NFA AR Lower Question

[triplecelectric]

For all intents and purposes are there any differences between any transferable AR full auto lower as far as functionality is concerned?

I think the colts have different sized pins?

What happens if you get an NFA lower and it either wears out or breaks?

 

[QuietM4]

Some Colts have oversized pins. A full auto has an extra hole.

If it breaks, you pray to God it can be fixed, cause you don't get to make a new one.

 

[YNOTAZ]

If it breaks, you pray to God it can be fixed, cause you don't get to make a new one.

And that is the exact reason for the "Hughes amendment" of the 1986 FOPA, "Firearms Owners Protection Act". Reduce the supply by attrition.

 

[Suck My Glock]

Well,...[highlight=yellow]understand that I am not suggesting this be done[/highlight],...but it is POSSIBLE to counterfeit a lower receiver. There are acid-etching templates made for guys who make their own 80% lowers into functioning semi-auto personal weapons to mark them (for personal amusement only) as specimens of genuine make or manufacturer.

Only you can make the determination as to whether you would ever want to attempt to pass off a newly made counterfeit as the real deal. There are moral and legal implications to doing that,...obviously.

But possible? Yes,...it is.

http://www.dogfightink.com/80percentlowersmarkings.html

 

[triplecelectric]

You know that was kinda my thought that God forbid it broke who the hell would know. What really sucks is transferable is 10-20x more than no law letter. Just ridiculous.

 

[338lapua]

Well,...[highlight=yellow]understand that I am not suggesting this be done[/highlight],...but it is POSSIBLE to counterfeit a lower receiver. There are acid-etching templates made for guys who make their own 80% lowers into functioning semi-auto personal weapons to mark them (for personal amusement only) as specimens of genuine make or manufacturer.

Only you can make the determination as to whether you would ever want to attempt to pass off a newly made counterfeit as the real deal. There are moral and legal implications to doing that,...obviously.

But possible? Yes,...it is.

http://www.dogfightink.com/80percentlowersmarkings.html

counterfeit M16 lower.jpg

Actually own a couple real GM guns. This receiver would make making a fake easy and you could forge the proper form IF you had a stamp from the old days when they sometimes forgot to put the serial number on the stamp. I do believe local LE can now access the NFA registry thanks to Obama and you may be caught. A guy who was a friend of a guy I know did this and got away with it back when ATF told them give the guy back his guns and we will not verify it for you.

 

[338lapua]

Some Colts have oversized pins. A full auto has an extra hole.

If it breaks, you pray to God it can be fixed, cause you don't get to make a new one.

Years ago you could send a M-16 receiver to Colt and they would remake a new receiver with M-4 on it and destroy your old receiver. Of course some assssclown got that shut down because he went on forums and talked about it. Quite a few guys who had inventory did this as people will pay a ton of money for a Colt with M-4 on the side of it.

 

[omegaman]

Just get a sear and who cares about the lower. Yes Colt is large pin; you can get it converted to small pin. You would need a lot of money to wear one out.

 

[Abbey]

Somebody literally just posted this overview of transferable M16 options on Sturm last week.

https://www.sturmgewehr.com/forums/index.php?/topic/37642-beginners-guide-to-transferable-m16s/

Personally, I don't like the large pin Colt conversions and won't buy one. I prefer either a non-Colt conversion or an actual M16A1. Or go the RDIAS route.