Posted by dan on February 09, 1998 at 23:07:44:
In Reply to: Re: Need some info on HK-91 and SAR-8 interchangability posted by G.Nelson on January 24, 1998 at 00:31:47:
Actually teh '89 ban had nothing to do with bayonette lugs on AR-15's, it only had to do with an administrative order that applies to imported guns. No AR-15 to my knowledge was ever imported into the US
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: : Yes, the HK-91 hardware will work on an SAR-8, but this appears to be illegal. The easy way around this is to acquire a stock kit from the PSG-1 HK rifle. ATF has determined that this is a target stock not an assault weapon stock. Now for the real fun. If the SAR-8 has a butthole stock and a solid flash suppressor on it then it was manufactured after 9/13/94. This means it has none of the 5 features that make the gun 'evil'. The 5 features are 1)a pistol grip 2) a folding stock 3) a bayonet lug 4)a flash suppressor 5) a grenade launcher. To have any of these features on an imported semi-automatic rifle capable of accepting a detachable magazine is illegal. If the rifle in made of domestic manufacture, you are permitted one evil feature. If you look at a new Colt Sporter (formerly AR-15) it has a pistol grip. This can be used to our advantage. The ATF has determined that if a rifle contains enough of its major components that are of domestic manufacture than you may consider the rifle to be a domestic and not imported rifle. There are kits available which allow you to put the 1 evil thing (ie pistol grip) on an AK style rifle and for the FN-FAL. I have not seen one for the SAR-8/HK but the parts could still be made. The rifle is made up of 16 parts. You would have to replace at least 6 parts to get down to the legal number for it to be considered of domestic manufacture. The magazine alone accounts for 3 parts, can you get any made in USA mags? Use a domestic pistol grip and stock and all you need is one more part. See how it works. The problem is finding domestically produced parts for the HK. Hard to find. Here is the link to the ATF letter which lists all the parts that count for the HK which is the same as the SAR-8 http://www.concentric.net/~Ldrennan/RIFLE.HTM
: I think the SAR8 was made in Greece and imported by Springfield, so wouldn't it be affected by the 1989 ban instead of the 1994 ban? The guns imported after 89 had to have a thumbhole stock and no flash hider/bayo-lug, like AK's, FN's,and so on. The 89 ban also affected the AR-15's, no more bayo-lug. The 94 ban I thought mostly affected the hi-cap mags, and also did away with the flash hiders on AR-15's.