I originally asked this about the Saiga 30-06 (and got no love on the saiga forum). But the question could be asked about the FN 30-06 for sale now on THR, and other semi-auto rifles chambered for long cartridges.
Does the '10-or-less' parts rules apply or is the 30-06 case too long?
Does 922-r apply only to non-importable, "unsporting" rifles? Asked another way; can a 30-06 even be considered "non sporting" by definition?
Reason I ask is because in order to be an assault rifle, the cartridge case length must be 2.25 inches or less
("...Rifles chambered to accept a centerfire cartridge case having a length of 2.25 inches or less (includes .223 and 7.62 X 39); and...")
where a 30-06 has a case length of 2.494 inches (and an Cartridge AOL of 3.34 in, FWIW), which is of course longer than 2.25 inches.
Please school me on the intricacies of this part of 922-r; as i can find no reference specifically on it.
If the S-30-06 is "sporting" by definition, then can a conversion; that is: adding a folding stock and whatever else to create the dreaded 'assault weapon' appearance, a la Tromix- so far the only one known, be done with no regard to final US-made vs. foreign parts count?
Thx,
C-
Does the '10-or-less' parts rules apply or is the 30-06 case too long?
Does 922-r apply only to non-importable, "unsporting" rifles? Asked another way; can a 30-06 even be considered "non sporting" by definition?
Reason I ask is because in order to be an assault rifle, the cartridge case length must be 2.25 inches or less
("...Rifles chambered to accept a centerfire cartridge case having a length of 2.25 inches or less (includes .223 and 7.62 X 39); and...")
where a 30-06 has a case length of 2.494 inches (and an Cartridge AOL of 3.34 in, FWIW), which is of course longer than 2.25 inches.
Please school me on the intricacies of this part of 922-r; as i can find no reference specifically on it.
If the S-30-06 is "sporting" by definition, then can a conversion; that is: adding a folding stock and whatever else to create the dreaded 'assault weapon' appearance, a la Tromix- so far the only one known, be done with no regard to final US-made vs. foreign parts count?
Thx,
C-