Vepr-12

[mxadam579]

So I own a vepr-12. Question being with all the new BS laws. I bought it with a maglock is my only option to keep this and shoot it would be to register. I tried the flow chart but I know shotgun and center fire are diffrent. THANKS

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So I own a vepr-12. Question being with all the new BS laws. I bought it with a maglock is my only option to keep this and shoot it would be to register. I tried the flow chart but I know shotgun and center fire are diffrent. THANKS

CA assault weapons laws for shotguns are different than those for rifles and handguns.
What may be legal for one, may not be legal for another.

If the VEPR-12 has the factory magazine release or has a "bullet button" style magazine lock, then it's considered an assault weapon in CA. [PC 30515(a)(7)]

If you legally acquired your VEPR-12/Saiga-12 before 2017, then you have the following options:

A. Registered Assault Weapon.
You register it as an assault weapon before 07-01-2018.

B. Semi-auto shotgun with a fixed magazine.
Install a fixed magazine to the shotgun.
This can be done using a device that will prevent the magazine from being removed unless the firearm's action is disassembled or by permanently attaching (weld/epoxy/rivet) a magazine into the firearm's magazine well.

C. Manually operated shotgun.
Remove the gas-piston and plug the gas block.
This will make it into a manually operated (straight pull bolt-action) shotgun.

D. Disassembled parts.
Disassemble the firearm into parts and never assembled them while in CA.
It is prudent to store/transport the parts in seperate containers/locations.