-=> Quoting John Sandow to All on 04 May 96  11:26 <=-
 Re: SKS replacement magazines 
 JS> When I got my sks, I bought what I was told a replacement 30 round
 JS> fixed  magazine for the standard 10 round.  I was hesitant to put it on
 JS> though,  because I didn't want to have a big magazine sticking out
 JS> permenantly  from the gun.  But recently, after picking up a 5 round
 JS> 'hunting'  magazine, which was supposed to be detachable, I found that
 JS> it was the  same as the 30 round replacement that I bought.  The 30
 JS> rounders are made by USA magazines.  While they are in fact detachable,
 JS> they seem to be held in place with the bolt closed.  I'm assuming this
 JS> is normal?  Is this what detachable magazines do on the SKS?
I've never wanted to mess around with the replacement magazines.
 JS> Secondly, are their any 'legal' restrictions on detachable magazines
 JS> on the SKS?
As described in the Rifleman a couple of years ago, according to the ATF 
if you replace the magazine with a detachable then you need to:
  a) Replace the stock with a thumbhole or Monte Carlo, and
  b) Cut or grind off the bayonet lug
 JS> I finally shelled out $40 to Sportsman's Guides for a replacement
 JS> stock for the SKS.  It was a Monte Carlo type, with the integral
 JS> cheekpiece.  The thing is kind of heavy, but make the ugly Norinco SKS
 JS> a lot nicer to shoot, as well as making to look better.  I have to
 JS> admit, I never thought I'd like the 7.62x39 as much as I've grown to.
Well, you seem to have taken care of part a) above anyway!
I have a synthetic Monte Carlo stock made by Combat Exchange which at 
least doesn't have your problem - it's lighter than the original.
Steve
... A militia cannot be assembled from an unarmed populace.
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