AOW vs NFA

[Juggernaut 11,054]

OK, this will probably come back as a 2 letter short answer... BUT... In Michigan, we can not own SBS/SBR......

Is there ANY wiggle room or an ability to get/make a saiga AOW Instead??

[nalioth 405]

Isn't CGW making them?

[Nailbomb 10,221]

Isn't CGW making them?

Yes. Further inquery into mich state law is now required to properly answer the question.

[Gunfixr 76]

I not positive, but I think the CGW ones are either .410 or 20ga. The reason is probably due to these 2 calibers having a basic AK receiver, as opposed to the 12ga's larger receiver.

Why this is, is that AOWs can only be made from a virgin receiver, or a "firearm" that did not come from the factory with a buttstock.

An example: Mossberg Persuader shotguns, which come from the factory with a pistol grip, can be made into AOWs, while the regular 500s cannot, because they come from the factory with a buttstock. This is because the 500, with a buttstock, is classified as a "shotgun", while the Persuader is classified as a "firearm". Handguns, since they don't have a buttstock, can be converted to an AOW and have a forward VFG.

 

Basically, you cannot convert a rifle or shotgun into an AOW, whereas a "firearm" or handgun can.

 

Weird, but the way it is.

 

If an S12 was stripped of its receiver, and rebuilt on a new, as yet unused one, without the provision for a buttstock, it could be an AOW.

But the receiver would have to be made from scratch.

[madmax4x4 68]

Cgw has them he make a new receiver and use a gun for parts.

 

Edited September 2, 2010 by madmax4x4

[vampire847 9]

ummm isnt Cadiz gun works in ohio?