Maryland Legal Battle Rifles?

[prpete]

Which rifles are still legal here, and do they require paperwork?I know AR's, CETME's, and Polytech m1a's are, and SKS's, too.

 

[Wendigo]

Still Legal

 

[prpete]

Thanks!

 

[Reptile]

Which rifles are still legal here, and do they require paperwork?I know AR's are, and SKS's, too.

Just about any bolt action or semi-automatic rifle used by US forces up through the Korean conflict are legal and unregulated. They all fall under the category of curio and relic and can be bought interstate with a copy of your C&R license and shipped to your door. In state transactions are considered unregulated and can be done face to face with nothing more than proof you are a state resident and due diligence on the part of the seller to ascertain that you are not prohibited from buying a firearm.

I'll defer to others regarding foreign made battle rifles. The vast majority of bolt action and semi-automatics are legal, but the exceptions are numerous enough to consider on a case-by-case basis.

There is no simple logic. You can't buy an AK, but you can buy a 7.62 by 39 caliber rifle that uses AK magazines, or a Czech rifle of the same caliber that looks like an AK, has a folding stock and a hand grip, but doesn't use AK magazines.

 

[prpete]

Thanks. Yeah, I hear you. Most gun laws have no ryhme, or reason.

 

[Sirex]

Still Legal

Wait, M44s are still legal even though they have those sharp pointy things attached?

 

[Vile Shadow]

Still Legal

I like the second one from the bottom

 

[Blacksmith101]

"In my opinion, the M1 Rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised." Letter from Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. to Chief of Ordnance Lt. Gen. Levin H. Campbell, Jr., (January 26, 1945)

M 1 Garands are currently available from the CMP shipped direct to your home if you qualify.

http://thecmp.org/cmp_sales/rifle_sales/m1-garand/

 

[fred333]

Just about any bolt action or semi-automatic rifle used by US forces up through the Korean conflict are legal and unregulated. They all fall under the category of curio and relic and can be bought interstate with a copy of your C&R license and shipped to your door. In state transactions are considered unregulated and can be done face to face with nothing more than proof you are a state resident and due diligence on the part of the seller to ascertain that you are not prohibited from buying a firearm.

Most semis are, but not all. I wanted to get an M1A (much nicer rifle than the M1), but it's prohibited. I believe the Chinese-made M1As are C&R and permitted in MD, but not the domestic version:

 

[KSFrostie]

Most semis are, but not all. I wanted to get an M1A (much nicer rifle than the M1), but it's prohibited. I believe the Chinese-made M1As are C&R and permitted in MD, but not the domestic version:

What make and model is that? Are you sure it is legal in MD?

 

[jimbobborg]

Most semis are, but not all. I wanted to get an M1A (much nicer rifle than the M1), but it's prohibited. I believe the Chinese-made M1As are C&R and permitted in MD, but not the domestic version:

Nobody but Springfield Armory makes M1As. M1A is a trademark owned by SA. Semi-auto M-14s were made by the Chinese, using non-standard parts, so they're exempt from the spiffy new Maryland law.

 

[dreadpirate]

"In my opinion, the M1 Rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised." Letter from Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. to Chief of Ordnance Lt. Gen. Levin H. Campbell, Jr., (January 26, 1945)

M 1 Garands are currently available from the CMP shipped direct to your home if you qualify.

http://thecmp.org/cmp_sales/rifle_sales/m1-garand/

Real happy with my CMP Garand - and what a great value.

 

[Blacksmith101]

Only one Garand? I am hoping to get a couple more before the CMP runs out so I can pass them along to my grandchildren when they are old enough. They are a great value, you could immediately sell it for more than it cost, and they are not making any more of them. Own a piece of history!

 

[Straightbolt]

I really like my Mk47 Mutant

 

[prpete]

Interesting. Thank you.

 

[Magnumite]

So, with the new laws, is it legal to convert the Garand to detachsble magszine configuration...in 308?

 

[Vile Shadow]

So, with the new laws, is it legal to convert the Garand to detachsble magszine configuration...in 308?

I'd imagine so, as long as the parts still wouldn't swap out with an M1A.

 

[Allen65]

A Garand is a long action, M1A is short. That means there are significant differences in key components like bolts, firing pins, receivers. And of course, the Garand gas system is significantly different from an M1A, too, even on a .308, mag-fed modified Garand. Rear sight assembles are interchangeable, and maybe trigger groups, depending on how the Garand is modified to accept magazines.
I'd be more worried about similarities with the BM59, which is another by-name AW in the MD list. But even a BM59 has differences from most modified Garands, and a true BM59 has proprietary magazines (and therefore trigger groups) that are not interchangeable with M-14-styles.

 

[Magnumite]

Wow! Got my schooling started there. Greatly appreciated...