SKS rifle = Class 3 weapon?

[k4137895]

Is SKS rifle belong to Class 3 weapon?

[danp]

Not unless it is a machinegun or a short barrelled rifle.

[The Drew]

The SKS is a semiautomatic rifle which in it's factory form is not subject to the NFA. If an SKS is modified to have a barrel less than 16 inches it is then considered a SBR or short barrelled rifle and is subject to the NFA. Some SKS rifles have threaded muzzles to which a sound supressor may be attached, but the supressor, not the rifle would be subject of the NFA.

Admin note: I changed "SBS" to "SBR" to avoid confusion. -danp

[JayBell]

err... a SKS with a barrel less than 16" would never be a SBS, and always be a SBR.
SBS = Short Barrel Shotgun
SBR = Short Barrel Rifle

gotta be picky, these are legal definitions here:-)

[k4137895]

Thanks! Thanks everyone!

[Triggerh4ppy]

Is SKS rifle belong to Class 3 weapon?

no,it is a semi-automatic weapon so i think you should be fine

[JayBell]

um, this was from September of last year

and semiautos can be class III weapons...such as a short barrel AR15, or short barrel shotgun, or a semiauto pistol with a front grip.

remember, words mean things in a legal sense, just because its semiauto does not guarantee title 1 status.

[djturnz]

or a semiauto pistol with a front grip.

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So I guess if I put one of those Picatinny handles from an AR on the rail on my XD, that would make it Class 3?

[JayBell]

correct, you would be manufacturing an AOW according to the ATF.

see this link:
http://www.atf.treas.gov/firearms/041006-vert_grip.htm