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Originally Posted by Pitt300
I'm assuming that if you have a TC in 300 Whisper w/10" (?) barrel & a stock attached to it then it is registered as an SBR???
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only if you want it to be legal.
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Originally Posted by Pitt300
Do you have to put a new Serial # on the receiver?
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ATF will tell you to use the serial number already on the receiver. However, there is basis in law requiring you to reuse this number, and you can engrave a new number if you desire.
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Originally Posted by Pitt300
What happens if you want to take the TC as a pistol out of state?
Do you still have to get "transit papers" if you leave the stock @ home?
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It is an SBR and you will need an approved 5320.20 to take it across state lines.
If it has the buttstock removed, it no longer meets the definition of an SBR. Some people will tell you that it is still an SBR, since it is recorded in the NFRTR as such. Once again, there is no basis in law supporting this though, since it does not meet the definition of an SBR as laid out in
The Law. Some will say it's a gray area. I look at it from a practical standpoint, though.
It does not meet the definition of an SBR if the stock is removed, or a long barrel is installed
and it is very unlikely that you will catch grief anywhere over your single-shot not-scary-looking rifle/pistol. However (here's the practical view), if you were somehow picked up with a "registered" SBR in non SBR-format having crossed state lines without a permission slip, you will likely win in court, but it would be an expensive (lawyer fees) win. It's much easier to just file the paperwork.
Or - worst case, ATF admits that they can't require you to get a state-hopping permission slip while the gun is in non-SBR format, but they rule that, since it was un-SBRed, it would require another $200 tax to re-SBR, you (and the rest of us) would be hosed by the precedent set. But I doubt it would ever come to that.
File your paperwork and go on your merry way.
(did any of that make any sense at all?)
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