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Short-barreled rifle (SBR) is a legal designation in the United States, referring to a shoulder-fired, rifled firearm, made from a rifle, with a barrel length of less than 16 in (41 cm) or overall length of less than 26 in (66 cm), or a handgun fitted with a buttstock and a barrel of less than 16 inches length.
(2) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds. (3) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches [762 mm]. (4) A semiautomatic pistol that does not have a fixed magazine but has any one of the following:
Modern pistols with shoulder stocks and with barrels less than 16 inches (41 cm) long, or overall length under 26 inches (66 cm), are NFA short barrelled rifles. ATF has removed some specified stocked handguns (e.g., original Mauser C96 and Luger utilizing an original shoulder stock) from the NFA as collectors' items ( Curios or Relics List ...
A semiauto centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds; A semiauto centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 29 inches; A semiauto pistol with a fixed magazine that can accept more than 10 rounds; A semiauto shotgun that has a folding stock; or; A shotgun with a revolving cylinder. [40]
The M24 SWS has the "long action" bolt version of the Remington 700 receiver but is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO "short action" cartridge that has an overall length of 2.750 inches (69.85 mm). The "long action" allows the rifle to be re-configured for dimensionally larger cartridges up to 3.340 inches (84.84 mm) in overall length.
The maximum overall length is dictated by the need to fit into a box magazine of standard manufacture. For example, the .223 Remington cartridge, when loaded for use in the AR-15 rifle (or the military's M16 rifle), has to fit into the removable box magazine for that rifle. This dictates that the cartridge's maximum overall length be no greater ...
Overall length: 87.0 cm (34.3 in) ... that could fulfill the requirement of a universal infantry ... than the gas port of the standard length M16 rifle: ...
Scout rifles are typically bolt-action carbines chambered for .308 Winchester/7.62×51mm, with an overall length of no more than 39 inches (991 millimetres), with a barrel of 19 inches (483 millimetres) or shorter, and less than 7 pounds (3 kilograms) in weight, with both iron and optical sights and fitted with practical slings (such as Ching ...