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Old 05-24-2013, 2:10 PM
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Yes with a fixed magazine (magazine locked) rifle by definition you can not use a magazine that has the capacity to accept over 10 rounds.
By inserting a 20 round magazine into a fixed magazine rifle you have created an AW.

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30515. (a) Notwithstanding Section 30510, "assault weapon" also
means any of the following:
[...]
(2) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine
with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.

If you have a featureless rifle they are not limited to a magazine size by definition under the law. But you can not have any features.

Quote:
30515. (a) Notwithstanding Section 30510, "assault weapon" also
means any of the following:
(1) A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has the capacity to
accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
(A) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action
of the weapon.
(B) A thumbhole stock.
(C) A folding or telescoping stock.
(D) A grenade launcher or flare launcher.
(E) A flash suppressor.
(F) A forward pistol grip.
So yes if you remove all the features from your FAL it would be legal as a featureless rifle.
It would not need a magazine lock and you could use large-capacity magazines in it.
But theres the issue about the magazines themselves...

Did you own your 10+ magazines in CA prior to Jan 1st 2000?
If not it is illegal to bring them into CA assembled and/or put them back together without limiting them to 10 rounds.
If you did own them in CA prior to Jan 1st 2000 it is fine to bring them back.

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(a)Any person in this state who does any of the following is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or in the state prison:
[...]
(2)Commencing January 1, 2000, manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, or lends, any large-capacity magazine.

Shotguns have their own rules too:
http://www.calguns.net/caawid/sgflowchart.pdf

Semi automatic shotguns can not have detachable magazines so you will need the magazine lock on it. There is no such thing as a featureless detachable magazine semiautomatic shotgun in CA
Also be aware a semiautomatic shotgun that has both a folding or telescoping stock and a pistol grip is an AW

Quote:
(6) A semiautomatic shotgun that has both of the following:
(A) A folding or telescoping stock.
(B) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action
of the weapon, thumbhole stock, or vertical handgrip.
(7) A semiautomatic shotgun that has the ability to accept a
detachable magazine.
(8) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
Is your Saiga 12 converted?

Last edited by Chaos47; 05-24-2013 at 2:18 PM..
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