orangeninja
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"Ya know, the US parts count thing applies only if you assemble a firearm that is banned from import due to the 89 ban. The rifles banned from import were those that were copies of military firearms that took high capacity magszines and had at least one of the following:
attached bipod
Bayo-lug
night sights
grenade launcher
flashhider or threaded muzzle
folding or telescoping stock
pistolgrip.
If you want to add any of those features back on, you have to swap parts to make it a US rifle, only 10 imported parts allowed. (the 94 ban then only allows you to add one of the pistol grip, bayo lug, flashhider, or telescoping stock. Before 94 you could add ALL of them back on with a US parts conversion)"
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The Saiga in the stock configuration does not have ANY of the banned features. Therefore you can use a high capacity mag in a stock siaga without being illegal. Only if you want high capacity AND a pistolgrip or something do you need US parts, like on the Romanian SAR series.
But the single stack AKs, like the CUIR (?), WASR 10, and such DO have a pistol grip and DON'T need US parts because they are not able to use high capacity mags.
attached bipod
Bayo-lug
night sights
grenade launcher
flashhider or threaded muzzle
folding or telescoping stock
pistolgrip.
If you want to add any of those features back on, you have to swap parts to make it a US rifle, only 10 imported parts allowed. (the 94 ban then only allows you to add one of the pistol grip, bayo lug, flashhider, or telescoping stock. Before 94 you could add ALL of them back on with a US parts conversion)"
Thanks
The Saiga in the stock configuration does not have ANY of the banned features. Therefore you can use a high capacity mag in a stock siaga without being illegal. Only if you want high capacity AND a pistolgrip or something do you need US parts, like on the Romanian SAR series.
But the single stack AKs, like the CUIR (?), WASR 10, and such DO have a pistol grip and DON'T need US parts because they are not able to use high capacity mags.