Shockwave to AOW ?

[spat]

An interesting thought occurred to me, I know most of us aren't lawyers, but it's still fun to discuss the law.

I was thinking about making something like a Serbu Super Shorty.

Serbu Super-Shorty - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Traditionally you would need to find a bare receiver that *wasn't* manufactured as a shotgun to begin with.

Because if it was ever a shotgun it would end up as an SBS on a $200 stamp not an AOW on a $5 stamp.

But if you start with a shockwave (or one of the clones) they *aren't* shotguns but others, then it seems like you could file the paperwork to AOW them for $5 and then shorten them as much as you want.

So the cheap easy way to a super shorty would be buy a shockwave, file your paperwork, then swap the grip and shorten the barrel and you're done ?

Does this sound right to you guys ?

 

[Cavalry]

Because if it was ever a shotgun it would end up as an SBS on a $200 stamp not an AOW on a $5 stamp.

Yes and no. Its $5 to transfer a AOW but $200 to build on a form 1. Your logic is sound though otherwise. It does not have to be a bare receiver or an other, it can also start as a PGO.
The SS is only 2+1 and IMO its kinda a novelty at best. If you want one for bragging rights, have at it, but if you want something practical or even comfortable to shoot its not where its at.

 

[spat]

Yes and no. Its $5 to transfer a AOW but $200 to build on a form 1. Your logic is sound though otherwise. It does not have to be a bare receiver or an other, it can also start as a PGO.
The SS is only 2+1 and IMO its kinda a novelty at best. If you want one for bragging rights, have at it, but if you want something practical or even comfortable to shoot its not where its at.

Yea, I have no illusions about the SS being a practical weapon.

I had forgotten that the AOW isn't also $5 to make.

At that point you're probably better off putting on a folding stock and making it an SBS.

Hmm, maybe a mag fed semi-auto then....