ca legal and cheep

[Anteater1717]

ok i dont care what it looks like her are my requirments
center fire no 22s or 17hmrs
detachable magazines
ca legal
400 or less
semiauto
decent performance

 

[Spencer]

The kel-tec su-16 might be good for you except I think its a little over $400.

I would recommend the mini-14 but I don't know if they're CA legal and they cost a good bit more than your requirements.

 

[Jackal]

Remington 740, 7400 series.

 

[Anteater1717]

su-16 looks good how is accuracy
and how much more than 400 like 50 or 100 over

 

[Ed Ames]

Why?

As in, do you want to use it for target shooting/hunting/plinking/as a door stop?

Up the budget by $100-$150 or do away with the detachable magazine and you've got some options. E.g. Ruger has a 9mm carbine, Kel-tec has the SU-16, and so on. Or without the detachable magazine you can go with an SKS for $150-200. I'd go with the stripper clips myself.....

 

[Beetle Bailey]

For NIB your best choices are Keltec Su-16 and Ruger Mini-14 but either one is gonna cost you a little bit more then $400. You might get lucky shopping for a used rifle, however.

Although an SKS with a detachable magazine is not legal in California (can't even have one grandfathered), you can have one with a fixed ten-round magazine. You can get a surplus one for less than $200 last I checked, so that is another option.

If you have a Turner's Outdoorsman near you, sometimes they have all three choices in the store at the same time so you can check each of them out, as well as prices.

 

[Number 6]

Honestly your requirements are too stringent if you want a brand new rifle. The chances of you finding a new semi-auto for under $400 is very low. As others have said the SU-16 and Mini-14 would be good choices, but both will exceed your $400 price range if you want them new. You should also look at a PC9, PC40, or a M1 Carbine as well. Here is a list of most of the California legal semi-auto centerfire rifles. I might be missing a few, but you should look at these and see what tickles your fancy.

-Off-list AR-15 (configured with either a fixed magazine, or without a pistol grip and flash suppressor.)
-Off-list AK (configured with either a fixed magazine, or without a pistol grip and flash suppressor.)
-Mini-14/30
-SU-16 A,B,CA
-Beretta RX4 (Should be available to civilians in late 2007)
-Ruger PC9/40
-Ruger Deerfield
-Marlan Camp 9/45
-M1 Garand
-M1 Carbine
-M1A
-M1941 Johnson
-HK SL6
-HK SL7
-SKS
-Volquartsen Evolution
-Modified FAL
-Rasheed
-Hakim
-FN49
-VZ-52/57
-SVT
-MAS49
-Ljungman
-BAR
-Benelli R1
-Remington 7400
-1919
-Vickers
-M-31 Suomi
-PPSH-41(This one and the Suomi might not be long enough for California if you get the versions from Military Gun Supply)