Colt 6920 sbr or no?

May 03, 2019, 09:49 AM

g4tx

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Originally posted by RNshooter:
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Originally posted by g4tx:
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Originally posted by RNshooter:
You can also submit for the stamp on the ~~6933~~ 6920 lower and then save for/price shop for a 6933 upper, while you wait.

Bruce

Fixed...

tp

Nope, not fixed.

The whole point of the 6933 lower over the 6920 is that the 6920 is not a factory SBR and would need to be engraved, after the Form 1.
The 6933 transfers on a Form 4 and needs no engraving as Colt made it as an SBR.

Bruce

Mmmhmm, ok Bruce...

May 03, 2019, 10:29 AM

DSgrouse

Silly to wait 10 months for a form 4, which must always be transfered as a form 4.

Form 1, if you want to sell later just revert back to rifle and sell

May 03, 2019, 11:40 AM

Dwill104

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Originally posted by g4tx:
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Originally posted by RNshooter:
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Originally posted by g4tx:
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Originally posted by RNshooter:
You can also submit for the stamp on the ~~6933~~ 6920 lower and then save for/price shop for a 6933 upper, while you wait.

Bruce

Fixed...

tp

Nope, not fixed.

The whole point of the 6933 lower over the 6920 is that the 6920 is not a factory SBR and would need to be engraved, after the Form 1.
The 6933 transfers on a Form 4 and needs no engraving as Colt made it as an SBR.

Bruce

Mmmhmm, ok Bruce...

There is a valid point here. Having your name or trust name engraved on a gun or lower is going to significantly reduce its resale value. Once you make a SBR, later selling it as an SBR takes as long as a transfer of a factory SBR. If you’re willing to wait the time for a F4 transfer, I’d rather do the wait for a factory gun than someone else’s “made” SBR. If you take the SBR upper off, convert in back to a Title 1 gun, and remove it from the registery, who wants a gun (or lower) with someone else’s name on it, especially when pristine lowers are so cheap?

I consider my SBRs as mine forever, and accept that I’ll likely never be able to sell them if I wanted. Just how it is.

May 03, 2019, 02:12 PM

94hokie

I've got the 6933 and was cleared in less than 10 months, its an awesome SBR in my opinion.

May 03, 2019, 03:33 PM

g4tx

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Originally posted by Dwill104:
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Originally posted by g4tx:
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Originally posted by RNshooter:
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Originally posted by g4tx:
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Originally posted by RNshooter:
You can also submit for the stamp on the ~~6933~~ 6920 lower and then save for/price shop for a 6933 upper, while you wait.

Bruce

Fixed...

tp

Nope, not fixed.

The whole point of the 6933 lower over the 6920 is that the 6920 is not a factory SBR and would need to be engraved, after the Form 1.
The 6933 transfers on a Form 4 and needs no engraving as Colt made it as an SBR.

Bruce

Mmmhmm, ok Bruce...

There is a valid point here. Having your name or trust name engraved on a gun or lower is going to significantly reduce its resale value. Once you make a SBR, later selling it as an SBR takes as long as a transfer of a factory SBR. If you’re willing to wait the time for a F4 transfer, I’d rather do the wait for a factory gun than someone else’s “made” SBR. If you take the SBR upper off, convert in back to a Title 1 gun, and remove it from the registery, who wants a gun (or lower) with someone else’s name on it, especially when pristine lowers are so cheap?

I consider my SBRs as mine forever, and accept that I’ll likely never be able to sell them if I wanted. Just how it is.

Nope, there is no valid point.

The OP asked about SBRing his 6920.

The OP did NOT ask about a 6933.
A Colt factory registered 6933 lower by itself will run about the same or possibly more than the cost of a 6920 OEM 1/2, which is a complete rifle.

The OP asked about SBRing his 6920.

The OP did not ask about potential future resale of a Form 1/SBR'd lower.

The OP asked about SBRing his 6920.

A complete 6933 UPPER would be an option to consider if:
1. You don't want to mess with having the 6920 barrel cut/threaded/gas port opened.
And/or
2. You want an SBR upper and a non-NFA upper (like the 6920 upper) for an SBR'd lower in order to make it easy (as in no ATF permission slip) to cross state lines with the rifle. Remove short barrel upper, install non-NFA upper, drive across state lines and go wherever.

But, a complete 6933 upper will run about $680, which is almost the cost of a 6920 OEM 1/2.
And, the OP asked about SBRing his 6920.

tp

May 03, 2019, 10:49 PM

DaBigBR

C'mon guys.

May 04, 2019, 12:29 AM

RNshooter

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Originally posted by gambit123:
Debating on getting a stamp for one of my colt 6920. Any reason not to? I want to stay in the 11 inch area. Does anyone have one?

Sounds to me like he was asking for options as well as reasons to not SBR his 6920. And he wants, specifically, an 11" SBR. And he likes Colts, apparently.
Suggesting a 6933 does not seem to be out of line. Possibly even a good faith effort to add to the discussion.

YMMV.

Bruce

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