Choate synthetic stock on a Yugo SKS?

[Splat Shot]

OK, I first emailed Choate and got a reply from them that stated YES, the synthetic SKS stock they have on their website will fit a Yugo, no problem. Then when I called to order, they said there is no way it will fit due to some dimensional differences on the Yugo but no specifics as to what parts or areas.

So..........has anyone installed a Choate stock on a Yugo SKS and if so, did it require a dremel tool or some fitting? Is there any downside to using the Choate stock with respect to cleaning or takedown?

I also heard references to some illegalities concerning modifying a Yugo with its C&R status on some other threads but what if you have a cracked stock and need to replace it? I would think replacement for repair purposes has to be OK. Comments anyone? Thanks, Splat.

 

[jame]

I have a Choate Sporter stock on my Yugo SKS, and I'm very happy with it. No fitting required.

Don't worry about installation of the stock making it illegal. That's a fallacy. It may, however, change your SKS from a C&R to a normal modern firearm.

I've done some mods on mine, some permanent, and some not. I can't sell it as a C&R now, but it's not for sale. If they can sporterize the old Mausers, they can do it to SKS's as well.

 

[mgw1181]

There are some side-effects from removing a yugo from C&R status. Basically, you can change the stock, but you also have to remove the grenade launcher, night sights, and bayonet (the rifle has to be in a similar configuration to the last set of imported chinese sks). The "evil" features are allowed while it is in C&R configuration, but not allowed by the "sporting purposes" feature test the rifle falls under when it it out of the C&R exception.

 

[Gewehr98]

Jame, pay attention to what Mgw1181 posted.

That'll keep you out of trouble when you tell the ATF your modified Yugo SKS can't be illegal due to a "fallacy".

 

[SapperLeader]

Ok, even if the sks would be removed from c and r status by changing the stock, those features you listed would still be ok. The gun doesnt have the evil features of detachable magazine, pistol grip or flash suppressor. It does have bayonet lug(with bayonet) and grenade launcher. Nightsights are not a evil feature for the awb. Therfore by my count there is still only two evil features, and is still legal under the auspices of the awb. Granted on a new rifle, these two features would come in dead last for me, but they should still be ok on the sks. Am I missing something here, or just forgetting to count a feature?

 

[jame]

You do have to remove the bayo to use a Choate Sporter stock, and I've cut off the bayo lug, just to clean things up a bit.

California versions remove the grenade launcher, and they seem to maintain their C&R status and legality. I removed the non-working night sights to install Williams Firesite, that are also readily available.. I'm not seeing a problem, here.

By the way, Splat shot, I got my stock off of Ebay for about $50, and I love mine. It lightens up the SKS just a bit, and it adds durability of a thermolastic stock to an already "tough as nails" rifle

 

[MuzzleBlast]

AWB doesn't apply to these anyway, because they don't use detachable magazines.

 

[benEzra]

It may, however, change your SKS from a C&R to a normal modern firearm.

A NONIMPORTABLE modern firearm, per section 922(r). That's a felony, since the Yugo SKS doesn't have enough American parts to be considered U.S.-manufactured.

If you remove all the evil features as defined by 922(r), then presumably it would be legal to change the stock, however.

 

[Omaha-BeenGlockin]

Get stripper clips for your Yugo---and have fun with it in its completely STOCK form------any other way is more trouble than its worth.

By the strict interpretation---you can't even mount a scope on a Yugo.

Not a fallacy---converting an old Mauser is not such a big deal because its not a semi-auto.

 

[Gewehr98]

The '94 AWB is one small facet of the problem.

922(r) is a bigger one. Namely, the '89 Import Ban. If you deconfigure a Yugo SKS, you have to deconfigure it all the way back to the rules of the '89 Import Ban, so it basically will resemble a post '89 Norinco SKS by the time you're done. That includes removing the bayonet.

 

[SapperLeader]

Ok, I guess I forgot about the import ban. Anyone who makes the claim that more firearms laws are neccesaru, need to have little things like this situation pointed out to them. To change out something simple like a piece of wood, we have to look at two huge laws, compare all the details, and probally cut stuff off the gun. This stuff can get ridiculous real fast.