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posted March 24, 2024 07:00 PM
I’m pretty sure I’m right about this, but just want to verify this with the rifle brain trust. I’m picking up a BCM AR upper. The original barrel was cut to 14 inches and a muzzle device that measures 2.25 inches was attached to it. As long as the device is pinned and welded into place, this is considered a legal rifle?
 
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posted March 24, 2024 07:28 PMHide Post
Agree with Mike. If you want a true "barrel length", assuming it is actually pinned/welded, drop a dowel down the barrel with the bolt closed. Measure.


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posted March 24, 2024 07:35 PMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by DeputyCG:
I’m pretty sure I’m right about this, but just want to verify this with the rifle brain trust. I’m picking up a BCM AR upper. The original barrel was cut to 14 inches and a muzzle device that measures 2.25 inches was attached to it. As long as the device is pinned and welded into place, this is considered a legal rifle?


Depends. Is the 2.25” the total length of the muzzle device before being P&W, or does the muzzle device extend 2.25” beyond the end of the barrel? The muzzle threads have about 0.6” of overlap, so a muzzle device with a total unmounted length of 2.25” will only add 1.65” to the barrel length.

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posted March 24, 2024 08:30 PMHide Post
If you are worried, you could go with a longer muzzle device like a Surefire Warcomp or 3 Prong that comes in at 2.6 inches.




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posted March 24, 2024 09:05 PMHide Post
Yeah, the bottom line is, the total barrel length (counting the P&W muzzle device) must be a minimum 16 inches in order to pass the non-NFA status.


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posted March 24, 2024 10:31 PMHide Post
I’ll be sure to verify it once it arrives. The Surefire WarComp looks nice. I may just get it anyway!

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posted March 25, 2024 09:56 AMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by DeputyCG:
I’m pretty sure I’m right about this, but just want to verify this with the rifle brain trust. I’m picking up a BCM AR upper. The original barrel was cut to 14 inches and a muzzle device that measures 2.25 inches was attached to it. As long as the device is pinned and welded into place, this is considered a legal rifle?


It's going to depend on how deep the threads are on the muzzle device. I agree with the person who suggested dropping a dowel down the barrel with the bolt closed.
 
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posted March 25, 2024 10:00 AMHide Post
If it's BCM then it's fine. All their uppers I've seen are actually 14.5". Not 14.
I have 2 and both are legally 16.2" and have been 100% reliable.
 
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posted March 25, 2024 10:08 AMHide Post
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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
If it's BCM then it's fine. All their uppers I've seen are actually 14.5". Not 14.
I have 2 and both are legally 16.2" and have been 100% reliable.



It sounds like the barrel may have originally been longer and was cut to 14".
 
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posted March 25, 2024 01:01 PMHide Post
It sounds like it has an extended flash hider on it at 2.25"
The 14.7" I have uses a regular A2 flash hider to bring it to 16.1" overall
Length of that one is 1.750", crush washer adds another .22"
 
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