Am I missing something here?

[WoofersInc]

I came across this in the Sportsman Guide book that showed up in the mail.

http://shop.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=461468


In the catalog in does not mention anything about NFA guidelines which got me to wondering if they knew something that I didn't. I then went to the website and looked it up and they did list NFA info there. Now for the part I don't get. You have a 10/22 that maybe you paid about $200 for. $150 for this kit, and then another $200 NFA Tax Stamp for a total of $550 plus tax and NICS fees, etc. Why would anyone go to the trouble of going the NFA route on this when you can just buy the Ruger Charger for about $300-$350?

So.... just what am I not getting?

 

[Zedo]

Besides which, it's 22 cal -- which is BORING.

You'd be much better served with a Ruger MKII Govt. Target.

 

[Dookie]

All NFA rules apply and must be registered with the ATF.

It has been taken care of, RFC got on it quick

 

[Auburn1992]

Wouldn't they not make you pay the $200 tax if you first took off the existing stock, replaced the barrel with the 10", then put on the pistol stock?

 

[Seancass]

once a rifle, always a rifle. the action is registered as a rifle.

 

[WoofersInc]

once a rifle, always a rifle. the action is registered as a rifle.

That is what I was understanding. But again why would anyone pay for a NFA Tax on this when they could buy the Charger for less money to begin with. One other thing I noticed also is that the kit does not include the bipod which comes on the Charger. There is even a bigger savings and less hassles.
Now I do have NFA items and had no problem with the tax on what I bought, but I can't see why paying for no reason what so ever.

 

[Tribal]

Okay, let's say you bought a 10/22 a few years ago, learned on it, and have now moved on to something more advanced. Maybe the barrel or stock of your 10/22 got damaged. Either way, you've now got a better .22 rifle (or at least another one) while this one sits collecting dust. What you don't have is a .22 weird target pistol thingy, and we all know that it's the kids who don't have the .22 weird target pistol thingies who get swirlies from the regulars at the gun club.

With this kit, your old & busted 10/22 just became the New Hotness of a Charger. For a mere $350 you have a nice new pistol with an NFA stamp, meaning that you can do other fun things with it like add a vertical foregrip, folding stock, the shoulder thing that goes up...the sky's the limit!

You see the glass as half empty, whereas I see an inchoate tacticool varmint carbine.

 

[Dookie]

Tribal is correct, once you have the stamp you can do basically whatever you want with it, per local rules, big bonus.

As far as my understanding goes.

and the shooters ridge bipod, not a big deal

 

[WoofersInc]

Ok. I didn't think about the vertical forgrip aspect.