Lawrence, it is considered a rifle. This 14.5” rifle chambered in 5.56mm features a pinned and welded Nanoweapon coated Surefire Closed-Tine Flash Hider mounted to an in-house 14.5” durable black oxide coated, Cold Hammer Forge, Chrome Lined, 1-7 twist Geissele barrel. This puts it over the 16" minimum. Have a great day!

I'm gonna answer twice like Randy, if the muzzle device is fixed (pinned, welded, etc) then the lenght of the muzzle device is factored in to the overall lenght of the barrel. The OAL on this barrel/muzzle device are over 16" and it is therefore classified as a rifle.

I'm gonna answer twice like Randy, if the muzzle device is fixed (pinned, welded, etc) then the lenght of the muzzle device is factored in to the overall lenght of the barrel.
The OAL on this barrel/muzzle device are over 16" and it is therefore classified as a rifle.

This is a rifle. It has a 14.5 inch barrel with a permanent pinned and welded flash hider. Hope this helps.

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It is a Rifle it has a 14.5 inch barrel with a Permanently (pinned and welded ) flash hider to take it over the 16 inch minimum length for a rifle SPECS LENGTH: 14.5" CALIBER: 5.56MM COLOR: Luna Black LOWER RECEIVER: Super Duty Lower Mil-Spec UPPER RECEIVER: Super Duty M4 Upper BCG: Reliability Enhanced Bolt Carrier Group BOLT: Geissele Stressproof Bolt RAIL 13.5" SMR MK16 w/ Geissele Center Tab TRIGGER: SSA-E X w/ Lightning Bow® *******BARREL: 14.5" Barrel, CHF, Chrome Lined, 1-7 Twist (Pin & Weld) - Geissele Profile GAS SYSTEM: Mid-Length GAS BLOCK: Super Compact Gas Block CHARGING HANDLE: Airborne Charging Handle MUZZLE: Nanocoated Surefire Closed-Tine Flash Hider LOWER PARTS KIT: Ultra Duty Lower Parts Kit BUFFER: Mil-Spec 6 Position, 7075-T6 BUFFER ASSEMBLY: Super-42 w/ H2 Buffer STOCK: B5 Systems Enhanced Sopmod Stock GRIP: Geissele Grip

Lawrence, It is a Rifle due to the total length of the barrel being 16 inches (minimal length for a rifle) with a 14.5 inch _ 1.5 inch permanently welded Flash Hider. Cheers and stay safe!

It is a Rifle it has a 14.5 inch barrel with a Permanently (pinned and welded ) flash hider to take it over the 16 inch minimum length for a rifle SPECS
LENGTH: 14.5"
CALIBER: 5.56MM
COLOR: Luna Black
LOWER RECEIVER: Super Duty Lower Mil-Spec
UPPER RECEIVER: Super Duty M4 Upper
BCG: Reliability Enhanced Bolt Carrier Group
BOLT: Geissele Stressproof Bolt
RAIL 13.5" SMR MK16 w/ Geissele Center Tab
TRIGGER: SSA-E X w/ Lightning Bow®
*******BARREL: 14.5" Barrel, CHF, Chrome Lined, 1-7 Twist (Pin & Weld) - Geissele Profile
GAS SYSTEM: Mid-Length
GAS BLOCK: Super Compact Gas Block
CHARGING HANDLE: Airborne Charging Handle
MUZZLE: Nanocoated Surefire Closed-Tine Flash Hider
LOWER PARTS KIT: Ultra Duty Lower Parts Kit
BUFFER: Mil-Spec 6 Position, 7075-T6
BUFFER ASSEMBLY: Super-42 w/ H2 Buffer
STOCK: B5 Systems Enhanced Sopmod Stock
GRIP: Geissele Grip