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    Quote Originally Posted by khc3 View Post
    As someone said in the other thread, the method of measuring OAL described in the Federal regs says the length between the "extreme ends" of the firearm. That is plain language, not open to any "interpretation," in my opinion.

    The fact is that a 10" barreled AR with its buttstock collapsed is no more or less a short-barreled rifle than a gun with a 2" barrel and a 20 foot buttstock. There are no "degrees" of SBR rifle. It either is or isn't.

    The desription listed on the form is for identification, period, and unless there is some problem matching the serial number on the gun to that on the form, the physical description will never be an issue.


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    Quote Originally Posted by khc3 View Post
    Overall length is only mentioned in the legal definition of a firearm made from a rifle. Because a rifle is defined as a firearm made and designed to be fired from the shoulder, ie. a firearm with a buttstock, a weapon without a buttstock must meet a minimum OAL, regardless of it's barrel length.

    The legal definition for a SBR, a short-barreled rifle with a buttstock, does not include OAL as a defining characteristic. So, you're right, it doesn't matter.
    I have to correct you on this. AN SBR is defined by the ATF as: "A shoulder-fired rifled firearm that has a barrel that is less than 16-inches in length OR has an Overall Length (OAL) less than 16-inches."

    Even if your rifle has a 16-inch barrel, it is still an SBR if it is less than 26-inches OAL.
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