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Old 01-30-2021, 2:22 PM
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Are SKS rifles legal to possess if the bayonet has been cut off
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Old 01-30-2021, 2:23 PM
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SKS style weapons are fixed mag by design so legal in Cali in original configuration...bayonets are fine as well (probably thinking of expired 1994 AW ban)..no grenade launchers.

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Old 01-30-2021, 2:36 PM
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The SKS is one of the most ideal rifles to own in CA. Grab one if you can.
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Old 01-30-2021, 3:17 PM
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I tried to do a private party transfer of a Yugoslavian SKS at the gun store and they said the bayonet had to be removed, otherwise it was an assault weapon.

The Yugo SKS has a muzzle break and original bayonet attached to the barrel. I tried to remove the bayonet and could not remove it with a screwdriver.

They said the law was changed a couple years ago. I haven't kept up with all the new laws, but is a Yugo SKS with a bayonet attached illegal to sell now? Is it an assault weapon now?

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Old 01-30-2021, 3:24 PM
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This is FUD...they are thinking 1994 AW ban that expired in 2004..SKS w/bayonet is California compliant in original fixed mag condition...which FFL?

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Tell them 1994 called, and said the ban ended in 2004
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Turners Outdoorsman in Roseville. They were courteous and professional about it, but it didn’t sound correct to me. I have bought guns from them in the past, but will try another FFL.

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Old 01-30-2021, 4:52 PM
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ask them to cite the law ,they never can, yet some how they are so sure they are right
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Old 01-30-2021, 4:58 PM
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Counter dudes making up stuff again. If the Store Manager said that, have him call corporate as for the "compliance" department or his regional mgr. This is one of the reasons no one likes to go to Turner's.
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Old 01-30-2021, 6:03 PM
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You should have went to Norcal Gunvault 1/4 mile away. The very last places to PPT are Turner's, Sportsmans Warehouse, Big 5 and Bass Pro.
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Years ago, Turners in Pasadena turned me away for a PPT when I was selling an SVT-40.
"Assault weapon" they loudly claimed.
Have not been to a Turners since.
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Bayonet is not an evil feature, of course.
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THERE ARE NO CA LAWS/REGULATIONS THAT PROHIBITS ANY TYPE OF FIREARM FROM HAVING A BAYONET OR BAYONET LUG INSTALLED ON IT.
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OP sorry to hear your story.


There are some SKS that were / are banned in CA
Detachable magazine models
Fixed mag changed to 10+ rounds
SKS with grenade launcher in functional set up
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Fixed Mag guns were never AW's. Most SKS's sold after had bayonets, it had to do with how they were imported. Most were imported as C&R's. Some I believe from China were not, and thus had for be in "sporting arms" configuration so the bayonets were removed.
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Turner's doesn't want to do your PTP and so they make up excuses to bounce you, IME.

CA law has never cared about a bayonet or lugs to my knowledge.
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The only SKS that could not be sold with a bayonet was the commercial made SKS. The Chinese SKS that come into the US were originally milsurp and had the bayonet. Later the Chinese made some new ones just for export on the commercial market these include the paratrooper model that was never used by the Chinese military. The commercial ones had the restrictions that they could not be imported or sold with a bayonet.
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I think this particular model may have a issue in CA, unless modified

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastav...e:Yugo_SKS.jpg
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I think this particular model may have a issue in CA, unless modified

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zastav...e:Yugo_SKS.jpg
It's the Grenade Launcher muzzle device on it that Hermosabeach mentioned.
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I bought my SKS at the now closed Turners in Westminster on beach blvd. It was in the early 90’s and came with bayonet attached. It was less than $80 out the door, wish I bought 10.
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Prior to leaving CA I was modifying an SKS (furniture, not the firing mechanism or magazine), this was around... 2009? IIRC, what I was reading at the time was:
- The bayonet was not legal and had to be removed (Chinese SKS).
- However, machining off the bayonet lug to streamline the front end was also illegal?
This was Federal, not CA, however.

Question as a new guy: Is there a good forum heading to post in about what needs to be done to legalize some of my items? I don't want to wind up in the wrong vertical and start a flame war or something.
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Prior to leaving CA I was modifying an SKS (furniture, not the firing mechanism or magazine), this was around... 2009? IIRC, what I was reading at the time was:
- The bayonet was not legal and had to be removed (Chinese SKS).
- However, machining off the bayonet lug to streamline the front end was also illegal?
This was Federal, not CA, however.

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Bayonet is fine, problem is Turner's. Don't go to Turner's.
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An added insult considering most SKS rifles are C&R. These things used to be cash and carry for <$100.
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Prior to leaving CA I was modifying an SKS (furniture, not the firing mechanism or magazine), this was around... 2009? IIRC, what I was reading at the time was:
- The bayonet was not legal and had to be removed (Chinese SKS).
- However, machining off the bayonet lug to streamline the front end was also illegal?
This was Federal, not CA, however.

Question as a new guy: Is there a good forum heading to post in about what needs to be done to legalize some of my items? I don't want to wind up in the wrong vertical and start a flame war or something.

yea i remember those days of 922r compliance

there was an article that said if you want to use a detachable magazine with your sks you must make it so its importable

so you had to change the stock to a thumbhole or montecarlo design and remove the bayonet lug

so much confusion came from one atf comment about its illegal to attach a bayonet to an sks that came in after a certain date many thought its illegal to have a bayonet attached
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