AR Striped lower question

[KA9NTZ]

Sometime ago I perched an AR lower from a dealer, did it all legal. The dealer called it in as a pistol, telling me that I can build it either way. The dealer said I could build either as long as it was called in as a pistol, but if it was called in as a rifle, no way legally build it into a pistol.

Was he correct, his phone has been disconnected, or did I screw my self. I just want everything to be correct. I was thinking about a SBR and don't want to lose it to bad paperwork.

 

[shooter521]

If it was a stripped lower receiver, it should have been listed on the 4473 as a "receiver" with the "other" box checked (as opposed to "handgun" or "long gun"), and called into NICS as an "other".

 

[Newbomb92]

You could do a ftf trade for another lower.

 

[KA9NTZ]

I remember when he was calling it in he said "HANDGUN", So am I stuck with a pistol, or can i build it the way i want!

 

[Davegrave]

You're fine. You can build a handgun up into a rifle, just not the other way around.

 

[KA9NTZ]

Kool, just don't want big brother to be breathing down my neck!!!

 

[mvician]

If you build it first as a PISTOL you can change it to a RIFLE and back again to a PISTOL


http://www.atf.gov/regulations-rulings/rulings/atf-rulings/atf-ruling-2011-4.pdf


and yes, years ago the stripped AR15 lower was either a PISTOL or a RIFLE on the 4473, there was no box for OTHER.