AR 15

[svtruth]

I just got a catalogue advertising a book on building your own, home built AR-15. They claim it is BATFE immune cuz it is home built.
Is this true, has anyone done it, any other comments?
Thanks in advance.

 

[1911user]

immune from what? Home built receivers still have to follow normal AR-15 rules they just don't have to go through (be registered by) an FFL dealer. Buying a commercially made reciever (through an FFL) and building the rifle from there is quite common and saves the 11% excise tax on building firearms. It also allows using parts of your choosing which may not be available from a factory.

 

[beerslurpy]

Yeah home built firearms dont participate in interstate commerce so they cant be regulated by the ATF.

Unless they are machine guns, suppressors, short barreled rifles/shotguns or marijuana.

 

[ckyllo]

are you talking about building an ar from a 80% finished reciever (basic reciever with no holes drilled or sn stamped no ffl needed)? AFAIK you can build one, costs about $400 for the taps and jigs to finish + parts, but you can never sell it, transfer accross state lines, or give it away. if you do best be highly skilled with shop equipment a degree off can cause you to have a pricey paper weight.