saw in another thread the Strike Industries "Stock Stop" (
AR Stock Stop). Are there any potential pitfalls to using this rather than pinning the stock? Earlier post talked about "needing tools to modify" to make the stock adjustable or telescoping. This gizmo appears to need tools to remove.
Also, can someone explain to me the pinned and welded "non-flash-hider" muzzle device? Seems like the law says no flash hider or threaded barrel capable of mounting a flash hider.. Does the pin/weld render the barrel no-longer "threaded and capable" WRT MA law? Lots of other online info pertains to converting 14.5" barrels to 16" to meet NFA requirements.
it does seem easier to buy the complete upper/threaded barrel and pin a comp/mb than it is to find one without threads.
I don't recall specifically what the MA law says about stocks - so I can't say whether that Stock Stop product would fit the letter of the law. But....... from what I recall about the wording and the INTENT behind the law - I believe it would fit the intent. Also practically speaking - I think you're unlikely to get jammed up by using that device instead of putting a pin into the stock - because it meets the intent of the law - which is that you can't have a fold-able or collapsible stock on a rifle - that makes it more concealable.
I'm also willing to bet that 9 out of 10 LEO's don't know the law - so as long as you can demonstrate that the stock is non-adjustable - and can't be made adjustable easily You would be ok. If you were worried about having a pin or screw on the stock for compliance - I would put a screw or pin into this device to hold it into the buffer tube - then it wouldn't be "tool-less", but would be easily changeable if you had to, without buggering up the tube too badly. I like this solution - I've got an AR build I need to finish and I've got a Magpul adjustable stock - I've been trying to figure out how to make fixed - without mangling it somehow. This device is the solution for that. So thanks for posting it!!
Good video showing the install:
Re: MA law and "flash hiders". The MA AWB specifically bans flash hiders. So you can either have a "bare"barrel - or you can have a muzzle brake (or compensator). There are some devices out there that have been classified as muzzle brakes - but are very flash hidery. So I believe they're MA legal. I've got some of the Primary Weapons Systems "muzzle brake" products that still have some flash hider properties:
The law also says no threaded barrels - what it means by this is : you can't have a threaded barrel that is not "covered" with a something that cannot be removed. What they're trying to do is prevent you from just threading on a flash hider - or a silencer. So possessing a "threaded barrel" is technically legal - as long as it's got a device on it that's pinned and/or welded ( I don't recall if it has to be pinned AND welded)
And yes - it's definitely FAR easier to find threaded barrel and just put a cover, muzzle brake, or comp on it - than buy an unthreaded barrel.
I also have to say - there seems to be a LOT of people in this state that simply don't give a shit about the law. And I don't hear all that much about Johnny Law going after them. From people using Magpul polymer 30 round mags, to shops selling stuff that isn't on the AG's pistol list , to AR's with "evil features" on them - I think a lot of people just flout the law and/or are just ignorant of what it is. The fact that Maura Healey did what she did a few years back - just made it WORSE in my opinion , because she made it crystal clear that the law is something they just change on a whim based on the interpretation of the day.
Even before Maura came along with her stupidity - I heard and experienced story after story of MA related gun stuff - that was just retarded. From the guy who sold me 15 round brand new Glock mags (I had ordered 10 rounders) because some MA State Trooper allegedly told him they were legal, to the guy who sold me a sweet FS2000 because he got hassled at his local gun range by a cop who kept insisting that it was a machine gun - and detained him until it could be proven otherwise............. MA gun retardation has a long history in my experience.
Build what you want - try to stay legal - don't flout it - and you'll be fine. When the civil war starts sometime within the next ten years - nobody is going to give a shit if your stock isn't pinned.