04-08-2021, 02:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-08-2021, 05:28 PM by lazyengineer.)
PVBoom Wrote:Don't brace it.
The news today is that Biden's proposed new ATF head will move to reclassify all braced patrols as SBRs.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administrat...-flag-laws
Yep. There will be lots of discussion on this I'm sure. But this was as predictable as the phase of the moon. The "victory" in December when the ATF under Trump was going to give free SBR stamps while at the same time declaring they will remain ambiguous on brace status (i.e. no real change), was the most misspent effort I've seen the gun community do; they threw away a gift and spit in ATF's face for it. Biden had already won, and this was an absolute certainty. Dont expect free SBR stamps out of this now, and do expect more draconian interpretations of what an SBR is, than what was offered in December. We'll see, it's a dumb law - but it's on the books, and he can do this. We're not going to win this one, and it was amazing they were ever allowed to get so widespread in the first place.
Don't build an AR pistol today, is my advise. Or at least, build it with a 14.5" Barrel, that you can then pin and weld later. Though... good luck finding a 14.5" barrel. "Easest" path right now, if you know the right people, is to get a used Creedmoor barrel and have it cut down and rechambered. Yea, I know - super helpful.