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SHORT BARRELED RIFLES (SBR)

Ownership of short barreled rifles (SBR) is federally legal & 
no special license is required to own one.


Many states allow ownership of an SBR. Please check your local laws to determine if they are legal in your state.

An SBR is a type of firearm that is basically any rifle with a barrel shorter than 16″ or smaller than 26″ overall length. SBRs are regulated by the National Firearms Act (NFA) as our machine guns and silencers.

The process to own an SBR is quite similar to silencer ownership: 

1) If you reside in Michigan, you simply buy it from us. You pick one out at our webstore and order it  or visit our physical store to order it. ,We then help you submit the proper paperwork (form 5320.4 AKA Form 4) along with the $200 tax to the NFA Branch. Once approved you pick it up from us (and submit a form 4473). Simple.
If you reside in any other state (where legal), you simply pick out the SBR you desire at our webstore, buy it an we transfer it to your local Class III / NFA dealer. Then once it arrives, your dealer helps you  submit the proper paperwork (form 5320.4 AKA Form 4) along with the $200 tax to the NFA Branch.

2) You, live in Michigan and pick out an SBR you want to buy online as you can't locate the one you want at our webstore, you buy it and then have it transferred in. Once we have it (usually only takes a few weeks, but can be up to 12 weeks) we then help you submit the proper paperwork (form 5320.4 AKA Form 4) along with the $200 tax to the NFA Branch. Once approved you pick it up from us (same process as buying a handgun at this point). Simple.

3) You make it. You buy the  parts to assemble your own SBR rom us (receiver and such) and then you submit the paperwork to the BATFE (5320.1 AKA Form 1) along with the $200 tax to the NFA Branch. Once approved, you can then legally assemble your SBR and have it engraved. This can be a challenging process, but people do it on occasion.

In all cases the SBR must be engraved on the receiver with the makers name, city and state;  If you make it, your name or the name of your Trust or Corporation.

Also, an SBR rifle can be removed from the NFA list if the firearm is modified back to a non-SBR configuration and can then be sold, kept, gifted without the need for NFA transfer paperwork. The owner of the SBR must destroy, dispose or etc of the original SBR barrel. If you keep the short barrel the ATF still considers you in possession of an SBR. I like this fact as it gives you options in the future if needed.

The BATFE requires that you get permission from them to transport your SBR out of state. So please do not just pack it in your vehicle and take a trip without permission from the NFA branch.

Let us know if you have any questions or want to order your SBR.


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