Saiga 12 atf ruling will be Jan 24th..link inside

[irishfan]

This is all about the feds showing their authority and getting headlines for "doing work" instead of using logic. How many bangers really are going to buy these drums and then carry the things? I don't own a Saiga but this is just ridiculous.

 

[tradertator]

Wish I hadn't read this thread. Ignorance is bliss sometimes, and my Saiga 12 is one of my favorite shooting platforms.

 

[Mr.JAG]

Any time now.... hoping for the best.

 

[Ogre]

I have a feeling the gun shops love these "leaked" info. arcticles. Im sure S12 sales doubled for last weekend...

 

[Clay]

latest Ive found on this really isnt a ruling on anything, as much as it is a reminder on import regulations. Saigas shouldn't have a problem since they meet current requirements. BUT the Norinco 1897 Trench Gun clones will have an issue since they have a bayonet lug.

 

[VUPDblue]

latest Ive found on this really isnt a ruling on anything, as much as it is a reminder on import regulations. Saigas shouldn't have a problem since they meet current requirements. BUT the Norinco 1897 Trench Gun clones will have an issue since they have a bayonet lug.

QFT That's echoing what I have been reading around the web the last few days. I will be utterly shocked if BATFE adds any import restrictions today.

 

[Juggernaut]

I'm thinking the Prince Law blog and the BATFE are gonna post a Rick Rolled video any time now...

 

[dom1104]

LOL. now thats funny.

 

[glockman22]

You can still fight this, sport use isn't just for hunting. What about the three guns comps where I have seen on tv ALOT of people using siaga's. That is a sport, is it not? I watched a three gun program on I think shooting usa, on the outdoor channel. It looked sporting to me.

 

[Thumper]

Another problem would be a 18 year old can buy a siaga but cannot own a DD.

 

[Juggernaut]

Look..the only site on the entire net that even sites this is the Prince Law blog.. (and they have some tin foil in their bloodline)
No announcement yet... I don't think anything will come of this..

 

[indyk]

hmm???

+1 on the above







still waiting

 

[IndianaGTI]

So any ruling???? It is late in the day. I read somewhere else that the BATFE is killing the Taurus Raging Jduge and the "trail judge"? Dunno, it came up in a search.

 

[Clay]

watch these places:

ATF Online - Pressroom - National Releases (2010)

ATF Online - Pressroom - Field Releases (2010)

ATF Online - Pressroom - Industry - Firearms (2010)

 

[IndyS12]

From what I've read, it seems that the BATF is going after imported shotguns with bayonet lugs on them, like the Norinco Model 97. Still kind of stupid, but I have yet to see a anything stating that Saigas are going to get restricitions.

 

[cositc]

Another problem would be a 18 year old can buy a siaga but cannot own a DD.

Not true Thumper. A 18 year old can own a DD and can build them. They just can't buy one from a dealer, all title II weapons are like handguns, just with more paperwork, a $200 tax and a long wait.

For example i'm 18 and have a form 1 for a "7 inch sbr" at the atf right now.

 

[mammynun]

Here's the link: http://www.atf.gov/publications/firearms/012611-study-on-importality-of-certain-shotguns.pdf

Clear as mud, as usual... but my 1st reading of it says that Saiga 12's are safe as imported. My wife is bringing a printed copy home for me to dissect more fully. Wondering about the "high cap" (sic) mags though... the MD-20 isn't imported, but who knows. I may buy a couple more of them...

 

[Thumper]

Not true Thumper. A 18 year old can own a DD and can build them. They just can't buy one from a dealer, all title II weapons are like handguns, just with more paperwork, a $200 tax and a long wait.

For example i'm 18 and have a form 1 for a "7 inch sbr" at the atf right now.

I stand corrected i was under the impression you had to be 21 for any nfa weapon.

 

[navarre1095]

So I can't mount a light on my home defense shotgun?

 

[Clay]

no, this entire thing is about how shotguns are imported from other countries.

what we do with them once they get here doesnt count for this part.