If an ar15 upper is not a firearm...

[Johnny C]

Just musing on the semi auto Ar15 versus possible bans.
A bolt action upper can be installed on an ar15, or the gas tube removed and "plugged" making it "not a semi auto"
An upper is not legally a firearm, though I suppose having one around could be called "intent"

 

[fullmetaljesus]

To what end?

 

[IndyDave1776]

Just musing on the semi auto Ar15 versus possible bans.
A bolt action upper can be installed on an ar15, or the gas tube removed and "plugged" making it "not a semi auto"
An upper is not legally a firearm, though I suppose having one around could be called "intent"

It would be easier to modify a bolt gun to accept AR magazines

 

[cosermann]

i’ve seen both bolt action and pump action uppers for the AR platform. They exist.

 

[GIJEW]

Might be simpler to just buy a boat...

 

[BGDave]

Back during the bad ole days (1994-2004) I built a single shot AR pistol using a de-milled barrel. Had about 10 inches of usable barrel. No threaded muzzle, no gas system and no front sight.
No idea of the accuracy. But it was glass packs loud.
Ear plugs and ear muffs loud.
I guess if you're the inventive type you could fire the upper without any lower (DON'T DO THIS). Pinch off the gas tube and smack the firing pin with carriage bolt and a small mallet. (or adjustment tool of your choice)
Things like this are the reasons I have interesting scars.

 

[Tombs]

Just musing on the semi auto Ar15 versus possible bans.
A bolt action upper can be installed on an ar15, or the gas tube removed and "plugged" making it "not a semi auto"
An upper is not legally a firearm, though I suppose having one around could be called "intent"

Why even worry about this nonsense?
You can build a lower from literal plywood that works, if you can't manage to 3d print one.

The people trying to implement these bans don't obey the law, they have no place to expect any of us to.

 

[DadSmith]

Just musing on the semi auto Ar15 versus possible bans.
A bolt action upper can be installed on an ar15, or the gas tube removed and "plugged" making it "not a semi auto"
An upper is not legally a firearm, though I suppose having one around could be called "intent"

Are you talking about something like this?

 

[Leo]

I cannot remember the name, but there was an outfit making a pump action AR upper. I think they were trying to get around California legislation.

 

[sarringdale]

Troy and Siphon were a couple of the companies doing pump action

 

[Johnny C]

To what end?

Well, if the feds happen to show up at my place after semi-auto ass-halt rifles are banned, but my AR is a bolt gun, or doesn't have a gas tube, or is in some way rendered "not semi auto" ... technically, It wouldn't meet their convoluted definition of an assault rifle.

 

[HHollow]

My opinion: Take the gas tube out of your Colt AR15 and it is still a semi-auto colt AR15, however non working. On the other hand your generic or ghost gun is another matter. If you are the manufacturer then you get to decide whether its a bolt gun or not. I can not guess where an Anderson or generic AR15 would fall.

 

[Mgderf]

I have seen an AR15 lower with a bolt action, .50BMG upper pinned to it.
I don't want to shoot it.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I have seen an AR15 lower with a bolt action, .50BMG upper pinned to it.
I don't want to shoot it.

A guy at my club had one of these one time and let me shoot it. It really wasn't as bad as you'd think. The upper was pretty heavy, so that tamed the recoil a bit. Had a really light trigger (guessing 2 lbs. or less) on it though and that surprised the heck out of me when it went boom! Especially when I'd been shooting old milsurps all day with their heavy triggers.