May I weigh in with my worthless .02cents worth? The risk of losing your "right to bear arms" is not worth the gamble. To replace the hammer and sear is a piece of cake, 10 mins max, 2 parts. Replace the 10 round box mag with a detachable, 2 mins, 2 more parts. Replace the stock and hand guard with your USA made choice is 2 more parts. Total of 6 parts. Even with a Yugo, that gets you to 15-6=9, 1 under the law. All others = 8. And it IS the law. Not worth the chance you get an ATF agent looking to make a name for himself. Don't forget the agent that tried to shut down that Seattle Company selling Airsoft guns as "easily converted to FA"!!! Forget that the Airsoft won't handle the 35,000psi and explode in your face. As always CYA.
PS: 922r applies not just to the SKS, but ANY imported platform you own. My Belgian, Browning, A5 shotgun ALSO falls under the 922r requirement. So, if I were to replace the shell holder tube with one that holds 9-10 shells, for example, as a HD shotgun, I would also need to replace "additional" parts to be in compliance.
If you use an aftermarket mag (or stock), with the M-Nagant, same 992r law applies. ANY change your make to an imported firearm, falls under the 922r requirement. Modifier be aware.
Marcus
Marcus, your .02cents is worth the tax on a 25 cent purchase in Houston still isn't it.
I think 922r only applies to
semi auto imported firearms that are on a list of 'unimportable' (post ban) firearms. If it is no longer importable....but is already here, you cannot modify it using imported parts. Whereas, on a Mosin as you listed in your example wouldn't apply because it is still importable, and it also is not semi auto.
The only reason I posted was I was wondering if, since broken parts are allowed to be replaced under 922r, (my original stock was never present, and it's replacement broke as well)...adding a Yugo stock was an issue. Same goes with the hand guard....mine broke, so I had to replace it with...something. Through the process, I thought it would be nice to add a detachable, but that is where it seems to get into 922r's evil little clutches...which is why I just opted to go back to the factory mag.
I am also under the impression that since the AWB expired, that the 'evil features' are no longer an issue, that the bayonet swap from spike to blade (also Yugo, and also not on the list of 922r parts that apply) would also be a non issue.
I may just try contact the local BATFE folks and ask how my circumstance applies...if anything, getting them to read their own confusing wording will be a lil bit of torture as it is for most of us in trying to determine what applies and what doesn't.
BTW, you must have an awful lot more luck pulling the pin on the trigger groups than I, never once have I had that easy of a time pulling a hammer and sear....even after I figured out just how to pull the hammer off the 'easy' (right) way.
I learned this the hard way on several trigger groups when attempting to install the prototype version of the Gould Engineering mag release. Of the two TGs I was successful with, the pin came out 'easily' on one, rather difficult on another...and apparently impossible on a couple more...at least with the amount of hammering away that I was willing to do.
When this carbine is dressed in her plastic, she is good under 922r...stock, hand guard, mag body and follower...I am covered. I just wanted to allow this thing to finally resemble what it once was....sort of. Mixing two different countries stuff...I dunno. Which is why I was asking.
Hopefully someone will chime in if I am wrong, its way to early to be reading 922r stuff right now, although it is making me
look forward to the dentist appointment I am on my way to.