sks not C&R???

[Dr Rockso]

Oh...you were quoting state law. Why didn't you say so?
I'm not a lawyer but I did stay at a Holiday Inn.

Guess I've been reading calguns long enough that whenever I read or write something of the format "120XX" I mentally insert "CA Penal Code". Mea culpa.

[Interloper]

Guess I've been reading calguns long enough that whenever I read or write something of the format "120XX" I mentally insert "CA Penal Code". Mea culpa.

I still giggle every time I see the word "penal".

[Toyman321]

I think seeing SKS threads with the same question so many times almost requires a sticky at this point with the entire "what it, and what is not" in CA. Not meaning to offend anyone in saying this, I just think it would be helpful.

[SVT_Fox]

Yugo sks are an interesting little item because there's no real records of manufacture and it's not really stamped on there. You could buy a Russian sks though which is c&r no problem.

Yugos are infact mysteryous in dates. That's why I love my unmolested battle worn m59

Not a fan of the 59/66

[Caseless]

Yugos are infact mysteryous in dates. That's why I love my unmolested battle worn m59

Not a fan of the 59/66

Ah, a connoisseur. However, if you absolutely and positively need to print some 2-inch groups at 200 yards, then you need an unissued M59/66.

[mdouglas1980]

Exactly. We really need to stop using the term "C&R in California" to mean "50+ years old". It's confusing and inaccurate. Once again:



So the requirements for transactions without the involvement of a CA dealer are:
1. not a handgun
2. a curio and relic
3. 50 years old

^^^^ Yes I read this too many times here on Calguns and I think this confuses a lot of people too, the proper nomenclature should be "cash and carry" for a 50 year old rifle in CA. Even though they are also C&R.
I recently bought a Rahsheed from a fellow calgunner and it's on the Federal C&R list but is not 50 years old, luckily there was someone at the gun store we did the transfer at that understood this and that I could "cash and carry" with my 03 and my COE

[glennsche]

These are all I could find listed.

Albanian SKS semiautomatic rifles, caliber 7.62 x 39, manufactured in Albania from 1964 to 1978.
Russian (U.S.S.R.), Simonov, semiautomatic rifle, model SKS, cal. 7.62 x 39, of Soviet manufacture
Yugoslavian manufactured rifles M59 and M59/66, 7.62 x 39 mm caliber, all semiautomatic variations and having a fixed magazine, manufactured from 1947-1992

I could have sworn that the Romanian ones were listed too, but I could not find them. Also, could not find the East German model either.

are there any e. german SKSs on the market? Or are they all locked in a warehouse in brandenburg somewhere? i've never seen one for sale, but would absolutely LOVE to get one.

i'd like to get an albanian one too, just so i could say i own something of albanian manufacture.

[Interloper]

are there any e. german SKSs on the market? Or are they all locked in a warehouse in brandenburg somewhere? i've never seen one for sale, but would absolutely LOVE to get one.

i'd like to get an albanian one too, just so i could say i own something of albanian manufacture.

There are "01" marked DDR SKS's out there. Don't expect to see one for sale at your local Big-5

[emcon5]

Federal law requires that the gun be in original configuration to be C&R,

Cite the USC section that says this please.......

[dustoff31]

Originally Posted by Dr Rockso
Federal law requires that the gun be in original configuration to be C&R,

Cite the USC section that says this please.......

The USC doesn't say it. Nevertheless, BATFE says it is so.

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/curios-relics.html#modifications

[morrcarr67]

are there any e. german SKSs on the market? Or are they all locked in a warehouse in brandenburg somewhere? i've never seen one for sale, but would absolutely LOVE to get one.

i'd like to get an albanian one too, just so i could say i own something of albanian manufacture.

Read an article about the Eat German SKS in Shotgun News a while back. They say that there aren't many in the states and when and if you find one be ready to pay a high premium. The article said that you should be ready to pay over $1500 for one.

[emcon5]

The USC doesn't say it.

My point.

I know I am a bit of a broken record on this, but it is stupid, and bugs the hell out of me.

[dustoff31]

My point.

I know I am a bit of a broken record on this, but it is stupid, and bugs the hell out of me.

I understand. Since it is merely a BATFE ruling and not a law, I would be interested to know what the penalty for a violation is. Aside from them making one's life a living hell if they choose to. With impunity, of course.