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Ohh...

He stated he just bought the rifle...And that he intends to put a muzzle break on it to get it over the length requirement...

If it is put into a shop to have that done, does he even need to register at all...

I would say technically yes, but if it being modified to make it ineligible for that requirement, and not in his direct possession during that time of modification, would this really be a sticking point with the law???

"Yeah, I bought it, but its in the shop to be modified to not fall under those provisions in the law..."

I dunno...

srothstein wrote:Texas Penal Code Chapter 46 section 46.01 says:

Short-barrel firearm" means a rifle with a
barrel length of less than 16 inches or a shotgun with a barrel
length of less than 18 inches, or any weapon made from a shotgun or
rifle if, as altered, it has an overall length of less than 26
inches.


The barrel is measured from the face of the closed bolt to the muzzle. I do not think they include muzzle breaks or flash suppressors as part of the barrel. The feds may have a different definition, but I think the barrel length matches.

Thats whole "where is the measurement" made from issue has always been one of those things with some folks...I certainly don't have the totally right answer, but in my buying experience, I just don't think I would buy anything that would push that envelope back, if I had any doubt about the firearm...

I do have an SBR, but I made sure it had a permanent muzzle break put on the end just to make sure it fell over the 16" requirement...