Muzzle Device -- Legal in Ca???

[titan2]

Carried the GAU 5A in Viet Nam in my younger days....

Is the weapon shown on top legal in California???



Here's what I did and carried, across the 'Pond'....not of me though...

[munkeeboi]

It's legal on a OLL with a BB and Hider perm pinned to the barrel

If you have no beef with Troy and if you can find one - https://myservicerifle.com/product/troy-gau-5aa/

[ARDude]

Are you asking if the muzzle device or the firearm is legal?

As long as you don't create/have an assault weapon, or violate NFA laws you can.

Flowchart is your friend.

[tonyxcom]

It is legal as long as the muzzle device is pinned and has a bullet button.

Troy actually built and sells one.

https://myservicerifle.com/product/troy-gau-5aa/

[ARDude]

By the way Troy makes a copy of the weapon you like.

https://myservicerifle.com/

[ARDude]

Tonyxcom...beat me to it

[Sniper3142]

It is legal as long as the muzzle device is pinned and has a bullet button.

Troy actually built and sells one.

https://myservicerifle.com/product/troy-gau-5aa/

Bolded part above is only required if the barrel is less than 16 inches in length; or the OAL of the entire firearm is less than 30 inches.

[Junkie]

Which the barrels on the pictured guns clearly are

[tonyxcom]

Bolded part above is only required if the barrel is less than 16 inches in length; or the OAL of the entire firearm is less than 30 inches.

OP was VERY specific mentioning the GAU 5 which has a 12.5" barrel.

And to make your statement clear, if the barrel is over 16" but the rifle is under 30" then the muzzle device doesn't need to be pinned.

[elx144]

I don't think the real thing is legal. The real muzzle device would be considered a silencer since it had baffles to make it quieter. You should be able to find a reproduction that looks like it but doesn't have sound suppression.

The baffles didn't make it a lot quieter, but the idea was to make it sound like a normal M-16. The short barrel would normally sound louder.

[kenl]

The rifle in the second picture, and the Troy would not be legal in kali. They both are fall under NFA rules because they have a 3rd hole for an auto sear. The state government has decreed that we can't have a true assault rifle here (unless it's used in the movies).

[tonyxcom]

Jesus Christ people. Do a smidgen of research before making statements like these.

The sear pin hole on the Troy isn't real. It's a circle engraved or stamped into the lower.

For the last time. The Troy GAU 5 is California legal!

[kenl]

Don't take it personally, just going by what the pictures show

[tonyxcom]

Then at least provide some accurate information. Like...

"I'm not sure if that whole is for an auto sear but, if an AR15 has an auto-sear whole it would be considered a machine gun in EVERY state."

[kenl]

Most companies don't fake an auto sear hole so it's a valid assumption that it was real. And while it would be considered a machine gun in all states, kalifornia specifically outlaws MGs and other NFA arms, except in very few cases, like for use in the movies.

Now back to the original thread.....cool rifle. I may build a replica when we move to a free state