Should I get a pistol or rifle AR9?

[westhope]

•A factory fresh AR lower receiver that has never been part of a firearm can be used to build a pistol, carbine or rifle. If a lower receiver is built into and registered as a pistol first, it can be stripped down and converted into a rifle in the future. If the receiver built into a carbine or rifle first, it must always remain part of a rifle and cannot ever be used to build a pistol.

From American Rifleman July 14, 2016:

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articl ... s-at-home/

Just my understanding.

[Holland&Holland]

•A factory fresh AR lower receiver that has never been part of a firearm can be used to build a pistol, carbine or rifle. If a lower receiver is built into and registered as a pistol first, it can be stripped down and converted into a rifle in the future. If the receiver built into a carbine or rifle first, it must always remain part of a rifle and cannot ever be used to build a pistol.

From American Rifleman July 14, 2016:

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articl ... s-at-home/

Just my understanding.

No I get that. I was questioning the accusatory nature of your post.

[westhope]

I was questioning the accusatory nature of your post.

What was "accusatory" concerning my post?

[Holland&Holland]

I have had a 9mm rifle for about a year and put this together last night, just got back from Oakdale and it is pretty fun to shoot.
Now I just need to get the suppressor ordered.

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Did you buy it as a rifle and then converted it to a pistol? That is not legal.

[Ghost]

•A factory fresh AR lower receiver that has never been part of a firearm can be used to build a pistol, carbine or rifle. If a lower receiver is built into and registered as a pistol first, it can be stripped down and converted into a rifle in the future. If the receiver built into a carbine or rifle first, it must always remain part of a rifle and cannot ever be used to build a pistol.

From American Rifleman July 14, 2016:

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articl ... s-at-home/

Just my understanding.

What do they mean by "registered as a pistol"? A lower transfers as "other". Maybe in states where registration is required but that's still a state vs federal issue.

[Holland&Holland]

•A factory fresh AR lower receiver that has never been part of a firearm can be used to build a pistol, carbine or rifle. If a lower receiver is built into and registered as a pistol first, it can be stripped down and converted into a rifle in the future. If the receiver built into a carbine or rifle first, it must always remain part of a rifle and cannot ever be used to build a pistol.

From American Rifleman July 14, 2016:

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articl ... s-at-home/

Just my understanding.

What do they mean by "registered as a pistol"? A lower transfers as "other". Maybe in states where registration is required but that's still a state vs federal issue.

I would assume they mean transferred as a rifle. It was not too long ago that FFLs would ask if your lower was going to be a rifle or a pistol and you had to make sure they put other in to have options.

[Ghost]

I would assume they mean transferred as a rifle. It was not too long ago that FFLs would ask if your lower was going to be a rifle or a pistol and you had to make sure they put other in to have options.

Yeah, I understand that but they started transferring as other well before that article. It’s just messy to begin with but poorly written articles don’t help.

[TommyMN]

I grabbed a psa super short pistol with sb brace for 499. It’s super fun. Cheap. I’d grab a pistol but then again I’d never compete where it would need to be a stocked rifle.

[linksep]

I'm no expert but I believe this is half correct. A pistol can can be turned into a rifle, but once a rifle- it cannot be turned into a pistol again. Please correct me if I am wrong.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/41833 ... 6-1-4-blue

http://mechtechsys.com/glock-carbine-conversion/

https://www.atf.gov/file/55526/download