Erin asked...
As is typical with 922r, it should be simple...
The SKS in stock form has...
A reciever
A barrel
A bolt
A bolt carrier
A gas piston
A trigger housing
A trigger
A hammer
A sear
A disconnector
A butt stock
A forearm or handguard
A magazine body
A follower
and...
A floorplate.
15 items.
Guess what? All 15 can be foreign made if you leave the rifle in its stock form as this is importable under 18 USC § 925 (d) (3).
Those 15 items begin to matter when you alter the configuration by adding AWB features. Like a pistol grip or flash-hider (which are separate items on the list!)
So... Adding a folding stocked pistol grip stock would give the gun 16 countable parts; and two of them are in a single part. So you'd have 14 of 16 being foreign made now. Since most of these stocks also come with the forearm, you will have 13 "bad" parts now.
Ironically changing the factory 10 round fixed magazine over to a 30 round detachable brings the count down to 10 and makes it more AWB like. Add a gas piston from Tapco and you're well below the minimum.
A quick search for compliance parts yields links to kits which are exactly the above; new stock, forend, magazine and gas piston.
There are some stocks that don't change the 925 (d) (3) status of the gun, so you don't need to worry about the count; like "draganov" and thumb-hole stocks.
As always; I am not a lawyer! This should not be taken as legal advice. Consult an attorney before proceeding.
As an aside: I am not aware of a single prosecution of an individual over a 922r violation. If you know of one, please link in the comments!
As is typical with 922r, it should be simple...
The SKS in stock form has...
A reciever
A barrel
A bolt
A bolt carrier
A gas piston
A trigger housing
A trigger
A hammer
A sear
A disconnector
A butt stock
A forearm or handguard
A magazine body
A follower
and...
A floorplate.
15 items.
Guess what? All 15 can be foreign made if you leave the rifle in its stock form as this is importable under 18 USC § 925 (d) (3).
Those 15 items begin to matter when you alter the configuration by adding AWB features. Like a pistol grip or flash-hider (which are separate items on the list!)
So... Adding a folding stocked pistol grip stock would give the gun 16 countable parts; and two of them are in a single part. So you'd have 14 of 16 being foreign made now. Since most of these stocks also come with the forearm, you will have 13 "bad" parts now.
Ironically changing the factory 10 round fixed magazine over to a 30 round detachable brings the count down to 10 and makes it more AWB like. Add a gas piston from Tapco and you're well below the minimum.
A quick search for compliance parts yields links to kits which are exactly the above; new stock, forend, magazine and gas piston.
There are some stocks that don't change the 925 (d) (3) status of the gun, so you don't need to worry about the count; like "draganov" and thumb-hole stocks.
As always; I am not a lawyer! This should not be taken as legal advice. Consult an attorney before proceeding.
As an aside: I am not aware of a single prosecution of an individual over a 922r violation. If you know of one, please link in the comments!