Question about Yugo SKS Grenade Launcher

[Standard]

There's a local shop that's selling Yugo SKSs with the grenade launcher still attached, but with a small nub welded to the bottom front of the GL, presumably so it won't accept grenades.
Does this look like it would be compliant? How tightly do the grenades fit over the launcher?

[Librarian]

I dunno.

Some sellers completely removed the GL. Century welded a sleeve over it.

[Dan_Eastvale]

I have 4 SKS .... All Chinese... Was considering a Yugo many years ago... But after searching all the LGS and gun shows I found out that the shortage of available grenades was too great...

[ColdDeadHands1]

I bought my Yugo in the recent group buy by AudioPhil. He is in AZ and removed all of the grenade launchers before sending into CA. This is what I replaced mine with.

[Standard]

I bought my Yugo in the recent group buy by AudioPhil. He is in AZ and removed all of the grenade launchers before sending into CA. This is what I replaced mine with.

That's the brake I was looking at too. It looks nice on the Yugo, does it actually have any effect when shooting?

[Standard]

Thanks for the replies. I know there are several options for working around the GL issue on the Yugos. I guess my question is more wondering if what's done in the pictures is enough to not require any further modification or not.
Would it still be effective as a GL? Should I just change it out just to be safe?

[ColdDeadHands1]

Thanks for the replies. I know there are several options for working around the GL issue on the Yugos. I guess my question is more wondering if what's done in the pictures is enough to not require any further modification or not.
Would it still be effective as a GL? Should I just change it out just to be safe?

In my opinion the rifle still possesses the destructive device, the grenade launcher. Ask yourself if you you want to test the DOJ over a $30 part.

[SVT-40]

That small a nub IMHO would not be a significant enough modification to the GL to render it permanently inoperative. One minute or less with a file, and it would be 100% operational.

The grenades tubes which fit over the spigot are made of sheet metal. I think you could force it over that little nub, which would deform the tube, but still fit.

A pic of a US practice rifle grenade, which accept a 22mm spigot. The Yugo launchers are also 22mm.


The launcher on a Moroccan FN 1950 Mauser rifle. Also 22mm




I remember seeing some of these rifles when they were first offered for sale in Ca with a steel ring welded around the entire tip of the device... That would IMHO be a significant enough modification to render the GL inactive.

[OniKoroshi]

That nub was one of the early ways to technically deactivate the GL. Later a sleeve was welded on to make it more obvious.

[Standard]

Thanks for the input. I'll plan to just get the muzzle brake to be sure.

[1bulletBarney]

There's a local shop that's selling Yugo SKSs with the grenade launcher still attached, but with a small nub welded to the bottom front of the GL, presumably so it won't accept grenades.
Does this look like it would be compliant? How tightly do the grenades fit over the launcher?

I would agree that the little nub on the gl is questionable...

IMG_0366.jpg

When I unboxed mine, I took this pic of the threaded muzzle fresh with gooey cosmo and took another pic of the fixed mag just in case the DOJ wanted to jam me up for a pic when I self registered mine. About 6 weeks later they sent me a conformation letter and all is well...

[MajorSideburns]

I bought my Yugo in the recent group buy by AudioPhil. He is in AZ and removed all of the grenade launchers before sending into CA. This is what I replaced mine with.

"ColdDeadHands1"--Which brake is that and who makes it? Beautiful SKS by the way, that stock is absolutely amazing

Also, I agree with others in this thread that the SKS in "Standard"s picture is probably questionable...I wouldn't want to test that out in a legal battle myself. Then again, the head of the FBI just stated that even if someone is "extremely careless", when being grossly negligent of laws, as long as they don't have "intent to cause harm" no crime is committed...

So maybe just document your intent to never launch a grenade and you're good to go?

[Standard]

"ColdDeadHands1"--Which brake is that and who makes it? Beautiful SKS by the way, that stock is absolutely amazing

Also, I agree with others in this thread that the SKS in "Standard"s picture is probably questionable...I wouldn't want to test that out in a legal battle myself. Then again, the head of the FBI just stated that even if someone is "extremely careless", when being grossly negligent of laws, as long as they don't have "intent to cause harm" no crime is committed...

So maybe just document your intent to never launch a grenade and you're good to go?

You can get that brake here:

http://www.cncwarrior.com/Russian-Original-Flash-Hider-p/24619.htm

I ordered two myself

[MajorSideburns]

thanks!