who was looking for pump ak?

[motorhead]

conversion parts are for sale on the "files". seller is +1, i've bought stuff from him before. ca is the only place these sell.

http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43179

[offrdmania]

I think the guy was looking for the whole rifle if I recall

[5hundo]

I don't see the attraction to those PAR-3 rifles...

Why not get a Saiga or build up an OLL?

[andrewj]

Can these PAR-1 pumps be legally converted to semi auto?
I know I will need a mag lock or MonsterMan but I just want to know if I can modify it in the first place.

[JeffM]

Can these PAR-1 pumps be legally converted to semi auto?
I know I will need a mag lock or MonsterMan but I just want to know if I can modify it in the first place.

Yes, it can be done.

The receivers and many of the parts are the same as any other AKM.

[andrewj]

Yes, it can be done.

The receivers and many of the parts are the same as any other AKM.

I know it can be done, I know how to do it, I know what parts to use, and I know how to make it CA compliant.

I just need to know if modifiying this gun to operate as a semi auto is legal in the first place.

I need a straight yes or no answer. Anyone?

[69Mach1]

I know it can be done, I know how to do it, I know what parts to use, and I know how to make it CA compliant.

I just need to know if modifiying this gun to operate as a semi auto is legal in the first place.

I need a straight yes or no answer. Anyone?

There is no law prohibiting it, but since it's a Romanian import you will have to make it 922r compliant when you convert it to semi-auto.

[JeffM]

I know it can be done, I know how to do it, I know what parts to use, and I know how to make it CA compliant.

I just need to know if modifiying this gun to operate as a semi auto is legal in the first place.

I need a straight yes or no answer. Anyone?

If it meets the above requirements, as well as 922r, then yes it's legal.

There are no laws that I am aware of that prohibit the conversion of a single shot/bolt/pump rifle into a semi-auto.

In fact, people are doing just that to get around the CA handgun roster with AK/AR and other pistols.

So yea, it's legal.

[andrewj]

OK cool.

and the 922r compliance nonsense requires me to replace enough foreign-made parts with American-made parts to make it legal, right?

[JeffM]

OK cool.

and the 922r compliance nonsense requires me to replace enough foreign-made parts with American-made parts to make it legal, right?

Yep. An AK has 16 parts, as identified by the BATF. To be 922r compliant it can only have 10 or less imported parts. Remove 6 parts or replace with US made parts to comply. There's lots of info about 922r out there on the web, especially regarding AK style rifles.

[69Mach1]

OK cool.

and the 922r compliance nonsense requires me to replace enough foreign-made parts with American-made parts to make it legal, right?

Yes. There are 16 parts that make up an AK. Replace 6 with US made parts.
1. Receiver
2. Trunion
3. Barrel
4. Bolt Carrier
5. Bolt
6. Gas Pistol
7. Trigger
8. Disconnector
9. Hammer
10. Muzzle brake/flash suppressor
11. Magazine body
12. Magazine floorplate
13. Magazine follower
14. Butt stock
15. Pistol grip
16. Forend handguards

[andrewj]

Whats the purpose of that? To help our economy on a completely minor level? Or just to put a speedbump in my path towards building my rifle?

Im probably wasting my breath; Im asking if there is logic in our laws. :-P

[motorhead]

it's a variance in the fed. law that prohibits assembling military rifles from foreign parts. if you read 922(all) it makes building illegal, (r) is the exception that makes it legal.
we recently had someone post on the akfiles that building had been outlawed, citing 922. he refused to see how 922(r) negates all that. kind of like the "tool needed" mag lock argument. if they believe the fud, heart and soul, how can you dissuade them with logic and reason? it does make tidy profits for tapco though.

[5hundo]

Yep. An AK has 16 parts, as identified by the BATF. To be 922r compliant it can only have 10 or less imported parts. Remove 6 parts or replace with US made parts to comply. There's lots of info about 922r out there on the web, especially regarding AK style rifles.

I have a question about this.

In regards to my BWK-92, does 922r apply to me? It was a factory built Norinco, so all parts are chinese, I assume. Should I switch some stuff out?

[BigKevLA]

You would need to find one prety cheap to make it feasible. The only thing you will want to keep is the receiver.