MikeMacCham 8 Posted July 12, 2011 Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 I am looking at getting my first AK pistol, and had a idea I wanted to ask about. Looking at a AMD-65 7.62x39 AK47. The rifle has a 12.5" barrel with a muzzle brake attached permenently, making it 16", The total length without the stock is 24". So what I would like to know is if I could legally make this a pistol. & if that works. Could I have some kind of quick connect piece on the back of the reciever that would attach and make it a rifle. Non folding stock. It's to short (24" ) to be a rifle without the stock, but if I have a warsaw stock that could quickly attach this would meet rifle requirements, being over 30" & 16" barrel. The only question would be how would I regester it, because you can make a pistol into a rifle, but not vice versa. Just food for thought before I buy it. I would keep a bullet button on it the whole time and would like to do a quad rail with a horizontal forward grip, not a forward pistol grip. Someone brought up a good point. You can't make a pistol out of a rifle, so does anyone sell them as a pistol? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Kenny 144 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 I am pretty sure that you'd have to file the paperwork for a short-barreled rifle *because it started life as a rifle*. Same idea as the 'once a machinegun, always a machinegun" rule. Dracos and Krinkovs started life as pistols. I'd look into a mini-Draco, personally. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fallschirmjager667 729 Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 yes, you can make a pistol into a rifle but can't make a rifle into a pistol, so might as well make it an sbr or leave it how it is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shandlanos 1,470 Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 I've seen a few AMD-65 pistols, all were built from parts kits on virgin receivers. Also saw one done as an AOW in order to retain the forward pistol grip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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