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Posted: 7/21/2006 3:25:45 PM EDT
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I've never done a build from a kit before, and I'm a little bit confused about something. Typically, a kit would be coming from a weapon that would have been fully automatic. We can receive the kit, because there's no receiver, therefore no firearm. However, if the kit contains all the trigger control parts for a fully automatic weapon, am I potentially in possession of a machine gun if I own other AK's? I was under the impression that if you owned an AK or AR, and you also owned the parts to turn that rifle into a machine gun, that you could be charged with possession of a MG. I'm obviously missing something. I checked the FAQ threads, but I don't see anything addressing this (other than the compliance parts). |
So in an AK, there is a difference between an auto and full auto receiver? I was thinking of this from an AR-15 perspective. If I were able to buy an M-16 "parts kit", I don't think I'd need to do anything different to an AR-15 lower to make it fully auto. Does this basically mean you can only buy/sell parts kits for weapons in which the auto and semi-auto receivers differ? |
Yes. A full auto receiver has a hole for a third pivot pin that holds the auto sear. Semi auto receivers only have two holes for pivot pins. In the picture below, the yellow arrow shows the 3rd hold. Do not drill this hole in a semi-auto receiver or very bad things could happen. 
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Now....just for the sake of entertainment.....what sort of "very bad" things are you referring to??? It just sounded too interesting to not ask.... |
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