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Tamara · June 8, 2009, 10:56 PM

To repeat: The original receiver is legally a machine gun all by itself, whether it has the rest of the parts connected to it or not, unless it is torch-cut to BATFE specifications.

It is illegal in CA.

Even if you were not in CA, it is illegal for you to transfer on a Form 4 through a Class 3 SOT, since you are 19.

It is also illegal for the seller to own the original receiver in WA state, again unless it is torch-cut to BATFE specs.

EDIT: Searching Gunbroker, this is the only StG-44 I'm finding, and it's neither $8k, nor semiauto, nor in WA...

EDIT II: Further, even if the gun is a parts kit built on a new semi-auto receiver, it would be illegal in CA, since it is semiauto, feeds from a detachable magazine, and has a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously below the action.

June 8, 2009, 10:56 PM	#4
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	To repeat: The original receiver is legally a machine gun all by itself, whether it has the rest of the parts connected to it or not, unless it is torch-cut to BATFE specifications. It is illegal in CA. Even if you were not in CA, it is illegal for you to transfer on a Form 4 through a Class 3 SOT, since you are 19. It is also illegal for the seller to own the original receiver in WA state, again unless it is torch-cut to BATFE specs. EDIT: Searching Gunbroker, this is the only StG-44 I'm finding, and it's neither $8k, nor semiauto, nor in WA... EDIT II: Further, even if the gun is a parts kit built on a new semi-auto receiver, it would be illegal in CA, since it is semiauto, feeds from a detachable magazine, and has a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously below the action. __________________ MOLON LABE! 2% Unobtainium, 98% Hypetanium. The Arms Room: An Online Museum.