May 9, 2013, 02:28 AM | #1 |
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SKS Legalities
Bought a Norinco SKS. Doesn't have a muzzle break, flash hider or flash suppressor on it. Would adding one make it illegal in North Carolina or under federal law? Do I need to worry about the whole 922r thing? Would it matter if the break/hider/suppressor was US or foreign made? The rifle is all stock and this would be the only mod I'm thinking of doing to it.
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May 9, 2013, 02:51 AM | #2 |
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I don't know NC laws but federal law (922r) will come into play if any aftermarket acessories are added.
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May 9, 2013, 03:25 AM | #3 |
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I have not heard of any legal issues with adding muzzle accessories to your firearm if it is not a sound suppressor and you do not live in a state with an AWB
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May 9, 2013, 06:34 AM | #4 |
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Go to survivors sks forums. It's a complicated issue. If you make certain changes to the guns, then you have to make a bunch of other changes in order to effectively change the status of the rifle from imported to U.S. made.
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There is a “compliance generator” at saiga-12.com that you can click on the added / changed features you have on your imported rifle. The generator will automatically tell you if you are 922r compliant or not. It’s made for the Saiga line of rifles, but also works for the SKS.
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as for 922R, any stock SKS is exempt that is in stock configuration however once you change it from factory configuration, be it sights or a new stock you must drop the number of foreign made parts down to 10(only certain parts count). there are 14 parts you need to worry about(yugoslavians have a flash hider so they have 15). the stock and handguard count as 2 pieces, and the magazine body and follower count as 2 pieces so just by changing the stock and throwing in a crapco or promag magazine you would be 922R compliant. 922R is not complicated in regards to SKS, here is a work sheet that shows just how easy it is to make an SKS compliant and what parts are currently available from american manufacturers that will make it compliant.
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May 10, 2013, 06:43 AM | #7 |
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Tahunua, you are saying they are exempt as long as they are stock? I don't understand. If its stock, its stock, so what is it exempt from? Sounds like you are saying stock is exempt from changes but that makes not sense cause then its not stock anymore and falls under 922r.
You said nothing is illegal about an SKS so does that mean you can add a muzzle break to a stock one with no issues? Wouldn't adding a muzzle break make it no longer "stock" as it was when it was imported? |
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and that's just speaking federally, I have no idea what NC has as far as local restrictions.
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May 12, 2013, 11:49 PM | #9 |
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Well that's lame. So I guess that would apply to a bolt on break too then. What about extended mags?
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