weapon is defined by its configuration, not markings or paperwork.

Unless there is an Alabama law that requires it. You should look into that, what does your state require for marking weapons made by an individual.

 

[Aaron Baker]

pjeski is correct. Unless there is an Alabama law (which I highly doubt, given its political leanings as a state generally) that governs making firearms or registration of pistols, then you don't have to do anything special.

Under federal law, it's legal for an individual to make a firearm for their own use, whether it's a pistol or a rifle or a shotgun. As long as it doesn't fall under the NFA (i.e. short-barreled rifle), there are no registration or marking requirements.

You don't have to mark it in any way as a pistol. You don't have to mark with it your name, address, town, etc. You don't have to create and mark it with a serial number. No marking requirements at all.

It MUST be made for personal use. If you make it with the intent to sell it, you must be registered as a manufacturer with the ATF. But if you make it for personal use, and then later decide to sell it for whatever reason, that's not illegal. If you do decide to sell it, the ATF suggests that you create a serial number and mark it with one, but that's not a legal requirement either.

Hope that information helps.

Aaron

 

[wally]

pjeski is correct. Unless there is an Alabama law (which I highly doubt, given its political leanings as a state generally) that governs making firearms or registration of pistols, then you don't have to do anything special.

Under federal law, it's legal for an individual to make a firearm for their own use, whether it's a pistol or a rifle or a shotgun. As long as it doesn't fall under the NFA (i.e. short-barreled rifle), there are no registration or marking requirements.

You don't have to mark it in any way as a pistol. You don't have to mark with it your name, address, town, etc. You don't have to create and mark it with a serial number. No marking requirements at all.

It MUST be made for personal use. If you make it with the intent to sell it, you must be registered as a manufacturer with the ATF. But if you make it for personal use, and then later decide to sell it for whatever reason, that's not illegal. If you do decide to sell it, the ATF suggests that you create a serial number and mark it with one, but that's not a legal requirement either.

Hope that information helps.

Aaron

Correct, but I'd wager that being in possession of a firearm with no visible serial number during a law enforcement interaction would in most jurisdictions result in an immediate arrest. Anything AR or AK even more so.


Sure, you can beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride.

 

[Aaron Baker]

You may be right.

I have never had a law enforcement interaction where my firearms were inspected.

Aaron