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What makes the Tak-14 legal #7089103 02/22/18 09:22 PM
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I thought any shotgun barrel under 18" was illegal, how can the 14" barrel on the remington Tak 14 be legal?


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Re: What makes the Tak-14 legal [Re: CCBIRDDOGMAN] #7089116 02/22/18 09:28 PM
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Overall length of 26 inches I thought.



Re: What makes the Tak-14 legal [Re: CCBIRDDOGMAN] #7089120 02/22/18 09:34 PM
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Short answer - It is not a shotgun. Never was a shotgun, therefore not restricted to the shotgun rules.

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Originally Posted By: JESmith
Short answer - It is not a shotgun. Never was a shotgun, therefore not restricted to the shotgun rules.


Exactly.

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Are we talking about the Remington 870 Tac 14 shotgun? If so, yes it's a shotgun, but classified as a pistol. The barrel is 14" long and has a "pistol" grip. The pistol grip with a shorter than rifle barrel makes it a pistol. So it's a pistol that is a shotgun.


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Re: What makes the Tak-14 legal [Re: ChadTRG42] #7089162 02/22/18 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted By: ChadTRG42
Are we talking about the Remington 870 Tac 14 shotgun? If so, yes it's a shotgun, but classified as a pistol. The barrel is 14" long and has a "pistol" grip. The pistol grip with a shorter than rifle barrel makes it a pistol. So it's a pistol that is a shotgun.

No. None of this.
It is a "firearm". Not a pistol. Not shotgun.


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Would have to be in the same classification as the Judge, right?


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If you are an FFL, and a person buys this Tac 14 "firearm" and fills out the required FFL paperwork for transfer, there are 3 options- Handgun, long gun, Other (for frames and receivers). It is classified as a handgun because of the pistol grip and shorter than long gun barrel.

A long gun is classified as a shotgun or rifle. (Shotgun with a barrel of 18" or more, and a rifle barrel of 16" or more.) Therefore, it is classified as a handgun.


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Re: What makes the Tak-14 legal [Re: Gumbeaux] #7089189 02/22/18 10:08 PM
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He didn't ask what box a FFL checks when one is purchased. He asked what made them legal. The ATF classifies the Tac-14 and Mossberg Shockwave as a "firearm" not a pistol, not a shotgun. As a "firearm", it doesn't fall under the same rules as a shotgun or pistol.


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He asked what makes it legal. It is legal because it is a handgun.

It's the same exact concept of a pistol AR-15 with a short barrel less than 16" with no shoulder mount. It's a handgun.


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ATF Rule- A firearm, as defined by 26 U.S.C. 5845(a)(4), is made when a handgun or other weapon with an overall length of less than 26 inches, or a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length, is assembled or produced from a weapon originally assembled or produced only as a rifle.


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Re: What makes the Tak-14 legal [Re: CCBIRDDOGMAN] #7089209 02/22/18 10:19 PM
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ATF letter to Mossberg on the 590 Shockwave.



Originally Posted by unclebubba
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From Mossberg's website.



Originally Posted by unclebubba
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A handgun is a firearm right? Last time I checked it was.


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Re: What makes the Tak-14 legal [Re: CCBIRDDOGMAN] #7089238 02/22/18 10:32 PM
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He asked what made it legal. I provided the ATF letter and the explanation from one of the manufactures of this type of weapon. You are providing typical gun counter knowledge.


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Guess what. We are both 100% correct. The Tac 14 is a firearm and falls under firearm rules (not the NFA rules, which is a different category), which is 100% correct. That's the main category it's in, firearms. There are sub categories of firearms, and the sub category of this Tac 14 is a handgun (where a normal shotgun falls under the long gun category). It falls under the handgun rules, not the long gun rules.


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So why can't you put a pistol grip on an 870 and cut the barrel to 14"?


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Re: What makes the Tak-14 legal [Re: CCBIRDDOGMAN] #7089394 02/23/18 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted By: CCBIRDDOGMAN
So why can't you put a pistol grip on an 870 and cut the barrel to 14"?

Because it began life as a shotgun. The Tac-14 and Shockwave are only ever firearms. Loophole


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Originally Posted By: CCBIRDDOGMAN
So why can't you put a pistol grip on an 870 and cut the barrel to 14"?
like the flip said, you can’t change the classification of a gun after it’s been classified.


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Because the ATF knows more than you, and they said so.


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This just goes to show how stupid firearm laws are. Restrictions, of any kind, don’t make a lick of sense.

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Think of it "kinda sorta" like buying a stripped AR lower. When you buy it, it is not a pistol or a rifle - just a firearm. What you do with it MIGHT change its status. Put a pistol grip or pistol brace on it and pistol rules apply. Put a stock on it and long gun rules apply.

Not a perfect analogy but then I am only on my second cup of coffee.

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Originally Posted By: TexFlip
He didn't ask what box a FFL checks when one is purchased. He asked what made them legal. The ATF classifies the Tac-14 and Mossberg Shockwave as a "firearm" not a pistol, not a shotgun. As a "firearm", it doesn't fall under the same rules as a shotgun or pistol.


I heard this same explanation on the Gun Talk podcast from the Mossberg rep. Not a shotgun based on length and grip. Not a pistol because it is smooth bore. It is a firearm as TexFlip has explained in multiple posts.


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I'll be sure to check the non-existent "Firearm" box next time I transfer one.


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For Educational purposes only:

In the USC, "firearm" is a separate and distinct classification, it is not a broad category that is further defined as handgun/rifle/shotgun. Instead all four of those items (Rifle/Handgun/Shotgun/Firearm) have a legal definition in the code.

In this case, you should be transferring them as "Other", exactly because they are not a handgun, rifle, nor shotgun as defined and manufactured.

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