They are legal. SOME parts companies won't sell them to you out of pure whimpiness.
WRONG answerThe position of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobaco And Firearms
(ATF) is that if your AR15 type rifle contains even (1) one![]()
M16 component, it is a Machine Gun.
Of the five part components which make this difference
are the hammer, safety selector lever, trigger, disconnector
and the BOLT CARRIER! Does that cover it?
Ed
This is right from the horse's mouth at
Colt. I just called and talked to a CSR
by the name of Paul.
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Paul said that Colt is shipping the M16 bolt carrier
in all their 'Match Target' AR15s. However, he said that
the factory was machining the pin slot of said carrier
before it the left production area for installation in the
designed 'Match Target' rifles. That of course means that
the assembly cannot be used as a MG part. He said that
all of the 'Match Target' rifles come with the M16 bolt carrier
(modified).
I did not call but one other AR15 manufacturer, Bushmaster,
which their stance is exactly as I stated above.
Now, I have to ask:
What would make the difference in using a modified
M16 bolt carrier vs. the standard civilian version which
is installed in the other AR15 machines that Colt builds
and sells?
Ed
I thought the last paragraph in page 2 is quite interesting. Basically they are saying as long as the BCG won't make the gun fire automatic, it's ok to own (even though in page 1 they say they won't authorize the person to install the auto BCG in an AR). It's the "I won't want you to do it, but if you do, it would be ok as long as you just stop at that" kind of thing.
That's more than 2 years old... they've already changed their position 4 times already.
No sh*t. And some people want the government to manage our health care?That's more than 2 years old... they've already changed their position 4 times already.
everyone knows ATF letters are only valid for a week following the date on them.:roll: