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Has anyone rigged a forearm brace to a lever action mare's leg handgun?
I'm guessing the OP is taking his que from the Sig arm brace trend for AR pistols. That is to say that it would be an "arm brace" with a wink and a nod, and would actually be a workaround to paying the $200 tax stamp for a NFA firearm.WHY?! How would you work the lever?
Has anyone rigged a forearm brace to a lever action mare's leg handgun?
Huh????It's important that the "brace" does not attach to the gun. Dumb rules, but the powers that be aren't afraid to enforce dumb rules.
Wouldn't that kind of defeat the whole concept of the Mare's leg?
Still trying to figure that one out???Wouldn't that kind of defeat the whole concept of the Mare's leg?
I'm having a hard time understanding this. What would it attach to if not the gun?It's important that the "brace" does not attach to the gun. Dumb rules, but the powers that be aren't afraid to enforce dumb rules.
I'm having a hard time understanding this. What would it attach to if not the gun?
What good is a brace that isn't attached to the gun??
The Sig brace is attached to the gun via the pistol buffer tube.
13 posts and this one seems the most valid. I'm wondering too so call it a question bump.WHY?! How would you work the lever?
You'd work the lever with your support hand just like always because it would operate exactly like an SBR. Nobody actually uses the SIG SB15 as an arm brace, that's just how SIG markets it to get it around the SBR laws. No, as an arm brace it's absolutely terrible and worthless; everyone who has a pistol with a SIG arm brace just shoulders it and uses it like a normal stock.ApacheCoTodd said:13 posts and this one seems the most valid. I'm wondering too so call it a question bump.David E said:WHY?! How would you work the lever?
You'd work the lever with your support hand just like always because it would operate exactly like an SBR.
Except for all the men and women who lost an arm in service to this country, including the one for whom the brace was designed by a fellow veteran. Yes, many people do use it to bypass the US's moronic SBR laws, but it was designed to help physically disabled vets more effectively shoot their AR-15 pistols since they can no longer shoot AR-15 carbines and rifles.everyone who has a pistol with a SIG arm brace just shoulders it and uses it like a normal stock.
I've always been skeptical of that story. Have you ever tried using it as an arm brace? It's absolutely horrendous; it's extraordinarily difficult to use and it's almost impossible to use the sights. I've found it's a lot easier to shoulder an AR pistol or SBR using only one arm than it is to use the arm brace as an arm brace.ugaarguy said:it was designed to help physically disabled vets more effectively shoot their AR-15 pistols
I'm a partially disabled vet (chronic sleep and fatigue problems). I've worked, as a civilian, with physically disabled persons (mostly non-vets) in volunteer work and former employment. The biggest thing I've learned from those experiences is that people are amazing at adapting and functioning with various physical handicaps. Also, there is never a single solution even for similar handicaps. Some folks are great with prosthetic hands or forearms, while others prefer to use their nub arm. Most folks who don't have an arm or hand do become very good at pulling straps and doing similar hand grip functions with their teeth. So, while SB15 may not work for everyone, I have no doubt that there are folks who it does work very well for.it seems to me that if you only had the use of one arm it would be extremely difficult to strap the arm brace to your arm without the use of a second hand. But it's not that difficult to shoulder and fire an AR with only one arm as long as it's lightweight and not too front-heavy (like an SBR or an AR pistol with an SB15).
There's absolutely no restriction on permanently attaching the brace to the buffer tube. I've read every letter the ATF has put out about the brace and keep the important one folded up in the grip of my pistol AR in the rare case an ATF agent has been living under a rock for the last year.Geez guys come on.
If there is a permanently attached brace, it would be classified as a stock, and with a mare's leg barrel length, the gun would count as a short barreled rifle. It would then have to be tax stamped and registered.
The Sig brace doesn't "attach" to anything. It slides on to a buffer tube and is held on with friction. It is not technically bolted, glued, taped, or magically bonded to a gun in any way.
I'm still trying to figure out what kind of need for a brace would compel someone to completely ruin the aesthetics of a nice mare's leg. But I guess.... Different strokes and different needs.
Even if someone got good at strapping it on with their teeth, it's still terrible as an arm brace in my experience (and the experience of everyone I know who has tried it). But you're right, I'm sure there are a few disabled people who find that it works well and fits their needs. Though I can't imagine that number is very large; if the SB15 was only used as an arm brace then it would definitely be a complete failure for SIG.ugaarguy said:Most folks who don't have an arm or hand do become very good at pulling straps and doing similar hand grip functions with their teeth. So, while SB15 may not work for everyone, I have no doubt that there are folks who it does work very well for.
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Wouldn't that kind of defeat the whole concept of the Mare's leg?
As I understand it, the concept of the Mare's Leg is to be a weird looking gun that has no real function, but will be attractive to people who spend money without thinking.Still trying to figure that one out???
There's absolutely no restriction on permanently attaching the brace to the buffer tube.