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Yo Krausie!
On 10/17/14 8:17 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/17/2014 7:38 PM, BAR wrote: In article , says... Harry, are you saying you can't legally buy one but you can build your own from parts scrounged off the internet? Nope. You can't do that. You can put together a non banned configuration but, you can't build a AR 15 with the thin barrel or with the grenade launcher slot. You have to build an "HBAR" which everyone takes to mean the outside diameter of the barrel has to be 0.750 inches from the compensator back to the barrel nut. Knowing nothing about the AR-15 type rifle, why is a "HBAR" permissible but a "thin barrel" not? In Maryland, when the legislative committee was deciding whether to ban sales of *all* new AR15 rifles, no matter the brand, someone spoke up and said doing so would "hurt" sportsmen - target shooters and hunter types. So the legislators decided to allow the Colt HBAR, or Colt Heavy Barrel. The barrel weighs a pound to a pound and a half more than the usual 16" AR15 barrel. Some experts claim the HBAR barrel is the most accurate Colt makes and is among the most accurate of all AR15 barrels. I don't know about that, but I do know I can easily shoot very tight groups with mine. The "thin barrel" AR15 was banned partly because it was determined it was easier to carry around because it was lighter, partly because it had the "scalloped out" barrel on which you could mount a grenade launcher, and partly because the legislators wanted to ban the purchase of AR15 rifles. In this state, I cannot legally attach a new set of upper receiver parts that do not include an HBAR, not for a 5.56/.223 AR15. But I can legally take that AR15 lower and build an upper with a bigger caliber barrel, HBAR or not. There are several such larger caliber barrels to be had. In this state, if you want to build a new AR15, you have to buy the lower receiver, the part with the serial number, through a federally licensed gun dealer, and go through the usual background check. There's no waiting period, because it is a rifle, not a handgun. -- The new GOP credo: Hate the people who are being oppressed, love the people who are doing the oppressing. |
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Yo Krausie!
On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 20:45:13 -0400, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 10/17/14 8:17 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 10/17/2014 7:38 PM, BAR wrote: In article , says... Harry, are you saying you can't legally buy one but you can build your own from parts scrounged off the internet? Nope. You can't do that. You can put together a non banned configuration but, you can't build a AR 15 with the thin barrel or with the grenade launcher slot. You have to build an "HBAR" which everyone takes to mean the outside diameter of the barrel has to be 0.750 inches from the compensator back to the barrel nut. Knowing nothing about the AR-15 type rifle, why is a "HBAR" permissible but a "thin barrel" not? In Maryland, when the legislative committee was deciding whether to ban sales of *all* new AR15 rifles, no matter the brand, someone spoke up and said doing so would "hurt" sportsmen - target shooters and hunter types. So the legislators decided to allow the Colt HBAR, or Colt Heavy Barrel. The barrel weighs a pound to a pound and a half more than the usual 16" AR15 barrel. Some experts claim the HBAR barrel is the most accurate Colt makes and is among the most accurate of all AR15 barrels. I don't know about that, but I do know I can easily shoot very tight groups with mine. The "thin barrel" AR15 was banned partly because it was determined it was easier to carry around because it was lighter, partly because it had the "scalloped out" barrel on which you could mount a grenade launcher, and partly because the legislators wanted to ban the purchase of AR15 rifles. In this state, I cannot legally attach a new set of upper receiver parts that do not include an HBAR, not for a 5.56/.223 AR15. But I can legally take that AR15 lower and build an upper with a bigger caliber barrel, HBAR or not. There are several such larger caliber barrels to be had. In this state, if you want to build a new AR15, you have to buy the lower receiver, the part with the serial number, through a federally licensed gun dealer, and go through the usual background check. There's no waiting period, because it is a rifle, not a handgun. Boy, that state makes some pretty dumb laws. |
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