Mar 28, 2008 Pac-West Arms (PWA) No known phone number. This information was given to me by a net citizen who saw it in the Brownell's catalog: 'Definite serial cutoff. Last Pre-ban lower is #35,222. I found a serial number list for the PWA (Pac West Arms) lower receivers and unfortunately its not pre ban:( but I would have got a hell of a deal if it was!
This information is not an official statement by any government agency, manufacturer, or any other entity. Data presented here is correct to the best of the webmaster’s knowledge. No warranty or guarantee of any kind is made concerning the accuracy of the following information.18 U.S.C. 921 (a) (30) (B). Traditionally, the frame or receiver of a firearm has been legally equivalent to the firearm itself.
This has led some people to believe that a pre-ban receiver, that is, one manufactured before 9/13/94, is the same as a pre-ban 'assault weapon.' Unfortunately, this is not correct.Simply because lower receiver has a 'pre-ban' serial number does not necessarily mean that the firearm was assembled prior to the ban, only that the receiver was manufactured before the effective date of the ban.
In order for an assault weapon to be 'grandfathered', it must have been configured as an assault weapon prior to the ban (the effective date of the ban was September 13, 1994.)Possession of a post-ban firearm in an 'assault weapon' configuration is a felony unless it is possessed in accordance with one of the Federal exceptions.If a stripped lower receiver was in a dealer's bound book at the time the ban took effect, and it is later discovered in an assault weapon configuration, it could be rather easily ascertained that it is not a grandfathered firearm. Receivers in private hands on the day of the ban are a little more ambiguous as who is to say if it was or was not in an assault weapon configuration on the date of the ban, and then later stripped? This email link is to reach site administrators for assistance, if you cannot access TFL via other means. If you are a TFL member and can access TFL, please do not use this link; instead, use the forums (like Questions, Suggestions, and Tech Support) or PM an appropriate mod or admin.If you are experiencing difficulties posting in the Buy/Sell/Trade subforums of TFL, please read the 'sticky' announcement threads at the top of the applicable subforum. If you still feel you are qualified to post in those subforums, please contact 'Shane Tuttle' (the mod for that portion of TFL) via Private Message for assistance.This email contact address is not an 'Ask the Firearms Expert' service. Such emails will be ignored. If you have a firearm related question, please register and post it on the forums.