[PDF] atf rifle length

Examples of minimum length requirements in federal law [ATF-NFA] include: 16 inch barrel length for rifles, 18 inch barrel length for shotguns, and 26 inch overall length for both rifles and shotguns.
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  • What is the minimum overall length of a rifle?

    A rifle is subject to the NFA only if the rifle has a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length.
    A weapon made from a rifle is also a firearm subject to the NFA if the weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length.

  • How does ATF define rifle?

    Rifle – designed to be fired from the shoulder, rifled bore, various types of action (semi-automatic, lever, bolt, pump, top break, or auto loading).

  • Is a 14.5 inch barrel legal?

    Normally, AR's with 14.5 inch barrels have a pinned and welded muzzle device attached which brings the total length to or just beyond 16 inches, and the ATF recognizes that as a legal length barrel without the need for a form 3.
    If the muzzle device is just screwed on, then it needs to be registered.

  • Is a 14.5 inch barrel legal?

    The M16A4—the standard infantry weapon of the U.S.
    Marine Corps since 2003—weighs less than 3.3 kg (just over 7 pounds) unloaded.
    It measures 100 cm (39 inches) long, has a 20-round or 30-round magazine, and fires 5.56-mm (. 223-calibre) ammunition at a rate of 700–950 rounds per minute.

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CHAPTER 2. WHAT ARE “FIREARMS” UNDER THE NFA?

A rifle subject to the NFA has a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length.



U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco

https://www.atf.gov/file/55526/download





National Firearms Act Handbook - ATF

A rifle subject to the NFA has a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length.



ATF Worksheet 4999 - Factoring Criteria for Rifled Barrel Weapons

classification under the National Firearms Act (NFA) or the Gun Control Act (GCA). The weapon must have an overall length between 12 and 26 inches.



Maryland Firearms Statutes and Codes - ATF

(2) a weapon that has an overall length of less than 26 inches and that was made from a rifle whether by alteration



ATF Interpretive Change Restricts Handgun Imports and May

23 oct. 2020 Under the National Firearms Act a firearm that has an overall length of less than 26 inches and is neither a pistol



ATF

Possession of firearm or carrying concealed weapon by a person convicted of inches in length; any weapon made from either a rifle or a shotgun if said ...



ATF E-Publication 5320.8 Revised: April 2009

A rifle subject to the NFA has a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length.



Hawaii State Laws and Published Ordinances

but does not include a firearm with a barrel 16 or more inches in length rifles