where to find NFA info

[ssgrock3]

where do I find legalities and $ transfer costs etc? specifically I am wondering what all is considered an AOW, what about SBR's and the like.

[Josh-L]

What are your questions? I'm sure we can help you out.

SBR's/SBS's are $200 tax stamp.

AOW's are only $5 I believe, I've never done one.

AOW have to come from the factory in the config. you buy it in. It's not like an AR where you register the lower and then put a short upper on it.

[CAR-AR-M16]

Plenty of info over at the AR15.com NFA FAQ section. Link below.

http://www.ar15.com/content/legal/nfaFAQ.html

Josh is correct. SBR, SBS, MG, Suppressor and Destructive Devices all transfer for $200 while AOW's transfer for $5. If you as an individual want to build an AOW on a form 1 it will cost $200 to make and then $5 to transfer to someone else.

Here are some brief descriptions:

SBR = a weapon made from a rifle that has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel of less than 16 inches in length.

SBS = a weapon made from a shotgun that has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel of less than 18 inches in length.

AOW's are a little more complicated so I will give you the ATF definition = any weapon or device capable of being concealed on the person from which a shot can be discharged through the energy of an explosive, a pistol or revolver having a smooth bore designed or redesigned to fire a fixed shotgun shell, weapons with combination shotgun and rifle barrels 12" or more, less than 18" in length, from which only a single discharge can be made from either barrel without manual reloading, and shall include any weapon which may be readily restored to fire. Such term shall not include a pistol or revolver having a rifled bore, or rifled bores, or weapons designed, made or intended to be fired from the shoulder and not capable of firing fixed ammunition. 26 USC sec. 5845(e).

Here is a pic of my 870 AOW.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/CAR-AR-M16/870AOW.jpg

[MAS GunWorks]

Don't forget short barreled shotguns will have stocks where AOW's won't/can't.

What are your questions? I am in the process of building a form 1 can and just finished a form 1 sbr. With a couple of more in the near future.

AOW's are cool and plan on building one of those shortly with a local class II's help.

[wlcharm]

There is some good info here.
http://www.atf.treas.gov/firearms/nfa/index.htm
http://www.atf.treas.gov/docs/Identification_of_Firearms_pt1.pdf
http://www.atf.treas.gov/docs/Identification_of_Firearms_pt2.pdf

[ssgrock3]

thank you