Good topic, good answers. Me personally, I have zero desire for .300, or a pistol brace. Suppressed .300 is equal to .45acp at twice the ammo cost. .300 supersonic is equal to .308 at half the performance.
when you do the math, it just don't add up.
The $200 for the stamp ain't a big deal, and neither is the 5320 to transport it across state lines. It's just bul****.
If you want an SBR, get an SBR. If you want a pistol, get one. Realize your intent, because, sooner or later, they will too. The law might not change, but the ATF interpretation of it will. Guaranteed!!!
Do SBRs have to stay in the one specific configuration or can different uppers be swapped it and out?
I don't have a .45 SBR for deer hunting, but I did take it to Texas hog hunting. The only AR SBR I have is my avatar gun, a Colt 6945.Indiana told me I can't kill no deer with a 45acp, my 300blk has some blood on it and weighs a lot less than an ar10. In an AR pistol ( I have both a 45 and a 300blk) the savings lean to the 300blk even with ammo. Depends on how much a person shoots, but the vast majority of my friends would never shoot enough to realize the ammo savings of 45acp over the cheaper to build 300blk. Magazines are another, my 45 AR uses Macon mags, which are pricey the glock mags are still pricier than pmags. Another bonus to the 300blk is that the average suppressor owner will have a 30cal can. I have a YHM sidewinder in jail for the 45 that will also work on subsonic 300blk, but my 30cal can will handle full speed deer slaying 300blk, but it's heavier... It's all give and take and if you're talking AR to AR 300blk is much cheaper and it takes a lot of ammo to make up the cost difference. But I say why not have one of each?
I don't have a .45 SBR for deer hunting, but I did take it to Texas hog hunting. The only AR SBR I have is my avatar gun, a Colt 6945.
The HK I have is pricey, as are the mags, but it just goes up in value. The money I've saved in ammo, I could have bought a couple .300's, but like I said earlier, I think it's pointless.
You love yours, and I'm happy for you. It just doesn't fill a niche that I don't already have covered.
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When building, make sure this is going through your mind:
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That way, there's no constructive intent while building. Then, feel free to use the pistol however you want. If it happens to comfortably rest on your shoulder.....well.....you didn't "intend" that when you built it since you were thinking about the picture above.
Seriously.....Screw the NFA. It's a joke at this point.
Not positive, but I think it is legal in rifle form as well.
https://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/7389.htm Looks like it's legal on private property. I think the pistol form allows you to use it on public land. I'm not certain, so do your homework.
As a short barreled rifle it is not legal to hunt with, or so I was made to believe. Building a pistol lower just for that fact. Well, that and I wanted to be able to keep the short upper on something if my SBR lowers were busy. (any excuse)
how do you do a speed reload? do you need a second person at the range just to insert fresh mags?