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I have an email in to DNR right now, but I'm still awaiting an answer. I will post whatever official communication they send me.
By all IN DNR definition, my AR pistol is deer legal as it meets barrel length and caliber requirements. It is not fitted with a permanently attached stock, nor can one be readily installed as a smooth, pistol receiver extension is installed and even staked in place. It fits BATFE's definition of a pistol.
Now, I have a Sig SB15 Arm Brace on the way. BATFE has declared that it is approved for use on a pistol, and even if it's used beyond it's designed purpose (aka shouldering) it DOES not change the definition of the pistol to a (NFA controlled) SBR. So if the Sig SB15 is good enough for the BATFE, is it good enough for the IN DNR???
I have no issue leaving the SB15 at home if it avoids a legal fight or an argument in the woods, but if it's been cleared and has the blessing of Indiana DNR, I'm going to go for it. I just want to print the letter of approval and throw it in my pack with my license.
Any thoughts, ideas, stray rounds, misfires?
I have an email in to DNR right now, but I'm still awaiting an answer. I will post whatever official communication they send me.
By all IN DNR definition, my AR pistol is deer legal as it meets barrel length and caliber requirements. It is not fitted with a permanently attached stock, nor can one be readily installed as a smooth, pistol receiver extension is installed and even staked in place. It fits BATFE's definition of a pistol.
Now, I have a Sig SB15 Arm Brace on the way. BATFE has declared that it is approved for use on a pistol, and even if it's used beyond it's designed purpose (aka shouldering) it DOES not change the definition of the pistol to a (NFA controlled) SBR. So if the Sig SB15 is good enough for the BATFE, is it good enough for the IN DNR???
I have no issue leaving the SB15 at home if it avoids a legal fight or an argument in the woods, but if it's been cleared and has the blessing of Indiana DNR, I'm going to go for it. I just want to print the letter of approval and throw it in my pack with my license.
Any thoughts, ideas, stray rounds, misfires?
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