When you buy something for the express purpose of SBRing it, how much time should you spend vetting it in its factory configuration before making it an NFA item?
I’m going to be picking up a CZ Scorpion at my FFL when he gets back from vacation (in a couple days I think). My intention right from the get go has been to SBR this thing. I have absolutely zero interest in it as a “pistol”.
Now I’m going to fire it to at least function test the gun at the range, but I’m not really interested in blowing hundreds of rounds through it as pistol first before finally moving on to the SBR process, particularly with the current state of 9mm.
I don’t even really want to spend the money on some kind of brace setup in the interim as most of the available braces are in the same price range as a tax stamp.
On the other hand, going straight to NFA seems like it could be a real pain in the ass if after all is said and done, you end up with a lemon.
My two existing forays into the SBR world (one of which is still “pending”....) have just been AR lowers that had been used extensively prior to doing the Form 1s on them.
With the scorpion, it’s going to a new in box gun when I get it.
How did those of you who have gone this route before proceed? Or how would you proceed?
Spend weeks or months (as ammo availability allows) gradually vetting the gun in a configuration you don’t enjoy in order to make sure it’s “worth” SBRing?
Or just leap into the NFA process with both feet?
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