This can't be legal...

[magsnubby]

We were discussing AK's and i mentioned i have a Romak 991 that only accepts 10 round magazines. One of the guys asked:
"Why don't you just convert it to accept hi-caps? It's easy to do."
"I don't think that would be legal."
"Why not? You're not altering the magazine, you're altering the gun."

After doing a little research i found several articles about converting it to accept hi-caps. I searched the DOJ web site (i suck at searching that site) but didn't find an answer. But i still don't think it would be legal.

[Charliegone]

We were discussing AK's and i mentioned i have a Romak 991 that only accepts 10 round magazines. One of the guys asked:
"Why don't you just convert it to accept hi-caps? It's easy to do."
"I don't think that would be legal."
"Why not? You're not altering the magazine, you're altering the gun."

After doing a little research i found several articles about converting it to accept hi-caps. I searched the DOJ web site (i suck at searching that site) but didn't find an answer. But i still don't think it would be legal.

Depends..is it US made or foreign? If it's US made go ahead... if it's Foreign you will have to play the 10 parts or less game.

[Q]

I think that is how romanian wasr 10 was imported. They open up the mag well here after. You still need to have the right amount of usa parts though.

[DedEye]

If it's a semi auto, centerfire rifle and has a fixed magazine capable of accepting more than ten rounds, it's an assault weapon according to 12776.1.

[VeryCoolCat]

If it's a semi auto, centerfire rifle and has a fixed magazine capable of accepting more than ten rounds, it's an assault weapon according to 12776.1.

As long as you don't swap out the 10 rounder with a 30. Its still good.

Its really pointless to have a fixed mag AK able to accept over 30 round mags though.... unless you get a monsterman grip and get a fixed stock and the idea of doing it just in case the shtf and lets say the us government collapses is worthless. I'm sure the first thing you'd do is make it a detachable mag gun.

[magsnubby]

Yeah it's imported. I read somewhere the Romaks are shipped 922(r) compliant. I'll have to find out for sure. Even if it's not 922(r), it wouldn't be hard to make it comply.

[magsnubby]

...Its really pointless to have a fixed mag AK...

Does anyone even make a fixed mag AK?

[CSACANNONEER]

Several people are making an AK BB.

[chiefcrash]

Does anyone even make a fixed mag AK?

yep. some people like having underfolders and such, and the only way to do so is with a fixed mag...

[M. Sage]

We were discussing AK's and i mentioned i have a Romak 991 that only accepts 10 round magazines. One of the guys asked:
"Why don't you just convert it to accept hi-caps? It's easy to do."
"I don't think that would be legal."
"Why not? You're not altering the magazine, you're altering the gun."

After doing a little research i found several articles about converting it to accept hi-caps. I searched the DOJ web site (i suck at searching that site) but didn't find an answer. But i still don't think it would be legal.

As long as it's 922(r) compliant, as long as your high-caps are legally owned, as long as it's a featureless build with a detachable mag or if it's a registered AW... it's perfectly legal.

[internet_user]

doesn't "hi-cap" just mean it has a wider magwell so it can accept double stacked mags?

[CSACANNONEER]

doesn't "hi-cap" just mean it has a wider magwell so it can accept double stacked mags?

????????? No, most people use the term "hi-cap" to refer to standard capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.

[magsnubby]

As long as it's 922(r) compliant...

From what i have read the wasr 10's were imported 922(r) compliant. I'll have to do a little more research on that one.

...as long as your high-caps are legally owned...

No problem there. I've had the mags long before the AWB was passed.

...if it's a registered AW...

Yup. It's registered.

[internet_user]

????????? No, most people use the term "hi-cap" to refer to standard capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.

hi cap left. low cap right. notice the magwell.

http://www.tucsonguns.com/Article_Detail.php?g=content1175237674

[CSACANNONEER]

hi cap left. low cap right. notice the magwell.

http://www.tucsonguns.com/Article_Detail.php?g=content1175237674

That's a good example of single stack vs double stack AK mags and magwells. Of course, there are many 5 and 10 round double stack AK mags. I think you need to keep asking questions and learning instead of trying to teach what you don't know. BTW, there are many other types of weapons that take normal capacity mags. When you're old enough, I'll take you to the range and let you play with real guns (instead of airsoft) with real beta mags.