Hello, yes I will admit it, the ATF scare, convinced me to look into purchasing a S12. I am currently waiting for one of my suppliers to get em in. As it states in my profile, I live in the communistic state of Chicago (IL), thank god I dont live in Crook county. Sorry for that tangent. I will be keeping the barrel 19 inches long. I plan on doing a pistol grip with side folding stock. Would you guys recommend a newbie to do the polish job on the bolt and hammer? The most technical firearm modification I have done, is assemble a stripped Ar15 receiver. Sorry for the long post. Kind of combin