I read a interesting article in the latest Back Woodsman Magazine. Vol 33 #1 pg 17.
The author built a sawed off Mosin Nagant. He lopped off the barrel and stock behind the pistol grip in the style of the obrez pistols, that are found in the hands of rebels in Russia today and probably the old Soviet Union.
In the article the author states he cuts the barrel down to the US legal limit of 16". In the modifications to the stock, he cuts it down to the pistol grip. He's claiming it has a length that's within the legal limit for rifles. I think he said 26 inches. In pictures in the article he had the rear stock cut off just at the point it started widening at the pistol grip.
He installed a Remington 700 front sight and is claiming a sight radius of about 12 inches. He also installed a bi-pod.
He's calling it a poor man's XP-100.
It looks like a fun project. Is it a legal way to avoid paying the ATF the $200 for a SBR?
The author built a sawed off Mosin Nagant. He lopped off the barrel and stock behind the pistol grip in the style of the obrez pistols, that are found in the hands of rebels in Russia today and probably the old Soviet Union.
In the article the author states he cuts the barrel down to the US legal limit of 16". In the modifications to the stock, he cuts it down to the pistol grip. He's claiming it has a length that's within the legal limit for rifles. I think he said 26 inches. In pictures in the article he had the rear stock cut off just at the point it started widening at the pistol grip.
He installed a Remington 700 front sight and is claiming a sight radius of about 12 inches. He also installed a bi-pod.
He's calling it a poor man's XP-100.
It looks like a fun project. Is it a legal way to avoid paying the ATF the $200 for a SBR?