No. It was more than likely made and transferred as a rifle. Once a rifle, always a rifle.
This was bought/transferred on the new 4473 since Nov1, 08?
What manufacturer. I always heard it doesn't matter what the 4473 says, it matters what the manufacturer marked it as when booked.
If it's a virgin receiver, then it went out from the mfr. as a "receiver" and should have been described as such when the dealer entered it into his bound book. It should be recorded as such on the (new) 4473 at the time of purchase from the dealer.
Heck, even on the old 4473s, if it was a stripped lower I was selling, I would write in "receiver only" rather than "pistol" or "rifle".
some manufacturers mark all receivers in their books as rifles.
How do you know that?
The rep told me that all receivers they make are booked as "rifle" in their books, and therefore cannot be made into pistols.
Well that certainly muddies the waters a bit, now dunnit?
I wonder what the legal standing of the weapon would be if a stripped lower was recorded by DPMS as a "rifle," but was then shipped to a distributor who sold it as a "receiver," then went to a dealer who entered it into his bound book as a "receiver," then was listed on the 4473 as a "receiver" at the time of sale, then was built by the purchaser into a pistol?
More importantly, under what circumstances would this even become an issue?
If you configure a Pistol into Rifle can you go back to Pistol or does it have to stay a rifle forever?