JD>CM> JS> The conversion really only consists of removing the fixed
JD>CM> JS> magazine.  I
JD>Caution should be urged here. The last time I looked it was a federal 
rime
JD>to modify an *imported weapon* that came into the country after 1989(?) so
JD>that it could hold more ammo than it could when it came into the country.
JD>There are versions of the SKS that are around the came from the factory
JD>designed to accept the AK version magazines. These are legal, but you 
n't
Actually, you _can,_ in general, put a detachable high-cap mag into an
SKS - but _if_and_only_if_ you first add a monte-carlo style stock _and_
grind off all traces of the bayonet lugs. This action, however, removes
it irrevocably from the "Curio and Relics" list.
American Rifleman had an article researching this with BATF quite a
while back. I even bought one 30-rounder (still in its plastic
bubble-pac) mag but decided I wanted to keep it in "original" condition.
Note: I'm not a lawyer, etc. etc. Write the ATF and get a letter from
them stating what you need do for the conversion and then you "should"
be OK.
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