SKS's and Bayonets

[macatprw1]

Hi all. I'm new to shooting and to this forum. I've been doing a bit of reading here for a while (since I purchased a bolt action rifle) and am researching my next buy. I'd like a "stock" SKS. I don't want to "modernize" it or change the magazine etc. I just like the looks of them. I read somewhere else that an SKS with an attached bayonet might not be legal in California, is this correct? I did see one not too long ago in a Big 5 store but I can't recall if it had a bayonet on it.
Thanks!

M.

[Milsurps]

I read somewhere else that an SKS with an attached bayonet might not be legal in California, is this correct? I did see one not too long ago in a Big 5 store but I can't recall if it had a bayonet on it.
Thanks!

M.

A Bayonet is not a problem here in Cali. Yes, the ones at B5 have them.

[n6vmo]

My Big 5 Yugo 59/66 has the bayonet. Orcutt, do you recognise the range?

[paul0660]

There was some weird deal with the AW laws in the 90's that affected Chinese SKS's. I don't think it matters any more.

[CHS]

There was some weird deal with the AW laws in the 90's that affected Chinese SKS's. I don't think it matters any more.

And those had absolutely nothing to do with bayonets.

Bayonets are just knives. CA doesn't regulate knives on guns. Period.

[cdlale]

What were the issues with the Chinese SKS's? I have one.

[darkest2000]

What were the issues with the Chinese SKS's? I have one.

922r, simple as that.

[Mssr. Eleganté]

922r, simple as that.

Yep. In 1989 non-C&R SKS rifles with bayonets were determined to be "non-sporting" and thus illegal to import. The only non-C&R SKSs being imported at that time were Chinese SKSs. So Chinese SKSs imported after 1989 could not have bayonets on them. In 1994 all Chinese rifles, handguns and ammunition were banned from import.

This is all Federal law. It is still 100% in effect. But it has nothing to do with California law.

[ElvenSoul]

Look into getting a C&R Lic. Makes collecting much easier.

[jtmkinsd]

The only issue with SKS's was some of the Yugo rifles had the "grenade launcher" on the end of the barrel...these are a no-no in CA. Every once in a while I still get asked to accept one from gunbroker...they have to have a sleeve installed over them or it has to be removed.



Here is DOJ's notice about them: http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/zastava.php

[Milsurps]

My Big 5 Yugo 59/66 has the bayonet. Orcutt, do you recognise the range?

Why yes I do !
VAFB Rod and Gun Club
To bad Contractors can't vouch guests on base any more.
Alas, I don't go there any more.
My "Range Time" is at SLOSA these days. VERY nice Range.

My Big 5 Yugo 59/66 has the bayonet as well !

[cdlale]

Yep. In 1989 non-C&R SKS rifles with bayonets were determined to be "non-sporting" and thus illegal to import. The only non-C&R SKSs being imported at that time were Chinese SKSs. So Chinese SKSs imported after 1989 could not have bayonets on them. In 1994 all Chinese rifles, handguns and ammunition were banned from import.

This is all Federal law. It is still 100% in effect. But it has nothing to do with California law.

Do I need to remove the bayonet from my rifle?

[Mssr. Eleganté]

Do I need to remove the bayonet from my rifle?

If the bayonet was on the rifle when you acquired it then there is no reason for you to remove the bayonet. While it is a crime to add a bayonet to a post '89 Chinese SKS, it is not a crime to possess a post '89 Chinese SKS with a bayonet on it. There were tens of thousands of Chinese SKSs imported before the bayonet ban that were not affected by the ban at all.

922(r) is a law that was created to stop importers and distributors from assembling non-importable shotguns and semi-auto rifles from imported parts. The law does apply to everybody, but it has never been enforced against individuals.

[GOEX FFF]

Yep. In 1989 non-C&R SKS rifles with bayonets were determined to be "non-sporting" and thus illegal to import. The only non-C&R SKSs being imported at that time were Chinese SKSs. So Chinese SKSs imported after 1989 could not have bayonets on them. In 1994 all Chinese rifles, handguns and ammunition were banned from import.

This is all Federal law. It is still 100% in effect. But it has nothing to do with California law.

^^^ That.

And also, I remember well, thanks to AG Dan Lungren and his SKS "buy-back" at the time ANY SKS (or SKS Sporter without a bayonet) that was sold with a detachable magazines is considered an AW in CA.

[Too Slow]

The only issue with SKS's was some of the Yugo rifles had the "grenade launcher" on the end of the barrel...these are a no-no in CA. Every once in a while I still get asked to accept one from gunbroker...they have to have a sleeve installed over them or it has to be removed.



Here is DOJ's notice about them: http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/zastava.php

+1 or you can have the grooves milled flat so that it couldn't accept a grenade.