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cyclic rate reducer for a semi auto AK-47?
0oAKo47o0
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Is it possible/legal to put a rate reducer in a semi auto AK for the purpose of bump firing without experiencing the problem of the hammer riding the bolt foward?
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I also don't know if doing that, by itself, will solve your bump firing issue. . .but I doubt it will hurt.
In terms of legality, I think that the rate reducer BY ITSELF is OK, so long as you don't have any other full-auto type fire control parts, at least according to Federal law. State law may be more restrictive.
The "trick" is that by Federal law a machine gun is any part or combination of parts designed "solely and exclusively" to create a machinegun.
In this case, I think the rate-reducer is neither necessary nor sufficient to create a full auto gun. Since it does have other potential uses (eg for safety) other than purely to create a full auto gun, it "should" be OK.
Note that altering a gun so that its easier to bump fire, or safer when bump firing is NOT illegal, so long as you don't get more than one shot per trigger pull, and I think that's (arguably) another "legitimate" use for something like this.
We used to have a Class II Manufacturer on our board who could no doubt give you all of the details but he could not get along with the membership nor did he like the way I managed this forum (he and Doc can chat about that) and he has not been heard from in quite some time.
I don't know if its possible/'practical to install JUST the "rate reducer" into an SA gun.
I also don't know if doing that, by itself, will solve your bump firing issue. . .but I doubt it will hurt.
In terms of legality, I think that the rate reducer BY ITSELF is OK, so long as you don't have any other full-auto type fire control parts, at least according to Federal law. State law may be more restrictive.
The "trick" is that by Federal law a machine gun is any part or combination of parts designed "solely and exclusively" to create a machinegun.
In this case, I think the rate-reducer is neither necessary nor sufficient to create a full auto gun. Since it does have other potential uses (eg for safety) other than purely to create a full auto gun, it "should" be OK.
Note that altering a gun so that its easier to bump fire, or safer when bump firing is NOT illegal, so long as you don't get more than one shot per trigger pull, and I think that's (arguably) another "legitimate" use for something like this.
Sorry to disagree with what you define as Federal Law, but the BATFE has determined that a SHOESTRING qualifies as a "machinegun", and that possession of said SHOESTRING landed at least 2 people in prison.