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922r Explanation - what's this all about?


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While waiting on my tax check to pay for the balance on my new Saiga 12 I have been reading up on Saiga's and have come across info pertaining to "922r".

 

I know (in short) it is pertaining to U.S. made parts etcetera, but what is the big concern once the gun is bought and what the owner does with it aside from converting it to full-auto?

 

Especially here in the U.S. (Indiana)

 

Thanks,

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if you convert the weapon from it's "sporter" configuration to an "non-sporting" configuration, you need to make sure the weapon has a maximum of 10 foreign parts.

the conversion to a "non-sporting" config can be as simple as inserting a magazine with capacity higher than 5 shells.

i'm not a lawyer, do your own research. don't take my word for it.

 

these links might help you understand 922r better:

http://gunwiki.net/Gunwiki/BuildSaigaShotgunVerifyCompliance

http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?/forum/65-saiga-922r-compliance-the-law/

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Basically, its a violation of federal law if you put anything cool on a foreign gun unless the cool on part is made in America, there's a bit more to it but that's pretty much the just of it...

 

No one has ever been charged with violating it to date...

 

Good summary.

 

Railed forearm? Need to be compliant.

 

Muzzle brake? Need to be compliant.

 

Pistol grip? Need to be compliant.

 

Magazine greater than 5 rounds? Need to be compliant.

 

Basically you could replace the factory monte carlo stock with another, or the "sporting" forearm for another "sporting" forearm but beyond that you have to be compliant.

 

It sucks because it is completely arbitrary and made even more asinine because it only applies to imported guns so nothing about this even has to do with curtailing "evil" features. It is just a means to make ownership of firearms more onerous.

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if you convert the weapon from it's "sporter" configuration to an "non-sporting" configuration, you need to make sure the weapon has a maximum of 10 foreign parts.

the conversion to a "non-sporting" config can be as simple as inserting a magazine with capacity higher than 5 shells.

i'm not a lawyer, do your own research. don't take my word for it.

 

these links might help you understand 922r better:

http://gunwiki.net/G...erifyCompliance

http://forum.saiga-1...liance-the-law/

 

Thanks for setting me straight. I apologize for not doing a search on the subject first. However I totally underestimated the importance of 922r and somewhat figured there would be nothing on it. Wrong assumption - huh?

 

Considering this is by no means my first gun forum, it is however very out of character for me to assume something and not search for "pinned/stickies" before posting.

 

I am glad so many people replied, because if not, I may had likely went with the first reply (I at first thought it to be sincere) and who knows how long I may have been in error before I learned the facts.

 

Thanks,

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http://gunwiki.net/Gunwiki/BuildSaigaShotgunVerifyCompliance

 

this link here is a great tool to decide if you have replaced enough parts, but remember, its not how many US parts you add, but how many

forein parts you replace, ie, if the gun came without a muzzle brake, adding a US made one does not help at all. you still have "x" number of forein parts on the gun, you did not replace one.

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It is illegal to assemble an "assault" weapon with more than 10 foreign parts (of the 20 on the ATF list), but it is not illegal to possess it.

 

I am not sure if that is entirely true or not, but that statement came from an ATF enforcement officer.

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