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Quick confirmation on law for barrel length
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:13 pm
by nyj
I'm looking into buying a complete AR with a 14.5" barrel + a 1.5" brake/flash suppressor that is pinned. This is legal in TX, correct?
Thanks
Re: Quick confirmation on law for barrel length
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:16 pm
by Dave2
AFAIK, it should be, but you need to be extremely certain that the total length isn't so much as 1.3 trillionths of an inch less than 16", or the ATF will throw you in jail for the rest of time.
Also, it's been a while since I've checked into that kind of stuff.
Re: Quick confirmation on law for barrel length
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 9:45 pm
by nyj
It's out of state, so I may try and get his FFL/gunsmith to triple check the measurements.
Re: Quick confirmation on law for barrel length
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 10:43 pm
by lfinsr
My understanding is that it must be permanent, meaning it can't be removed with hand tools. If the pin was welded in place or the threads brazed it would be ok. If you can simply knock the pin out and remove the flash suppressor it wouldn't pass.
This is nothing more than an opinion formed from reading other materials and forums. YMMV
Larry
Re: Quick confirmation on law for barrel length
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 8:06 am
by gljjt
lfinsr wrote:My understanding is that it must be permanent, meaning it can't be removed with hand tools. If the pin was welded in place or the threads brazed it would be ok. If you can simply knock the pin out and remove the flash suppressor it wouldn't pass.
This is nothing more than an opinion formed from reading other materials and forums. YMMV
Larry
This is my understanding as well.
* I am not a lawyer, or FFL, or Gunsmith, or actor that played any of the mentioned, nor did I stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night. My opinions are not valid in NY, NJ, IL, MD, CO or CA. Postage and Handling Not Included. Not available in all areas. Etc.
Re: Quick confirmation on law for barrel length
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 12:55 pm
by PBratton
As other have stated, permanently affixed and you should be fine.
Re: Quick confirmation on law for barrel length
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 12:02 am
by ghostrider
Should be fine.
Bushmaster sells such a configuration, the AK carbine
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Re: Quick confirmation on law for barrel length
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:46 am
by psijac
get an AR pistol with Sig brace
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Re: Quick confirmation on law for barrel length
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:15 pm
by HankB
A short barrel is OK if the muzzle device - brake, compensator, whatever - is "permanently" attached. This means high-temp silver solder (I want to say with an 1100 deg melting point, but I could be wrong on this number), welding, or a blind pin. I'd go at least 1/4" longer than the 16" statutory minimum, just to be safe.
Note that the "approved" way to measure barrel length is from the bolt face (when the bolt is closed) to the end of the muzzle/muzzle device. Usually this is done by closing the bolt on an empty chamber, and then dropping a rod down the barrel and marking it at the muzzle end - then measuring from the end to the mark.