AK pistol no-go in NJ?..

 

http://www.jgsales.com/product_info.php ... 9d23fce43f

J & G has it listed under the rifle category..

 

I know that AR manufacturer's make a certain number of Receivers which are registered as Handguns.. which cannot be turned into Rifles, however, a rifle receiver can be turned into a handgun. at least this is what ive read on the interwebs..

 

Does the same hold true for AK's ?

 

That being said.. I can't find anything in NJ law which says that a Semi-Auto Rifle needs to have a stock on it.. what prevents me from taking the stock off my WASR-10.. and filling it in with a plate.. essentially making a pistol?

 

 

Keeping in mine the federal 26"/16" law of course...

AK pistol no-go in NJ?..

 

http://www.jgsales.com/product_info.php ... 9d23fce43f

 

Yes, no go in NJ

A pistol can have a stock placed on it if the barrel is longer than 16". A rifle can never have a barrel shorter than 16" unless it is registered as a SBR, which we know is not going to happen in NJ.

 

In other words, you can buy a virgin receiver (one that has never been transferred as a rifle) with a NJ P2P and build a handgun, while strictly following the NJAG AWB Guideline. You may put a stock on it only after putting a 16"+ barrel on first. In fact, you can make a rifle out of any handgun, i.e. Thompson Center and Mech Tech conversions. You can't ever convert a rifle into a pistol.

 

However, all this does not apply to an AK pistol. As Mauser88 said, it is not legal in NJ due to its weight. You may purchase certain AR pistols. The OlyArms swiss cheese model or the ProfOrd/BM carbon pistols.

so a semi-auto rifle with a barrel 16" or longer and just a pistol grip (no shoulder stock) would be considered a pistol?

A pistol can have a stock placed on it if the barrel is longer than 16". A rifle can never have a barrel shorter than 16" unless it is registered as a SBR, which we know is not going to happen in NJ.

 

In other words, you can buy a virgin receiver (one that has never been transferred as a rifle) with a NJ P2P and build a handgun, while strictly following the NJAG AWB Guideline. You may put a stock on it only after putting a 16"+ barrel on first. In fact, you can make a rifle out of any handgun, i.e. Thompson Center and Mech Tech conversions. You can't ever convert a rifle into a pistol.

 

However, all this does not apply to an AK pistol. As Mauser88 said, it is not legal in NJ due to its weight. You may purchase certain AR pistols. The OlyArms swiss cheese model or the ProfOrd/BM carbon pistols.

 

 

So what is the deal with the Broomhandle Mausers,Lugers,Hi Powers, Radoms etc..? The ATF has a list of these antique handguns that you can legally attach a stock to since they are C&R guns and states they do not fall under the SBR rule.

so a semi-auto rifle with a barrel 16" or longer and just a pistol grip (no shoulder stock) would be considered a pistol?

No. It's still a rifle. It had to be a pistol from 'birth' to be a pistol.

So what is the deal with the Broomhandle Mausers,Lugers,Hi Powers, Radoms etc..? The ATF has a list of these antique handguns that you can legally attach a stock to since they are C&R guns and states they do not fall under the SBR rule.

Special cases I guess.

so a semi-auto rifle with a barrel 16" or longer and just a pistol grip (no shoulder stock) would be considered a pistol?

No. It's still a rifle. It had to be a pistol from 'birth' to be a pistol.

 

Thanks. Clears it up a bit.