If I register this pistol as a SBR and put on a fixed A2 stock, will I need to find US parts to swap out mine or is all german parts ok for a pistol converted to a SBR rifle?
Using the following us-made parts from HKParts.net, I just did this to a V53: flash hider, cocking handle, trigger box, hammer, trigger, sear and a grip from Top-Notch Parts. This made a 922r total of 8 (counting the receiver). The barrel on mine is of dubious pedigree (likely machined from an import), hence the extra parts.
And do the listed US made 922 compliance parts, like on HKparts.net, say "made in USA" on all of them? Just wondering how some one could tell the difference.
The cocking handle, hammer, trigger and sear are clearly marked PTR. The (SA-only) trigger box is marked TPC and of course, the receiver is US-made and marked.
To me, it's worth the extra cash to be sure of a part's origin. This removes all doubt in the eyes of the inspector.
I have a V93 that was purchased new from a well known and reliable vendor. The accompanying manual states that the barrel and hammer were of US origin, but they were not. The hammer was an untouched HK33 FA hammer and the barrel is the shorter HK33 version with a pinned/welded flash hider.
Realizing that 922r violations are a "manufacturing" violation, but not wanting to risk the loss of the weapon, it also underwent the same FCG mods (using more of the above listed items from HKParts) to make it 922r legal.