Alaska long gun laws

[SKILCZ]

Does Alaska have overall length requirements for long guns below which they must be registered as a pistol? I'm not talking about the 18" shotgun & 16" rifle barrel NFA requirement.

I ask b/c Michigan has laws such that an 18.5" Mossberg 500 with a pistol grip, for example, is below the overall length requirement for a long gun and must be registered as a pistol. Does such a law exist in Alaska?

Thanks in advance!

 

[KodiakBeer]

Only the federal laws. 18" barrel and 26" overall length.

There are very few state gun laws in Alaska, so if it's legal by the feds it's legal in Alaska.

 

[SKILCZ]

Thanks! According to Mossberg's web site, the 18.5" 6-shot with PGO is 28" overall length.

 

[Cosmoline]

Skilcz, if you get the pistol grip model, I'd strong advise a good quality folding stock with it. The Koppstock (sp?) I had on my old fishing shotgun was really nice. Any steel folder with a very generous recoil pad will work. Even with that, recoil is unspeakable with the bear slugs. I'm not recoil sensitive at all, but it just about knocks my fillings out. Without a shoulder stock it would be right in your teeth.

 

[armoredman]

I'd heard of that weird "pistol" requirement, think it's unique to that state.

 

[Zoogster]

Very few states have length limits beyond those of the federal laws for mere possession as far as I am aware.
California considers any semi-auto rifle under 30 inches overall to be an illegal unregistered "assault weapon" (they cannot be registered).
Michigan considers long guns below 30" to be pistols.
The length of both is determined with a folding stock folded to its shortest length (federal law determines length with a folding stock extended.)


Though many states can have capacity limits and length limits (primarily with pistols) and even caliber limits for hunting in general, or various types of hunting.
The hunting laws can be important to know even for those not hunting because a game warden or ranger can harass you for perceived violation of such laws.
I don't know Alaska's hunting laws.



Bottom line is Michigan considering a long gun a "pistol" is unique to Michigan, and the only length limit restriction similar is the above referenced California law which does not consider them pistols but does consider semi auto centerfire rifles under 30" illegal.
Michigan is so bad that even a pellet gun under 30" is considered a handgun, and as a result is subject to the same restrictions and requires the same process that a real handgun would.