Anyone from Onondaga County with a homemade AR pistol?

[Doctor Whom]

Long time lurker second time poster.

Went to Gander today because I had a gift-card from my wife to buy a new lower, the plan was to have it transferred as a “multi-cal” Pistol and add it to my permit when the pistol dept reopens.

They are doing gun sales by a first come first serve write your name and number down so I elected to wait, an hour later (not bad considering) the guy informs me that they will not transfer a lower (and no FFL anywhere will) as anything other than an “other”

and all I needed to do was buy the 8” upper And take the receipt from that and the serial number from the lower and they will reclassify my lower “other” as a “pistol” in 300BO but then could never change the barrel length or caliber.

This goes against everything I’ve read so far regarding pistol builds and I was under the impression that even possessing a pistol length upper would be a felony if I didn’t have one on my permit.

TL;DR is the guy at gander correct or should I take my business to someone else that will transfer as an pistol?

 

[spat]

Long time lurker second time poster.

Went to Gander today because I had a gift-card from my wife to buy a new lower, the plan was to have it transferred as a “multi-cal” Pistol and add it to my permit when the pistol dept reopens.

They are doing gun sales by a first come first serve write your name and number down so I elected to wait, an hour later (not bad considering) the guy informs me that they will not transfer a lower (and no FFL anywhere will) as anything other than an “other”

and all I needed to do was buy the 8” upper And take the receipt from that and the serial number from the lower and they will reclassify my lower “other” as a “pistol” in 300BO but then could never change the barrel length or caliber.

This goes against everything I’ve read so far regarding pistol builds and I was under the impression that even possessing a pistol length upper would be a felony if I didn’t have one on my permit.

TL;DR is the guy at gander correct or should I take my business to someone else that will transfer as an pistol?

AFAIK, they have to transfer it as an "other" because what they are selling you is not a pistol.

Also, unless they have more than just a retail sales license, they need to transfer it out as whatever it was when they received it as well, otherwise they would be "manufacturing".

It's legal for you do personally "manufacture" a pistol from an other without the license, but since they are a business they cannot do that.

As far as the "change the barrel length or caliber", the procedure for that varies from county to county, but the answer isn't "never" anywhere that I know of.

 

[Doctor Whom]

Thank you @spat! The gentleman was not very detailed in why it could or could not be done, just that it couldn’t.
I’ve had a poverty pony sitting in my cabinet for some time now and I will go talk to the Sheriff about having it re-assigned when they re-open.

 

[1075tech]

I know you specifically mentioned Onondaga County but you need to ask whoever handles permits in your county.

I know it varies from county to county. I'm in Orange County. On our amendment form, there is a box to check for frame only. I was instructed to enter the pertinent information, check the "frame only" box and also send a copy of the receipt for the barrel showing length and caliber.

It was that easy.