I just bought an Arsenal SLR106U pistol from a fellow INGOer, with the thought of turning it into an SBR. Some light research suggested it was made as a "shovel ready" SBR platform, with the folding stock trunion built into it. But as I dug a little deeper, it seems there are some other features that make it a little trickier. Some additional mods need to be done to accomodate the stock latch (maybe not a big deal), but it would seem it needs a new front sight block, because Arsenal in their infinite wisdom put one without threading on the gun. Instead, they put a turned down FSB on it, with a pinned/welded fake flash hider on it, and a 10.5" barrel that actually goes through the fake flash hider.
From what I've ready, what needs to be done (other than the mods for the stock) is a new FSB with threading on it needs to be installed, the barrel needs to be cut down to a shorter length and recrowned (8" maybe). At that point, I can screw on a standard 24x1 muzzle break, or put a suppressor on with an 24x1 adapter (which I conveniently have already purchashed so I can put my Huntertown Kestrel 556 on my Arsenal AK-74). There also seems to be some question of whether the SBR would then need to be made 922 compliant, as the original pistol did not need to. I've seen arguments (and two different, contradictory, ATF letters) both ways. One opinion is that you are paying the stamp to add a stock to a pistol and as such, it doesn't need to be 922 compliant (unlike starting with a rifle donor gun). The other opinion is that it doesn't matter what you started with, if the end result could be construed as a rifle, then it must be 922 compliant.
So, honestly, I'd much rather have someone else do the grunt work and I just pay them. I'm open to filing the form 1 and waiting or sending it off to a good group and have them transfer it back local (if they weren't already local). I'm not really in a rush. I'd like to get a feel for how much this will cost (parts wise, it seems like it should only be $200 to $300). I got a pretty good deal on the pistol, so I'm willing to put some money into it.
What does concern me is that I've found a couple other threads here on INGO about turning these pistols into SBRs, but no one seems to have completed them. The owners seemed to have gotten rid of them and abandoned the projects (I've seen the pistols, including this one, for sale in the classifieds). So, did I make the same mistake everyone else did and buy into a money pit?
Does anyone have any recommendations on a good outfit that could do this type of work?
From what I've ready, what needs to be done (other than the mods for the stock) is a new FSB with threading on it needs to be installed, the barrel needs to be cut down to a shorter length and recrowned (8" maybe). At that point, I can screw on a standard 24x1 muzzle break, or put a suppressor on with an 24x1 adapter (which I conveniently have already purchashed so I can put my Huntertown Kestrel 556 on my Arsenal AK-74). There also seems to be some question of whether the SBR would then need to be made 922 compliant, as the original pistol did not need to. I've seen arguments (and two different, contradictory, ATF letters) both ways. One opinion is that you are paying the stamp to add a stock to a pistol and as such, it doesn't need to be 922 compliant (unlike starting with a rifle donor gun). The other opinion is that it doesn't matter what you started with, if the end result could be construed as a rifle, then it must be 922 compliant.
So, honestly, I'd much rather have someone else do the grunt work and I just pay them. I'm open to filing the form 1 and waiting or sending it off to a good group and have them transfer it back local (if they weren't already local). I'm not really in a rush. I'd like to get a feel for how much this will cost (parts wise, it seems like it should only be $200 to $300). I got a pretty good deal on the pistol, so I'm willing to put some money into it.
What does concern me is that I've found a couple other threads here on INGO about turning these pistols into SBRs, but no one seems to have completed them. The owners seemed to have gotten rid of them and abandoned the projects (I've seen the pistols, including this one, for sale in the classifieds). So, did I make the same mistake everyone else did and buy into a money pit?
Does anyone have any recommendations on a good outfit that could do this type of work?
would leave the barrel at 10.5". More velocity and probably a little less muzzle flash. While a slightly different animal, I am not impressed with the 5.45's performance out of an 8" barrel.
