Barrel Length Limitation Question for Maryland

[GunJunkie91]

Good evening,
I have a question. I am planning a AR15 build and I want to make sure I am in Maryland compliance since I do not want to spend a few years in a room with a toilet and a sink. The main question is this. What is the barrel length limit I can have for my AR15 build? Is it 16 and below or 16 and above? Also on a side note, I have to make sure the complete upper is not M4 style. I can't wait for someone to challenge this crap.

 

[jrumann59]

16 inch or longer barrel with the rifle meeting an overall length of 29". With 16" barrel 29" OAL will be attained. If its a post Oct 2013 rifle it needs to have an advertised HBAR barrel profile.

 

[Vile Shadow]

16” or more for rifle. 18” or more for shotties

 

[Sirex]

16" or longer, and the barrel for 5.56/.223 needs to be a heavy (Hbar) barrel. Hey, kinda sucks, but could have been a LOOOOOOOOT worse. Some states have it far worse. While I would love all the gun control rolled back, I'm glad to a certain extent, we had idiots making the laws instead of dangerous, knowledgeable enemies.

 

[outrider58]

Rifle barrel lengths, as per NFA 1934 were originally 18 inches, but then later were reduced to 16 inches because the government was selling off all their M1 carbines and they had 16 inch barrels. That's why the differentiation between shotgun barrel and rifle barrel minimum lengths.

 

[Magnumite]

Rifle barrel lengths, as per NFA 1934 were originally 18 inches, but then later were reduced to 16 inches because the government was selling off all their M1 carbines and they had 16 inch barrels. That's why the differentiation between shotgun barrel and rifle barrel minimum lengths.

You da Man. Love that tidbit.

 

[Magnumite]

OP, FWIW, a 16” HBAR carbine with a carbine gas system isn’t a bad handling carbine. The extra weight on the barrel is between your arms and close to the body so the front ended heaviness isn’t there. Not a pencil barrel but still quite maneuverable.

The middy length HBAR gas system is about the same , but you can feel a little something compared to the 16”. By the time you put on a 15” hanguard and so on, LPVO and so on….

YMMV

 

[outrider58]

OP, FWIW, a 16” HBAR carbine with a carbine gas system isn’t a bad handling carbine. The extra weight on the barrel is between your arms and close to the body so the front ended heaviness isn’t there. Not a pencil barrel but still quite maneuverable.

The middy length HBAR gas system is about the same , but you can feel a little something compared to the 16”. By the time you put on a 15” hanguard and so on, LPVO and so on….

YMMV

Remember back in the '80s when everyone wanted the Colt Sporter because of the Hbar? Lol

 

[Bountied]

Remember back in the '80s when everyone wanted the Colt Sporter because of the Hbar? Lol

The grass is always greener.

 

[BradMacc82]

Remember back in the '80s when everyone wanted the Colt Sporter because of the Hbar? Lol

Got one in the store too, a weighted stock Match variant.

 

[smokey]

Theoretically you can still just have a braced pistol or pistol without a brace if you're a GOA/SAF/FPC member and not worry about md's infringements against AR pattern rifles or barrel length.

 

[Magnumite]

Remember back in the '80s when everyone wanted the Colt Sporter because of the Hbar? Lol

Sure do. ‘Mazing…

 

[Biggfoot44]

Tyer

Remember back in the '80s when everyone wanted the Colt Sporter because of the Hbar? Lol

There was the " Regular " Sporter with Government profile bbl , and the HBAR was a seperate model .

 

[ken792]

In addition to HBAR being exempt for rifle ARs, piston systems are considered exempt too.

People also take 14.5” barrels and pin and weld a long enough muzzle device to bring the legal length past 16” if you want to save some weight over an actual 16.”

Theoretically you can still just have a braced pistol or pistol without a brace if you're a GOA/SAF/FPC member and not worry about md's infringements against AR pattern rifles or barrel length.

Or just a regular SBR with a stock if he wanted to deal with that.

 

[Biggfoot44]

SBR with stock , and bullpups still have to deal with 29 inch OAL .

 

[ken792]

SBR with stock , and bullpups still have to deal with 29 inch OAL .

Easy enough with any of the common barrel lengths on 5.56 ARs. I think even 10.3” barrels usually make it just past 29.”

 

[outrider58]

Easy enough with any of the common barrel lengths on 5.56 ARs. I think even 10.3” barrels usually make it just past 29.”

Absolutely. Any 16" barreled AR will be well over the 29" rule.

 

[E.Shell]

16" or longer, and the barrel for 5.56/.223 needs to be a heavy (Hbar) barrel. Hey, kinda sucks, but could have been a LOOOOOOOOT worse. Some states have it far worse. While I would love all the gun control rolled back, I'm glad to a certain extent, we had idiots making the laws instead of dangerous, knowledgeable enemies.

These people are NOT idiots. They are not stupid. Most of them have law degrees. They are intentionally infringing incrementally and it is just baby steps toward the grand plan of disarmament of all citizens. To think they are stupid is naive. Think of them as the criminals they are.

 

[Sirex]

These people are NOT idiots. They are not stupid. Most of them have law degrees. They are intentionally infringing incrementally and it is just baby steps toward the grand plan of disarmament of all citizens. To think they are stupid is naive. Think of them as the criminals they are.

I have heard them speak on gun control. They are idiots. Evil idiots. Evil, but idiots no doubt.

 

[Magnumite]

These people are NOT idiots. They are not stupid. Most of them have law degrees. They are intentionally infringing incrementally and it is just baby steps toward the grand plan of disarmament of all citizens. To think they are stupid is naive. Think of them as the criminals they are.

Well said.