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Posted: 8/6/2004 8:19:13 AM EDT
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Hey guys, I'm trying to make sure that I'm on the legit side of the road so I could use some input from people who know a ton more than me. I have a MAK 90, right now I have US furniture and US FCG. Is this 922 compliant? If so, does that mean that this rifle is preban so I can thread the barrel and put on a 74 style break? thanks for the help! |
First, is you MAK milled or stamped? This will help answer the parts count question, I believe you are OK either way as you have 3 US parts in the FCG and another 3 for the furniture which = a total of 6. This should be good to go as far as the 922 comliance criteria... Which is due to the 1989 importation ban. As to threading the barrel, currently you cannot have exposed threads on a POST 1994 weapon. Two different laws come into play. The 89 import ban, which dictates the US parts count; and the 1994 ban. The 94 ban covers consmetic evil features. You could thread the barrel and put an approved post ban break on your rifle, "NO FLASH HIDER". However the brake would have to be permanently installed by silver soddering, weld, or blind pinning it. Here's the "fun" variable... The 1994 ban is set to expire after September... (I think* the 13th of Sept) If that law is not renewed or a new law put in place (which at this stage seems highly unlikely) you can then thread the barrel with no worries as well as add a side folder &/or flash hider etc, etc. However, you still have to keep the US parts count legal concerning the 89 import ban! Hope that helps- Gurus feel free to correct any errors. ETA: Welcome to the AK forums hawk.  Sly |
I share your headache! AFAIK, the designation "MAK-90" means the weapon was post 90 manufacture. (Ie, after the 89 ban) AFAIK, these were imported up to if not until after the 94 ban but I'm no expert there. If the rifle was not in an evil configuration before the 94 ban, you cannot add the evil fixtures now. While I personally wouldn't fret over this, I don't have the time or money to go through the legal ramifications if I had to prove the weapon was in a pre-ban configuration before the ban.... For example- say some guy purchased a stripped AR15 receiver in 1985. He forgets about it in his shop and then found it in 1996. He thinks "Oh boy my lucky day, it's a pre-ban!" So he then slapped the internals into it, added a collapsible stock and an upper with a flash hider and bayo-lug. He just built a contr-band post 94 manufacutered "assault weapon".  I think that even goes for those completed lowers that were shipped before 1994 but didn't have 3 evil features before the ban. The ban is more than just the serial #'s date of manufacture. Unless you can prove it was in the PB configuration before the ban- *you could* find yourself having to prove it was made to the evil specs before the ban. (I say *you could* because obviously it would be difficult to prove or disprove in the scenerio I gave above... And further, I feel you you would need to try a fair amount to get big brother's attention to wind up with your tit in the ringer.)Take care. Sly |
| Thanks for the info. I think that the pieces just clicked into place with your explination. It makes sense (I guess) that it needed to be configured prior to the ban. I can't wait until this all goes away, and hopefully it's a long, long time before they come up with something that is even more confusing. |
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