Folding stock for 10/22... Confused

Christian B.

I've been wanting a 10/22 for a while. I thought that I had to buy a pre-ban 10/22 in order to have the folding stock. I was at a dealer today and they said that any 10/22 could be given the new stock because the 10/22 wasn't on the list. Is this information correct?christian

boeboe

They are not correct. Unless the 10/22 was already fitted with any two of:A folding stockA pistol gripA flash hiderA bayonet lugA grenade launcherprior to the '94 ban it would be a felony to put any two of them on now.If it already had two of those items, you could add more.It doesn't matter if the 10/22 itself was made prior to the ban. What matters is it's configuration (the added items) prior to the ban.

Christian B.

What about adding one?christian

boeboe

Unless it was already an assault rifle prior to the 94 ban, it would be a felony to add a folding stock that had a pistol grip now.

competentone

Christian,Boeboe is right (if you're talking about folding stocks with pistol grips). I've heard "dealers" say the same as you've described--some still don't understand the '94 ban; they still seem to think that there was "a list", or that "22's were exempt", or "it's only State laws".That said, as a practical matter, you'd probably have extremely minimal risks of ever being prosecuted if you found a 10/22 manufactured prior to the 1994 "assault weapon" ban and installed a folding stock/ pistol grip, even though the specific gun was not "grandfathered" in its configuration before the ban. (This is NOT a suggestion that you break the law!)If you just want a folding stock (for compact storage and transportation) like Butler Creek's newest--their whole set-up with the quick-detach barrel and folding "standard" rifle stock, which cannot be fired in the "folded" position--is one that could be used on any 10/22.[This message has been edited by competentone (edited 01-18-2002).]

Kadaver

if its illegal to put a folding stock on a rifle that has a detatchable magazine then why are they still being sold? should it not be illegal to sell them as well then? because if it was purchased it could do 1 of 2 things....the new owner could put it on a shelf somewhere, or put it on his rifle?just curious.

boeboe

The '94 ban prohibited the manufacture of an assault weapon (making it a felony). An assault weapon can be either rifle, handgun or shotgun. While the handgun and shotgun qualifiers are different, for a rifle:ANY rifle that has the ability to ACCEPT A DETATCHABLE MAGAZINE and possesses two or more of the following is an assault weapon.Folding stockPistol gripFlash HiderBayonet lugGrenade launcherBecause there were already firearms in this classification, they didn't want to appear heartless, so they let those rifles that already had those characteristics continue to exist as legal firearms. To have confiscated them would have been too politically damaging. This permitted those weapons that already existed in assault weapon configuration to continue to survive as legal firearms. To configure ANY weapon (regardless of when it was made) as an assault weapon after the ban would be considered "manufacturing an assault weapon". IT IS LEGAL TO MAINTAIN A PRE-'94 ASSAULT WEAPON IN IT'S CURRENT CONFIGURATION (OR TO ADD TO IT), SO REPLACEMENT PARTS CAN BE SOLD. THEY ARE SOLD ONLY AS REPLACEMENT PARTS.I'm not saying it's not a BS law, but it is a fact. [This message has been edited by boeboe (edited 01-18-2002).]