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Posted: 4/3/2008 11:24:49 AM EDT
I recently got a Yugo SKS in a trade. The SKS had the barrel cut just behind the front sight...so I got no sight with it. Well NO sight,NO problem! I dug into the parts bin and found a Romanian AK FSB. after measuring the barrel diam. I drilled out the FSB .1000 smaller than the barrel. I had to heat it slightly and pressed it on. I then tack welded a 74 style brake on. Since the AK FSB is higher than the SKS, the rear leaf sight wouldn't work. I then fabricated a rear sight base welded onto the reciever cover,added a williams peep sight and here's what I have...just waiting for my duracoat to show up, I'm going with HK black!... 
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? What happens if I modify a Curio C&R SKS Carbine? In general, just about any modification you can think of causes a curio C&R rifle to lose its C&R status: Replacing a wooden stock with a synthetic one, adding a muzzle break, removing the bayonet, etc. Since SKS Carbines would normally be prohibited from importation due to its “non-sporting” features. The ONLY reason they are allowed into the country is because it is C&R eligible, meaning that it has some sort of historical value. Furthermore, ATF has stated repeatedly that in order for a surplus military firearm to retain C&R status, it must be complete and in its “original military configuration”. Otherwise, it is not C&R and may not be importable under Title 18 USC § 925(d)(3). Should C&R status be lost, the firearm would not be transferable as a C&R firearm. In addition, any remaining “restricted features” will need to be removed. For most SKS Carbines, the bayonet is the only “restricted feature”. For Yugoslavian Type 59/66A1 SKS Carbines, the grenade launcher, and night sights may also be “restricted features”. But as long as the restricted features are removed, there is nothing illegal about modifying a non-C&R SKS rifle. In the past, ATF has said the bayonet mount (without the bayonet) may remain on a fixed magazine SKS. So you should only really need to remove the night sights in order to get legal. However, it is unclear whether this is still the official ATF position. to the top “10-or-less” Questions: Overview: Any rifle with ten-or-less imported parts is not subject to the provisions of Title 18 USC § 922(r). While there may be dozens of parts in any particular rifle, ATF has defined a list of twenty specific parts that are “counted”. Note that the total number of “counted parts” is not important, just the number of those counted parts that are imported. So often swapping just a few imported parts for US-made ones frees a rifle from the onerous provisions of Title 18 USC § 922(r). If more than ten of the listed parts are imported, the entire rifle is considered imported. If ten or less of the listed parts are imported, the entire rifle is considered “US-Made”. Recall that the onerous requirements of Title 18 USC § 922(r) only apply to imported rifles. Just how many of these parts are in an SKS Carbine? Here are the relevant parts in an SKS Carbine: 1. Receiver 2. Barrel 3. Bolt 4. Bolt carrier 5. Gas piston TAPCO GAS PISTON counts as 1 6. Trigger housing 7. Trigger 8. Hammer 9. Sear 10. Disconnector (see below) 11. Stock TAPCO STOCK counts as 3 (stock,buttstock,PG) 12. Handguard TAPCO HANDGUARD counts as 1 13. Magazine body 14. Follower even the op-rod is TAPCO! good enough for me!  |
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