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Archive for January, 2015
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Saturday, January 17th, 2015Stabilizing Braces Aren’t Illegal – You Just Have To Use Them As Designed
Saturday, January 17th, 2015The BATFE has struck! Several years ago, SIG SAUER introduced the SB-15, a shooting brace that attached to a pistol order to assist the shooters in wielding rifle caliber pistols one-handed.
According to the ATF, “These devices are described as “a shooter’s aid that is designed to improve the single-handed shooting performance of buffer tube equipped pistols.” The device claims to enhance accuracy and reduce felt recoil when using an AR-style pistol.” Of course, we all know that people have been using them to shoulder rifle caliber pistols. The problem is, some of those very people kept writing the ATF and asking about the legality of using them this way.
Thanks to all those inquiries from concerned citizens, on 16 January, 2016, just three days before SHOT Show, the Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division (FATD), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has issued a “OPEN LETTER ON THE REDESIGN OF “STABILIZING BRACES”.
(Insert golf clap and the phrase, “This is why we can’t have nice things.)
Here are a few pertinent highlights:
ATF hereby confirms that if used as designed—to assist shooters in stabilizing a handgun while shooting with a single hand—the device is not considered a shoulder stock and therefore may be attached to a handgun without making a NFA firearm. However, ATF has received numerous inquiries regarding alternate uses for this device, including use as a shoulder stock. Because the NFA defines both rifle and shotgun to include any “weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder,” any person who redesigns a stabilizing brace for use as a shoulder stock makes a NFA firearm when attached to a pistol with a rifled barrel under 16 inches in length or a handgun with a smooth bore under 18 inches in length.
The pistol stabilizing brace was neither “designed” nor approved to be used as a shoulder stock, and therefore use as a shoulder stock constitutes a “redesign” of the device because a possessor has changed the very function of the item. Any individual letters stating otherwise are contrary to the plain language of the NFA, misapply Federal law, and are hereby revoked. (emphasis added)
Any person who intends to use a handgun stabilizing brace as a shoulder stock on a pistol (having a rifled barrel under 16 inches in length or a smooth bore firearm with a barrel under 18 inches in length) must first file an ATF Form 1 and pay the applicable tax because the resulting firearm will be subject to all provisions of the NFA.
The letter is pretty straight forward. It doesn’t make the Stabilizing Brace illegal as designed. It doesn’t even make it illegal to use as a stock on a pistol (ahem, rifle) with a barrel under 16″ or a shottie under 18″. But if you do, you’ll need to submit a Form 1 and get a tax stamp to create a short barreled rifle or shotgun.
There’s a takeaway here, but what’s the point of even kicking the horse? It’s dead.
(h/t Recoil – Gear Scout)
Sneak Peek – EGL HickenLoop Pouch for 2 x Magpul D60 Magazines
Saturday, January 17th, 2015As soon as Extreme Gear Labs saw the new 60 round D60 magazine unveiled earlier this week by Magpul they knew they had to make a pouch for it.
This is the first go around. Expect it to be refined as the magazines hit the streets.
GEMTECH Announces The SBC – Suppressed Bolt Carrier
Friday, January 16th, 2015GEMTECH has announced the SBC, a bolt carrier developed specially for suppressed weapons, which can easily be set between suppressed and unsuppressed settings. The full release can be read below:
GEMTECH Proud to Announce the SBC: Suppressed Bolt Carrier
Boise, ID—16 JAN 14
GEMTECH is proud to announce a revolutionary, patent-pending bolt carrier built for your suppressed rifle. Choose between a suppressed and unsuppressed setting. Enjoy increased reliability. Do it without altering gas block, buffer or any other components. Normally shooters use gas-buster charging handles, heavier buffers and an adjustable gas block to fight an overpressured system. Normally a suppressed rifle delivers a facefull of blowback.
Things are no longer normal.
Built of S7 Steel for lighter weight and faster heat dissipation, and for erosion resistance, GEMTECH’s patented SBC is an adjustable, drop-in fit for your AR platform rifle. It changes the lock time for your bolt. It can quickly and easily be switched between suppressed and unsuppressed setting. An even greater advantage provided by the SBC is increased reliability, reduction of carrier speed and lower felt recoil. In fact, on full auto the SBC reduces cyclic route down to the same level as if the weapon was unsuppressed. Some tests have produced cyclic rates even lower, though individual weapons and experience will obviously vary.
The SBC:
· Available in 5.56mm and 7.62mm
· Reduces carrier speed to nonsuppressed levels
· Reduces felt recoil
· Get less crap blown back in your face
· Increases reliability and weapon life
· Reduces cyclic rate on fully automatic
Online: www.gem-tech.com/GSBC
Learn more at Gem-Tech online at www.Gem-Tech.com.
Find us at the 2015 SHOT Show, Booth #20521
AIATT Foundation Fundraisers at SHOT Show
Friday, January 16th, 2015The All In All The Time Foundation will be raising funds at SHOT Show in two really cool ways.
First off, in conjunction with Beyond SHOT, you can get a cool tattoo with proceeds going to AIATT.
Second, they’ll be raffling a 2VetsArms .308 rifle (details to follow).
New Products from AustriAlpin
Friday, January 16th, 2015
Due to rabid customer demand, AustriAlpin is releasing new sizes in it extremely popular D-ring COBRA buckle. This innovative hybrid technology (patent pending) integrates a stainless steel articulating D-ring with AustiAlpin’s proprietary COBRA buckle technology. It’s now available in 1 inch and 1.5 inch models and is launching at SHOT show (booth 8611). All versions exceed ANSI Z359.1 standards for PPE and fall-protection. 18kN / 4000lb (frame test). They are also releasing some new frame buckles (tri-glides) which integrate a D-ring.
Kyle Defoor on the New Eidolon Holster from RCS
Friday, January 16th, 2015Kyle Defoor shooting his new holster, the Eidolon from Raven Concealment Systems, wearing one piece of his new USA made clothing.
10 one shot draws from concealment at 7 yds into a six inch circle, average time- 1.33s
Introducing the LBX Tactical Titan 2.0
Friday, January 16th, 2015
Here’s an exclusive first look at the Titan 2.0. It’s the latest iteration of LBX Tactical’s 3-Day MAP(Mission Adaptive Panel) Pack meant to complement the down-range pack and a large wheeled Load-Out bag with similar modular functionality, from the collaborative line of gear with Costa Ludus. See them all at SHOT Show in Booth #31307.
