What is the minimum legal length

[sarky]

So, what is the minimum legal length for a .22lr rifle here in CA? I've tried searching on here and couldn't find any thing. Some help please.

[ke6guj]

its covered in the rifle flowchart, http://www.calguns.net/caawid/flowchart.pdf

[FredoSD]

never mind my answer. See response above ^^^

[Chaos47]

Same as Fed.

26" OAL (CA measures from most compact fire-able config)
16" Barrel

[3RDGEARGRNDRR]

26.5" folded ! (Gsg ak)

[nastyhabts26]

I always thought it was 30 inches.
My G-22 is like 31 or so.

[Chaos47]

I always thought it was 30 inches.
My G-22 is like 31 or so.

And you would be wrong.
Under the CA AWB it says :

(3)A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches.

It does not mention rimfire rifles. Therefore it falls to the Federal length limits that I posted above.

[EBR Works]

Federal guidelines (if not in CA) :

A short barreled rifle is a rifle (which is defined as a shoulder
fired, rifled bore firearm) with a barrel length of less than 16",
or an overall length of less than 26", or any weapon made from a
rifle falling into the same length parameters (like a pistol made
from a rifle). In measuring barrel length you do it from the
closed breech to the muzzle, see 27 CFR sec. 179.11. To measure
overall length do so along, "the distance between the extreme ends
of the weapon measured along a line parallel to the center line of
the bore." 27 CFR sec. 179.11. On a folding stock weapon you
measure with the stock extended, provided the stock is not readily
detachable, and the weapon is meant to be fired from the shoulder."

Sadly, CA requires measurement with the stock in the shortest (folded) position due to the People v. Rooney decision.

http://www.constitution.org/2ll/bardwell/people_v_rooney.txt

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[thomashoward]

Same as Fed.

26" OAL (CA measures from most compact fire-able config)
16" Barrel

This^^^^