MAK-90 Question

[conanld]

Can a MAK-90 purchased with two 5 round magazines, use a foreign made 30 round magazine, if no alterations are made to the rifle (other than the use of 30 round magazine itself)?

Or must the magazine be USA made?

LD

[Delta-3]

Most any foreign mag will work.

[conanld]

Originally Posted by Delta-3

Most any foreign mag will work.

Sorry – my bad.

My question was not phrased clearly so let me try again.

From the perspective of the 1989 Import Ban, Is it legal to use foreign made 30 round magazines in a Mak-90 that otherwise is sold with only 5 round magazines?

The reason for my question is that magazine "bodies", "followers", and "base plates" are included in the list of 20 allowable US parts relative to the critical "modifications/Substitution" listing.

What I am not sure of, is if just the *use* of a foreign made 30 round magazine in a MAK-90 constitutes a "modification" from the perspective of the import ban. If yes, then maybe this might mandate the required substitution of US made parts for the MAK-90 in that case.

I’m not a lawyer, so from my perspective, the law seems to have no logical basis, and therefore it is almost impossible for me to logically interpret verbatim.

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated!

LD

[Delta-3]

If your MAK 90 is still in it's "ban" configuration (thumbhole stock etc) then you may use any mag of your choosing. If you have "un-banned" & put on a regular stock, pistol grip & changed out 4 other parts & replaced them with US made equivilants, then you may also use any mag of your choosing. The only time magazine floor plates & followers are changed out to comply with the 922r section is when someone uses them as an alternative US part instead of say i.e. the gas piston or the handguards or FCG.
In either scenario, you should be fine with whatever magazine you want to use.

[conanld]

Whew - that's a relief.

In that case, getting a MAK-90 sounds like a very good idea. Lots of bang for the buck (Heheh).

Thanks.

LD

[just_a_car]

conanld, what it really comes down to is the amount of US-made parts on the rifle. That list you saw is a list that encompasses the parts that can be considered seperate parts for that law. It can be seen and explained in the sticky: http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/ak4...egalities.html (Sticky Submission: AK build and modification legalities)

Essentially, you need to know how many US-made parts are on your rifle to be sure about the legalities of using foreign-made parts. If the rifle was only 'just' legal with the minimum 10 out of 20 parts, then removing a US-made one and adding a foreign-made or simply just adding a foreign-made one will violate the law.

You might as well just only add US-made parts, since most of them are better quality anyways. As for the magazines, you can get US-made springs, floorplates and followers for cheap and then just use the foreign-made body of the magazine.

[conanld]

Putting it all together then, assume that a MAK-90 is sold to the public from a USA gun shop, but it’s made in China at the Norinco factory. It has the thumbhole stock, comes with a 5 round mag, and does not have a bayo or bayo attachment.

Subsequently, this rifle could use any magazine of choice (foreign or domestic made), assuming no other alterations are made to the rifle itself, (such as the replacement of the thumbhole stock for example).

Presumably, such a rifle would contain 100% foreign made parts and therefore would not entail the removal of any USA made part when substituting magazines, and therefore the substitution of any magazine of choice in the MAK-90 would not be in violation of the import ban.

That is how I am interpreting what I have read.

LD

[Delta-3]

That is correct. If left in the manner you've described, than, yes any magazine that you use is legal. Providing there are no magazines capacity limits in your city or state.

[H2H-Patriot]

Originally Posted by conanld

Whew - that's a relief.

In that case, getting a MAK-90 sounds like a very good idea. Lots of bang for the buck (Heheh).

Thanks.

LD

Ive never met an AK I didn't Like... There a wonderfull choice!

[conanld]

Thanks to all for their comments.

LD