Form 1 AOW an M6 Scout

[johnnywitt]

So, I was reading up on AOW and came across this:

The definition of an AOW includes "weapons with combination rifle and shotgun barrels 12 inches or more, less than 18 inches in length, from which only a single discharge can be made from either barrel without manual reloading".

So, can I Form 1 an AOW just as I could Form 1 a SBR/SBS?

Guru & T-Shirt Wearers advice sought.

 

[bac0nfat]

Yep. It's a $200 tax stamp.

 

[johnnywitt]

Ok, I'm straightened out now on this. $200 Bucks to Form 1 any "type" of gun. Whether its a AOW, or not, doesn't matter.

I think a SOT could 'make it' tax free and then transfer it back to me for a $5 Buck Red Stamp on a Form 4.

 

[bac0nfat]

Ok, I'm straightened out now on this. $200 Bucks to Form 1 any "type" of gun. Whether its a AOW, or not, doesn't matter.

I think a SOT could 'make it' tax free and then transfer it back to me for a $5 Buck Red Stamp on a Form 4.

Yep, you got it exactly right on all counts.

Although technically it wouldn't be "tax free" for an SOT because they already paid $500 at the beginning of the year to be an SOT. But that's just semantics, right?

 

[jt526]

I've got an M6 Scout and I've thought about it, to get the barrels shortened based on a quick conversation with a smith would be fairly pricey on top of the stamp. I decided it wasn't worth it to lose 4" or so.

 

[CAR-AR-m16]

Ok, I'm straightened out now on this. $200 Bucks to Form 1 any "type" of gun. Whether its a AOW, or not, doesn't matter.

I think a SOT could 'make it' tax free and then transfer it back to me for a $5 Buck Red Stamp on a Form 4.

Yes, but the SOT is not going to do everything to "make it" for free. He will have to do the barrel work; engrave his name, city and state as the manufacturer; register it with ATF on a form 2; prepare the form 4 for you; and then store it for a year while waiting for your form 4 to be approved. The cost of all that may end up being the same vs you doing it on a form 1.

 

[johnnywitt]

Yeah, might not be worth it because of the cost of the gun smithing involved to remove and re-attach the barrel band with the integral front sight and also having to re choke the .410 barrel. That and the $200 tax= diminishing returns for 4" of bbl. and being able to fold the gun. Too bad because the original configuration (with a .22LR) of the M6 would be a premier Backpacking Gun/Survival Gun. Thanks for all the help though.

 

[bac0nfat]

Yeah, might not be worth it because of the cost of the gun smithing involved to remove and re-attach the barrel band with the integral front sight and also having to re choke the .410 barrel. That and the $200 tax= diminishing returns for 4" of bbl. and being able to fold the gun. Too bad because the original configuration (with a .22LR) of the M6 would be a premier Backpacking Gun/Survival Gun. Thanks for all the help though.

If it's something you really want, just do it! You only live once man.

 

[Roaster72]

Yeah, might not be worth it because of the cost of the gun smithing involved to remove and re-attach the barrel band with the integral front sight and also having to re choke the .410 barrel. That and the $200 tax= diminishing returns for 4" of bbl. and being able to fold the gun. Too bad because the original configuration (with a .22LR) of the M6 would be a premier Backpacking Gun/Survival Gun. Thanks for all the help though.

It also may not be worth it because those $200 M6 Scouts are now hovering around $600 last i checked. I have one NIB that I contemplated something along the same lines but now I am thinking that as an AOW it would be worth less than an original.