I was visiting a friend and stopped into a gun shop. I've heard stories that the owner is something of a bag of wind (which seemed to be true), but he mentioned something to me that I'm not sure about.
Short version: Let's say I bought a WASR-10 (as pictured below)
If I wanted to take off the thumbhole stock and put on a traditional AK pistol grip / buttstock -- is this illegal?
Similarly, let's say I bought a standard Norinco SKS. If I wanted to put it into a synthetic stock (such as depicted below), is this illegal?
Some of the information that guy was giving me was pretty obviously... exaggerated. He seems like a nice enough guy, but he was saying that this is an immediate 20 years in prison and it's impossible to do legally.
That said, I remember having someone mention something similar in a conversation I was having on this site. It was related to if the firearm had at least 7 original parts or something. I don't really understand it. I'm not asking for legal advice here, but I am trying to understand what the law actually is and if we can have a discussion about it.
***Full disclosure -- I have neither of these firearms and these photos are for illustrative purposes only (the pics aren't mine) ***
Short version: Let's say I bought a WASR-10 (as pictured below)
If I wanted to take off the thumbhole stock and put on a traditional AK pistol grip / buttstock -- is this illegal?
Similarly, let's say I bought a standard Norinco SKS. If I wanted to put it into a synthetic stock (such as depicted below), is this illegal?
Some of the information that guy was giving me was pretty obviously... exaggerated. He seems like a nice enough guy, but he was saying that this is an immediate 20 years in prison and it's impossible to do legally.
That said, I remember having someone mention something similar in a conversation I was having on this site. It was related to if the firearm had at least 7 original parts or something. I don't really understand it. I'm not asking for legal advice here, but I am trying to understand what the law actually is and if we can have a discussion about it.
***Full disclosure -- I have neither of these firearms and these photos are for illustrative purposes only (the pics aren't mine) ***