Romanian WASR 3 & WASR 10

k9guy · Dec 11, 2017

I see that both of these rifles look very similar with the WASR 3 chambered in 5.56 and the WASR 10 in 7.62x39.

On the MSP website it says the WASR 3 is “Not BANNED” therefore can be sold in MD. But I can’t find any listing for the WASR 10.

Can anybody give me any information on this?

-Z/28- · Dec 11, 2017

Wasr 10 is banned. Falls under the AK47/AKM copy.

k9guy · Dec 11, 2017

Ok so why is the WASR 3 not banned then? It’s the same firearm just in a different caliber.

Name Taken · Dec 11, 2017

k9guy said:
Ok so why is the WASR 3 not banned then? It’s the same firearm just in a different caliber.

...just a different caliber.

That's the point. It doesn't have to make sense.

zoostation · Dec 11, 2017

k9guy said:
Ok so why is the WASR 3 not banned then? It’s the same firearm just in a different caliber.

Different caliber is not considered a copy of a banned gun.

-Z/28- · Dec 11, 2017

All the parts don't interchange.

DubTap21 · Dec 11, 2017

Name Taken said:
...just a different caliber.

That's the point. It doesn't have to make sense.

It's not just a different caliber. The wasr 3 bolt and carrier will not interchange into a wasr 10 and vice versa. That's why it isn't banned.....it can't be a copycat if parts aren't interchangeable.

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rob-cubed · Dec 11, 2017

WASR-3s use a 7.62 width magwell, not the reduced 5.45 width found on other 5.56 AKs. Therefore they should be legal under the "is it a copy?" rule, even more so than other rifles even of the same caliber.

I don't know why WASR-10s are not enumerated by name. Certainly in their importable sporter config which only accepts low-capacity mages, they are not 100% compatible either. Rifles that only accept MD-approved magazines should be legal for hunting and other applications for which the cartridge is appropriate.

zoostation · Dec 11, 2017

DubTap21 said:
It's not just a different caliber. The wasr 3 bolt and carrier will not interchange into a wasr 10 and vice versa. That's why it isn't banned.....it can't be a copycat if parts aren't interchangeable.

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I'm pretty sure a 5.56mm barrel doesn't interchange with a 7.62mm very well.

DubTap21 · Dec 11, 2017

zoostation said:
I'm pretty sure a 5.56mm barrel doesn't interchange with a 7.62mm very well.

True.....that goes without saying!

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