Tech Sights on Yugo SKS legal?

[tele_mark]

I'm trying to figure out if it's legal to put Tech Sights on a Yugo 59/66. The more I Google, the more I'm getting confused.

 

[OnTheRoad]

It's certainly legal, but I'm guessing that it could well disqualify its C&R status and then you need to start adding all sorts of US parts to keep it 922(r) compliant. To avoid any confusion whatsoever, take the time to write the BATF and get their determination:

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Firearms Technology Branch, Room 6450
650 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20226

 

[tele_mark]

Thanks, I should've phrased that better. I was actually worried about its C&R status. I think that would only effect things if I decide to sell it, in which case I could just put the original sights back on. I might just write them.

 

[SKS Ray]

My advice is if you're going to do any alterations to an SKS, do it to a Norinco.
They're not C&R (unless its a Sino-Soviet dated early enough). They're usually better shooters than most Yugos, they're still cheap and readily available, and some even have bayonet lugs already ground off so they can be Bubba'ed at will.

 

[KMaurer]

The sights would have no impact on the importability or legality of the firearm under 18 USC 922(r). CFR Part 178.39(c) spells out explicitly what parts are limited by 922(r):

1. Receivers
2. Barrels
3. Barrel extensions
4. Mounting blocks
5. Muzzle attachments
6. Bolts
7. Bolt carriers
8. Operating rods
9. Gas pistons
10. Trigger housings
11. Triggers
12. Hammers
13. Sears
14. Disconnectors
15. Butt stocks
16. Pistol grips
17. Forearm hand guards
18. Magazine bodies
19. Followers
20. Floor plates

No more than ten of these parts can be imported,

Ken

 

[tele_mark]

Thanks Ken, that's what I was looking for!

 

[OnTheRoad]

The rifle as it stands is exempt from the domestic/import parts requirements due to its C&R status. But if the modified sights made the SKS lose its C&R status (same as if the GL was removed or bayo permanently ground off for example) it would become subject to the 922(r) restrictions, and one would then need to replace components with US parts to bring it into compliance, true?

 

[Nickle]

Adding Terch Sights doesn't alter the rifle's status. If a rifle is not 922(r) compliant, being a C&R still doesn't make it importable.