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Okay... responding to m12lrs

Not only do owners not keep original paperwork, but how does it "STAY a RIFLE"? If it is "papered as a rifle", and you change the stock so as to not have a shoulder piece, is it still a rifle because it is a certain length and the paperwork said it was/is a rifle? or does the fact it is no longer a designed to fire from the shoulder make it not a rifle??? i.e. is it a crime to remove the shoulder stock from a rifle if the barreled action and grip has a minimum overall length of 26"???

There is no definitive statement from the ATF, so you better be prepared for a fight if you do it.

I AM NO EXPERT ON ANY OF THIS. MY OPINION ON THE MATTER IS WORTHLESS. I KNOW NOTHING!!!!

I want to think Nor Cal Mikie is correct.