AR upper with muzzle device illegal if not attached to lower?

[carries an axe]

Hi there, I'm moving to NY. I have an AR upper with a brake on the barrel. The upper is not considered a firearm without being attached to a lower correct?

I could bring the upper into NY then have the muzzle device removed and threads capped before attaching a lower. Correct?

 

[ArmedCorgi]

You should be good. The upper is just parts until you put it on the lower. The lower receiver is considered the firearm. So make sure your lower is either fixed mag or without a pistol grip and telescoping stock before you bring it in.

 

[ArmedCorgi]

Some good featureless options to consider for your lower are the Spur or Thordsen stock.
If your upper also has a bayonet lug, you'll need to grind it off or install a FSP without one.

 

[dsdmmat]

Hi there, I'm moving to NY. I have an AR upper with a brake on the barrel. The upper is not considered a firearm without being attached to a lower correct?

I could bring the upper into NY then have the muzzle device removed and threads capped before attaching a lower. Correct?

Yes you can bring your upper into the PRNY and yes you can bring the Lower into the PRNY separately. The upper is not a firearm and the lower by itself is not semiautomatic. I recommend you do a fixed mag mod to the lower. You can get one of the many fixed mag mods do the work outside of the PRNY and bring the whole gun in with all the evil features in tact. Or you can Contact @Bullet Guy he is an FFL and a site sponsor he can help you out however you want to go with your AR.

 

[carries an axe]

Thank you!

 

[Acer-m14]

if you get cought with both ... even if in separate parts of the house .. you still could get jammed up for intentions to make or some law term like that .. i do believe ..

the break would need to be pinned / welded and lower a fix mag to be ok i think too

 

[dwa12479]

if you get cought with both ... even if in separate parts of the house .. you still could get jammed up for intentions to make or some law term like that .. i do believe ..

the break would need to be pinned / welded and lower a fix mag to be ok i think too

Incorrect. Neither item by themselves is illegal, and the State cannot assemble the parts into a complete rifle once they're confiscated into evidence.

And "breaks" were erroneously banned by SAFE, but have been recently corrected to ban "brakes" .

 

[Doc8404]

Where in Ny are you moving?

 

[Marine Cpl]

Dude. Just get an FC Hook, install it, drive it over, and call it a day until you decide what you want to do regarding other methods.

You can bring them in separated but why take the risk? What's to stop a bad cop from arresting anyway and then it gets put together for an operability check at the station?

 

[Uzi]

Dude. Just get an FC Hook, install it, drive it over, and call it a day until you decide what you want to do regarding other methods.

You can bring them in separated but why take the risk? What's to stop a bad cop from arresting anyway and then it gets put together for an operability check at the station?

Holy shit! I'm shocked that you'd recommend such a thing.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Holy shit! I'm shocked that you'd recommend such a thing.

I don't believe it's fixed according to how the law is written but it's definitely safer than transporting separate and it only takes less than a minute to do without having to remove muzzle devices and having things pinned and welded.

At least with this if arrested and checked for operability, you have a short leg to stand on. Separate you don't. It's your word against his or hers.