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The first time I ever saw a contender was in court where it was entered as evidence........I was a juror......so, never say never!
From a legal standpoint, if you bought a bare frame, the way it is FIRST assembled determines it's legal status.......if you assemble it first as a pistol......then it is forever legally a pistol...... even if you change it into rifle configuration and back........if you first assemble it as a rifle...... then it must always stay a rifle.
For what it's worth, the TC Supreme Court case had nothing to do with converting a factory produced rifle into a pistol......at the time the case was first filed, TC did not offer a factory rifle......the case determined the legality of using a "carbine kit" to change a contender PISTOL into a rifle......
Here is the BATF letter........
BATF on TCs