Confirm my pistol understanding

[FUNCTIONAL]

Trying to decide to go pistol or sbr route and wanted to confirm my understandings.

pistol class lower with an sb tactical can be shoulder fired with cheek weld. Id be looking at 9-12" barrel lengths.

if my oal is greater than 26" i can put a verticle grip on it. If it is shorter i can do like the magpul afg? (If vert grip is attached the pistol cannot be concealed?)

once a pistol lower with the sb brace there is no maximum oal and i can slap my 18" spr upper on the pistol lower?

no issues suppressing in any of the above lengths.

if this is all true it seems the only advantage a stamped SBR has is an adjustable stock?

im just asking for the federal level. Going to confirm at the state after i have this info understood. I live in NC though so I don't think ill have any issues (if u live or know NC laws feel free to chime in).

i appreciate any input...theres so much jumbled crap out there I jyst wanted a little confirmation what ive understood isnt crazy.

 

[Downtown]

Keep in mind that the pistol must be built on a lower that was never a rifle. Rifles can't be made into pistols. Have to start with a new stripped lower.

 

[Downtown]

I didn't realize OAL made a difference on a pistol vertical grip. Understand I'm not saying it doesn't, just that I learned something new.

 

[FUNCTIONAL]

I didn't realize OAL made a difference on a pistol vertical grip. Understand I'm not saying it doesn't, just that I learned something new.

Yea from what ive understood a pistol at 26+ oal becomes a "firearm" but not a rifle. So you can have shorter than 16" bbl and vert grip as long as its a pistol lower and at least 26".

and yes this will be on a new lower that isnt designated rifle.

 

[Downtown]

Well, yes, I guess you're correct. We've just had this conversation recently with non NFA shotgun-looking things. I just hadn't made the connection with long AR pistols. Thank you.

 

[ToddKS]

The advantage to the SBR is having a real stock and not having to worry about all of that other stuff. No worries about pistol brace interpretation, etc. Worth $200 IMO.

 

[Downtown]

I agree, two hundred well spent. But some states let a permit holder carry a pistol, but not a rifle. Not mine, I get a rifle, but I understand the rational.