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Posted: 10/18/2001 5:26:06 AM EDT
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The 1989 ban is an import ban. Can't import rifles after that time with objectionable features.
Also can't convert those legally imported after that time to a configuration it wasn't legal to import them with. Can't replace a thumbhole with standard stock and pistol grip on an imported AK-type for example. You can, however, remanfacture the rifle in your kitchen to be a made-in-USA rifle, that is, not an import although containing several imported parts. There's a limit on the number of imported parts a newly-assembled made-in-USA rifle can contain and I suspect you have a copy of the list. The AK type rifles you see for sale from major vendors with normal AK stocks have been manufactured in USA. AK47 was last made in 1957 and is a full-automatic select fire weapon. Adding a thumbhole stock won't make it legal. -- Chuck |
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Posted: 10/18/2001 9:26:40 AM EDT
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I am not arguing symantecs here. AK-47, MAK-90, SAR-1/2, RPK. They are all AK-47 Clones.
What I am talking about is a Romanian RPK Parts Kit. [url]http://www.interordnance.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=INTERORDNANCE.com&Product_Code=RPKKIT&Category_Code=Parts+Kits[/url] I have seen these kits relatively cheap, but replacing the parts necessary to bring them under 10 parts would cost as much as buying a MAK-90 in the store. I was asking if it is considered sporting if you assemble a Romanian AK Parts Kit on a Semi-Auto. US Made Receiver with No Sear Hole and use a Thumbhole Stock rather than the standard Buttstock and Pistol Grip. |
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Posted: 10/18/2001 11:32:11 AM EDT
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Here's the problem with that. The previous administration added an exec. order to the import laws in 1996, prohibitiong the import of a thumbhole rifle(or any other coplete rifle) that accepted pre-ban hicap mags. By assebling a rifle using a hi-cap US receiver, and more than 10 imported parts (from the 89 list) you will create a rifle that would be un-importable, so in violation of the stupid law.
-Remember- If you make an "imported" rifle that is in a config that would not be importable, it's in violation of the law. So just look aroud, prowl the AK boards for some info on where to get quality parts at a resonable price, and make a US rifle out of it. Edited to add "US hi-cap reciever" |
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Posted: 10/18/2001 12:20:38 PM EDT
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Damn, I didn't realize CLinton snuck that one in there. That sucks. That must be why the prices of Thumbholes are going up.
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Posted: 10/18/2001 12:23:38 PM EDT
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I just wish that someone could organize well enough to get some of the 'silly' laws off of the books.
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