Illegal in rifles. They are referred to "Pistol grips" on rifles. Mainly on AR, AK or Shotgun rifles. It's illegal here in CA. I'm not sure about the state of Montana.

There are alternatives. Do a search on "Monster Grip" which is a rifle grip that extends to the stock. I hope this helps answer your question.

I thought all handguns had vertical grips? Am I missing something?

Maybe he means front end verticle grips.. U can't have 1 on the front of a pistol....

Yes, Federally speaking, no vertical foregrips on a firearm classed as a pistol. SBR is different, but that of course, requires the ATF tax stamp.

State laws may differ of course..

Originally Posted by Shipwreck

Maybe he means front end verticle grips.. U can't have 1 on the front of a pistol....

Yes, that is what I mean.

Are they legal through ATF on rifles?

Originally Posted by tnoisaw

Yes, that is what I mean.

Are they legal through ATF on rifles?

Go look at all the Ar pics on AR 15.com or even here. Yes, U can put a front grip on a rifle w/o dealing w/ the ATF.

Forward pistol grips as they're called are legal on long arms so as long as you don't live in a socialist dump (i.e. Kommiefornia).

On a pistol, I believe it violates a federal law and is classified as an "Any Other Weapon(AOW)"(the term "any other" shows just how asinine it is as the government can't even come up with a catch phrase to demonize it) which requires a $5 tax stamp. Add a stock to a pistol(which is an antique technique/technology, mind you) and it becomes a "Short Barreled Rifle(SBR)".

Originally Posted by bangbang

I thought all handguns had vertical grips? Am I missing something?

I don't get it either.

Thank you. Now I got it.

Originally Posted by Revolver

Forward pistol grips as they're called are legal on long arms so as long as you don't live in a socialist dump (i.e. Kommiefornia).

On a pistol, I believe it violates a federal law and is classified as an "Any Other Weapon(AOW)"(the term "any other" shows just how asinine it is as the government can't even come up with a catch phrase to demonize it) which requires a $5 tax stamp. Add a stock to a pistol(which is an antique technique/technology, mind you) and it becomes a "Short Barreled Rifle(SBR)".