That pretty much sizes it up. And sadly, it is up to you to verify and know that you are in compliance. Most manufacturers will stamp "AR Pistol" on a lower but not all do.
To add to the confusion that is out there, take this hipothetical case:
It is possible to create a short barrel rifle out of an AR and legally register it as such. But say you then want to sell the rifle to someone who does not want to pay the transfer. You then write to ATF and have it taken off the registry as an SBR, add a 16"+ barrel and can then legally sell the rifle. But the SBR manufacturer's data you had to engrave into it would indicate to a knowledable LEO that it is an SBR, although with a legal length barrel installed. If you don't have the ATF letter with you, showing it was taken off the registry, you might be charged with illegally possessing an SBR, (and the previous owner could be charged with illegally transferring an SBR) although for all intents and purposes the gun is NOT an SBR.
In the case of both the AR and AK variants, simply drilling a hole in the right place makes each a machinegun, regarless of whether you own conversion parts or not.
If you own a registered sear MP5, (which is about 95% of the ones out there) and you want to be able to move that F/A trigger pack over to your HK93, (HK33) you could only take that trigger pack off your MP5 if it is also registered as an SBR!
Hell, technically, you are in violation of owning an illegal SBR the second you remove the registered trigger pack from an MP5 for cleaning, UNLESS the gun is ALSO a registered SBR!!
Confused yet?....I gotta million of them...!!
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