..P08 barrel change to 6"..

[John Sabato]

Originally Posted by HerrKaiser

For example, were I to put a Navy or Artillery barrel on a shooter Luger, would that particular Luger be okay to attach the appropriate shoulder stock or would that still be considered an illegal SBR by the NFA guidelines for C&R items?

Originally Posted by Bill_in_VA

That is not correct, John. An LP.08 with an artillery stock, nor a Navy Luger with a Navy stock does not require registration under the ‘34 NFA. See Section III on pages 35-6 of the 2007 updates to the C&R list.

Actually Bill, the issue here is whether or not adding an original, or reproduction barrel will made the pistol exempt from NFA. The answer is no.

The addition of an Artillery barrel, or Navy Barrel to a "shooter" would NOT be exempt if the modified gun receiver was manufactured after the production period for original Artillery or Navy models.

For example, you could not add an Artillery (or Navy) barrel to a Mauser Luger that was produced in 1941 (byf toggle and receiver marked 41), and then consider the pistol to be an "Artillery" Luger under NFA.

The only length barrel you could add to such a shooter that would be considered exempt from NFA would be at least 16" in length. For the attachment of a stock to the gun would not create a Short Barreled Rifle (SBR) under NFA.

Any barrel shorter than 16" with any type of stock attached would constitute an SBR under NFA and require both registration and payment of the $200 tax in advance of actually attaching the stock...