I have a friend interested in getting a lever action pistol. He wants to have Wild West Guns in Alaska build a custom one from a Marlin. It would be similar to the guns in the link below, would something like this be legal in NY or does the size/weight make it a SBR?
http://www.galleryofguns.com/genie/default.aspx?pg=list&mfg=Puma&mdlno=Puma+M92+Bounty+Hunter+Lever+Action+Pistol
http://www.galleryofguns.com/genie/default.aspx?pg=list&mfg=Puma&mdlno=Puma+M92+Bounty+Hunter+Lever+Action+Pistol