Short Rifle Question

[Chris Z]

So if I wanted a short barrel for the AR-15, do I have to make it and register it per NFA?? Can I just buy the barrel somewhere and register it??

Can't find any at Brownells, and the DPMS catalog says LE and Govt. only for 11.5" barrels.

[FarmerRick]

You'd need to register a AR15 lower as a SBR as discussed here: http://www.nebraskafirepower.com/forum/index.php?topic=323.0

Then, if you register it as "multi" or "any legal" length, you can put whatever length upper on it that you would want.

More reading material: http://www.ar15.com/forums/forum.html?b=6&f=17

If I am wrong in any of this, someone please jump in.

[David Hineline]

The ATF used to allow barrel length to be <16" and caliber to be N/A for guns like the AR that could change, but now if you send in forms like that they will be kicked back instructing to specify a barrel length and caliber.

What you can do is under other description area,  put text specifying length of barrels to be used, and possible other calibers.

[Dark Helmet]

^^^ what he said...

for instance, I'll register mine as ".223, 9x19, and 22LR" in "7.5, 11.5 & 14" lengths... or something similar.

just gotta be specific.  it can be a long list (AFAIK), it just has to be a specific list.