Legality of folding stock on WASR-10 after 9/14?

[glocksman]

Would it be legal after the AWB expiration to mount a folding stock on a Romanian WASR-10 AK clone?

I don't plan on doing any other alterations to the gun other than replacing the crappy Century FCG with a Red Star Arms or other quality US made FCG.

This would leave the US parts count the same as it was when I first purchased the gun.

 

[whm1974]

If it was a single stack WASR-10 I'll would say no. But I don't about the ones that are double stack and have US parts.

-Bill

 

[wasrjoe]

You can only have a certain # of non-US parts in the gun because of import laws. Someone will come along with the exact number. Been awhile since my conversion. Anyway, as long as you have the correct # of US & foreign parts you can do whatever you want to it after 9/14. Keep in mind that any folding stock you get will probably count as a foreign part.

 

[glocksman]

The rifle is a Century double stack mag conversion with a US made FCG, gas piston, and pistol grip.
The existing wooden shoulder stock is Romanian, so I'd be swapping out one foreign part for another.

The pistol grip is the US-made stock part that goes towards the total number of parts necessary to make the rifle legal and I plan on leaving the pistol grip alone.

 

[Erik Jensen]

you know that there's a US-Made folding stock, too, right? it can be found here, from Tapco.

 

[glocksman]

The stock I'm looking at is a Romanian surplus sidefolder.

The parts count on the rifle should remain the same as I'm wanting to swap out a Romanian wooden stock for a Romanian sidefolder.

 

[wasrjoe]

The rifle is a Century double stack mag conversion with a US made FCG, gas piston, and pistol grip.
The existing wooden shoulder stock is Romanian, so I'd be swapping out one foreign part for another.

The pistol grip is the US-made stock part that goes towards the total number of parts necessary to make the rifle legal and I plan on leaving the pistol grip alone.

In that case it would most definitely be legal.

you know that there's a US-Made folding stock, too, right? it can be found here, from Tapco.

Cool, thanks. I figured someone had to make 'em but I hadn't really looked.

 

[Hkmp5sd]

As long as the completed firearm does not have 10 or more imported parts....

from this list, it will be legal to do whatever you want to it after 9/14.

(1) Frames, receivers, receiver castings, forgings or stampings
(2) Barrels
(3) Barrel extensions
(4) Mounting blocks (trunions)
(5) Muzzle attachments
(6) Bolts
(7) Bolt carriers
(8) Operating rods
(9) Gas pistons
(10) Trigger housings
(11) Triggers
(12) Hammers
(13) Sears
(14) Disconnectors
(15) Buttstocks
(16) Pistol grips
(17) Forearms, handguards
(18) Magazine bodies
(19) Followers
(20) Floorplates

 

[Harry Tuttle]

the number of US parts to become US manufactured, varies depending on the number of parts in the original gun
http://www.concentric.net/~Ldrennan/page11.html
http://www.concentric.net/~Ldrennan/page12.html

 

[Treylis]

I swear, the import/domestic parts mix-and-match rules are so mindbogglingly stupid it's hard for me to believe they exist. Just because your wooden stock was cut from a Romanian tree instead of an American one, you're an evil criminal in the eyes of the law.

 

[wasrjoe]

And just think, we know these laws are stupid because we know firearms. Imagine all the inane laws we don't know about! Weeeee!

*initiating head implosion*

 

[Hkmp5sd]

so mindbogglingly stupid it's hard for me to believe they exist

Fun ain't it? Where else can the government make up the rules as they go?