New builder question

December 04, 2017, 05:51 PM

I’ve got a stripped lower receiver I bought and one of my grandsons and I are going to assemble it over Christmas break. I filled out the 4473 for it, but of course I didn’t get to see how the LGS filled out their portion. I’m assuming question 16 (pistol/rifle/other) was checked as other.

So my question is, if we decided to build it as a rifle (not SBR) then later decide to go as a pistol are there any potential issues? I haven’t found any reference so far, but thought some of you more experienced guys might know.

December 04, 2017, 06:18 PM

lkdr1989

I believe you can't go Rifle(original build)->Pistol but you can go Pistol(original build)<->Rifle.

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Originally posted by jbcummings:
I’ve got a stripped lower receiver I bought and one of my grandsons and I are going to assemble it over Christmas break. I filled out the 4473 for it, but of course I didn’t get to see how the LGS filled out their portion. I’m assuming question 16 (pistol/rifle/other) was checked as other.

So my question is, if we decided to build it as a rifle (not SBR) then later decide to go as a pistol are there any potential issues? I haven’t found any reference so far, but thought some of you more experienced guys might know.

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December 04, 2017, 06:26 PM

CandyMan.45

A stripped lower should be cleared as "Other" on a 4473, if done correctly. And as stated above, your not suppose to go from a rifle to a pistol... once it's a rifle.

December 04, 2017, 08:08 PM

jbcummings

Thanks for the info.
So basically go one or the other and get a new lower if you want to have the other. Got it!