They have a buffer tube, otherwise they wouldn’t cycle, unless we are talking about something like the SIG MCX then the buffer system isn’t in the tube.
They just don’t have the stock making it not intended to shoulder, the stock, not the buffer tube is what makes an SBR.
yeah this isn’t universal. I’ve seen one setup that had no tube, assumed that was the silly ass attraction to the whole stupid fucking thing. had some kind of warty plug bit that was maybe 2" long where the buffer tube assembly would be, assumed it was a something along these lines:
It’s to make the gun not a rifle. Rifles have to have stocks, that’s it, that’s the point. If you want a short gun that shoots an intermediate cartridge it’s an AR which is really common and the ammo is cheap, or an AK which skips the buffer tube but ammo is more expensive. Or something like a cut down mosin nagant since they used to be really cheap so why not.
ok buddy. look, you can’t just make shit up for whatever you want either.
the defining characteristic of a rifle is not a stock, it’s the rifled fucking barrel. a musket had a stock, it doesn’t make it a fucking rifle.
so fucking sick of the 2a dictionary squad having to sound off at every single fucking thing they perceive as inaccurate from their years of deep training with the gravy seals meal team six.
They have a buffer tube, otherwise they wouldn’t cycle, unless we are talking about something like the SIG MCX then the buffer system isn’t in the tube.
They just don’t have the stock making it not intended to shoulder, the stock, not the buffer tube is what makes an SBR.
yeah this isn’t universal. I’ve seen one setup that had no tube, assumed that was the silly ass attraction to the whole stupid fucking thing. had some kind of warty plug bit that was maybe 2" long where the buffer tube assembly would be, assumed it was a something along these lines:
https://www.80-lower.com/80-lower-blog/how-to-build-a-bufferless-ar-instructions/
If the bulk of them have tubes what’s the fucking point then? so you can have your ‘arm brace’ mounted to something?
it’s all so fucking stupid
It’s to make the gun not a rifle. Rifles have to have stocks, that’s it, that’s the point. If you want a short gun that shoots an intermediate cartridge it’s an AR which is really common and the ammo is cheap, or an AK which skips the buffer tube but ammo is more expensive. Or something like a cut down mosin nagant since they used to be really cheap so why not.
ok buddy. look, you can’t just make shit up for whatever you want either.
the defining characteristic of a rifle is not a stock, it’s the rifled fucking barrel. a musket had a stock, it doesn’t make it a fucking rifle.
so fucking sick of the 2a dictionary squad having to sound off at every single fucking thing they perceive as inaccurate from their years of deep training with the gravy seals meal team six.
It’s actually the law, more specifically the ATF said so. With one exception I’m aware of https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/threads/nfa-sbr-exceptions-for-weapons-of-historical-significance.148749/
ah ok will mount up my smoothbore SBR and start yeeting .50 meinie balls at the enemy, lol why the fuck not oh yeah because it’s a fucking musket
go for it man, you show them how stupid their laws are. mmmHMMM