Now, it is my understanding that semi-automatic rifles were equipped with thumbhole stocks to allow them to be imported under the and interpretation of the GCA 68... and then the ATF changed their minds and said those rifles that can take hicaps cannot be imported, even if they have a thumbhole stock, as they would not have a "sporting purpose."
I am aware that to make a non-sporting gun out of imported parts, it is necessary to add some US made parts to get the total imported part count down... I have always read about people adding US parts to make it legal to put a pistol grip on their imported thumbhole semi-autos (mak 90 and others).
It occured to me, however, that since the thumbhole hicap rifles are banned from importation due to being "nonsporting" because of the hicap feature, should it be necessary to add US parts to these rifles already owned in the country to convert them to pistol-grip configuration? I mean, they are classified as nonsporting and unimportable, so I'm not sure why adding another "nonsporting" feature would be banned, assuming the AW ban was complied with.
Does anyone have any knowledge about this issue? Are there flaws or knowlege missing in my thinking regarding the regs?
I am aware that to make a non-sporting gun out of imported parts, it is necessary to add some US made parts to get the total imported part count down... I have always read about people adding US parts to make it legal to put a pistol grip on their imported thumbhole semi-autos (mak 90 and others).
It occured to me, however, that since the thumbhole hicap rifles are banned from importation due to being "nonsporting" because of the hicap feature, should it be necessary to add US parts to these rifles already owned in the country to convert them to pistol-grip configuration? I mean, they are classified as nonsporting and unimportable, so I'm not sure why adding another "nonsporting" feature would be banned, assuming the AW ban was complied with.
Does anyone have any knowledge about this issue? Are there flaws or knowlege missing in my thinking regarding the regs?