dogtown tom
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Yes, it remains in the registry forever. ATF asks that you notify them so they can make a notation in the registry that the firearm is no longer in NFA configuration, but it's not required.Question: If an SBR becomes configured as a rifle and sold as such to a dealer or another party, it is still in the NFA registry as an SBR, regardless of its current configuration.
No, because he's not possessing an SBR.Are there any repercussions to the new owner by possessing it since it’s in the NFA registry as an SBR?
If the new owner decides at some point that he want to configure the firearm to an SBR, he may find ATF rejecting his F1 as "already registered". He'll then have to explain that he acquired the rifle as a Title I firearm, ATF will update the registry and the F1 will be approved. He then gets to engrave the receiver or barrel with his maker information.