My son (who resides in NJ) bought a Yugo M59/66 sks (folding bayonet & grenade launcher)at a PA.gun show about two years ago.

He was recently told by a Police Officer friend of his that it is not legal to own in NJ. Can anyone tell me if it is legal or not?

This was bought through a dealer at the show, not a person to person sale. Thanks. Bob

SKS are C&R (Curio & Relic) guns so they're legal.

As long as the gun still has the fixed 10 round magazine he is good in NJ. If the gun has been converted to detachable magazines or has had the fixed mag replaced with one of the Norinco 20 round fixed mags its not legal in NJ. Yet another example of NJ's finest not knowing the laws they are tasked with enforcing...

the C&R part only matters because of the 922® game. If the rifle is in original condition, it complies both with NJ and federal law due to its non detachable magazine. If any part from the 922® list is changed and the minimum amount of US parts is not put it after that, it is federally illegal because it imported as C&R. That has nothing to do with NJ though.

 

 

Edit: LOL! 922 all rights reserved? haha, its supposed to be ( r ) but that looks cool

the C&R part only matters because of the 922® game. If the rifle is in original condition, it complies both with NJ and federal law due to its non detachable magazine. If any part from the 922® list is changed and the minimum amount of US parts is not put it after that, it is federally illegal because it imported as C&R. That has nothing to do with NJ though.

 

 

Edit: LOL! 922 all rights reserved? haha, its supposed to be ( r ) but that looks cool

 

Yeah that's another thing... Now that we have Heller and McDonald (soon to be Heller II and McDonald II) can we attack the import weapon "sporting purpose" clause in 922r yet? Seem like low hanging fruit now...

yes they are legal, extremely fun gun to shoot, i have 2 of them..

tapco makes a fixed mag which is legal provided 922r is followed. It is a pain in the butt to clear a jammed gun without modification to the bolt however.

Perfectly legal, as long as everything that everyone above said is followed. Many people question them though. People see the "grenade launcher" and bayonet and they get scared.

 

I absolutely love mine.

tapco makes a 15 round fixed mag which is legal provided 922r is followed. It is a pain in the butt to clear a jammed gun without modification to the bolt however.

 

 

I thought they only have the detachable one? If its detachable, you must then play the 2 evil feature game in addition to 922( r )

I thought they only have the detachable one? If its detachable, you must then play the 2 evil feature game in addition to 922( r )

 

I've only seen fixed mags in 5, 10, and 20 for sale. I guess you could pin a 20 to 15. Why would you get a 5 or even a 10 fixed. The SKS in stock configuration holds 10! Stripper clips work great!

I thought they only have the detachable one? If its detachable, you must then play the 2 evil feature game in addition to 922( r )

 

Actually your right, It must have been this crappy Heineken I've been drinking.

 

I had a 15 round detachable and a 10 round fixed and tried to make a 15 round fixed, and ended up with two unusable mags. It's been awhile since I had an SKS.

 

Anyways.. SKS with detachable mag is a no-go in NJ, its specifically banned by name.

Thanks all for clearing that up. Bob.