MechTech carbine conversions
PostPosted:Thu Jun 30, 2016 8:57 am
Just curious: anyone know if MechTech carbine conversions for Glocks,etc are legal in DE?
Mac19701 wrote:Just curious: anyone know if MechTech carbine conversions for Glocks,etc are legal in DE?I'm no expert but I know several people who bought them while living in Delaware.
2xTony wrote:Adding a shoulder stock to a pistol is against the law without the proper tax stampsTrue, but that is not what the MechTech conversions I've seen are. The MechTech conversions I've seen are rifle "upper" with a 16" barrel and stock that you put the lower half of your pistol in. There is a block you put in to make the feeding work but there are no modifications to the pistol lower. It is not a "PDW" type conversion like Sig Sauer makes where your whole pistol is dropped in, barrel and all. That Sig thing is definitely still a pistol and would be an SBR with a stock.
Mac19701 wrote:Interesting discussion and I appreciate the rational responses. Given that, maybe we can broaden the discussion: has anyone has any first hand experience with these attachments/conversions?I've seen them first hand. I shot one based on a Glock. Seemed to work fine. They look a bit odd to me but they work. I was considering one but instead I decided to get a pistol caliber carbine that used Glock mags. My thinking was the more guns is better.
Owen wrote:2xTony wrote:Adding a shoulder stock to a pistol is against the law without the proper tax stampsTrue, but that is not what the MechTech conversions I've seen are. The MechTech conversions I've seen are rifle "upper" with a 16" barrel and stock that you put the lower half of your pistol in. There is a block you put in to make the feeding work but there are no modifications to the pistol lower. It is not a "PDW" type conversion like Sig Sauer makes where your whole pistol is dropped in, barrel and all. That Sig thing is definitely still a pistol and would be an SBR with a stock.
The question I've always had is if you make your pistol into a rifle with a MechTech conversion or some other 16" barrel can you then return it to a pistol? I looked it up once on the ATF website and it looked legal to go back and forth but you must start with a pistol not a rifle. But I'm no expert.
pick_six wrote:The Atf reg you are quoting, correctly in my opinion, is 11-4.That was my take away too.
If born a rifle, you CAN NOT make it a pistol. Ever. (Well, maybe with appropriate stamps)
If born a pistol, you can switch back and forth to your hearts content. Just be careful in the way you switch as some configs may be SBR if you're not careful.
Also, if you start from a stripped lower, how would anyone know or prove it was anything but a pistol first? The silliness of federal gun law.
pick_six wrote:Also, if you start from a stripped lower, how would anyone know or prove it was anything but a pistol first? The silliness of federal gun law.If the stripped lower left the manufacturer as a stripped lower, it would have been registered with the ATF as an AOW (any other weapon). These can be made into either a pistol or a rifle without paperwork. If you bought a finished lower (stock, pins, and trigger), this is registered with the ATF as a rifle and it can not be made into a pistol without filing the correct paperwork.