Any suggestions on a california legal .308 ?

More accurately a semi-auto .308 I don't need a pistol grip. Just that be 1. a semi auto, 2. .308 and 3. has a capacity of 10 rounds. and of course 4. california legal (the toughie).

 

Ah, #4 is the catcher, up until then, I was going to tell you a FAL with a nasty big magazine and you could leave it with me and I would let you shoot it when you come by. Sorry, can't help you there.

 

My suggestion on California is that you will be greatly out-gunned when the shtf. My second suggestion is that since California is going to eventually erupt into a disaster area again with tremendous civil unrest, that anyone with half a brain should leave and prepare to defend the border at the fall-back secondary line.

 

'zactly a more tennuous mix of reconquista, crips, bloods, earthquake faults, Ahnold, lack of water, over density of population; general bad manners and necessity of transportation would be hard to find any where else.
(cynical troll says:.308 hell, repelling boarders
is the least of your worries.)
Get out..

 

Lol, thanks everyone. Yeah, #4 is a toughie. So far my own line of thinking has maybe 2 possibilities. 1. look for a kel-tec rebarrel kit in .308 (no way I'm going to deal with the bushmaster ca legal that you have to practicly field-strip to reload) 2. Grab a BAR (the auto loading hunting rifle) and see if a way can be made to extend it's capacity to 10 rounds.

FN FAL would be great but my skin type is one that does not do well with all the concrete behind bars. Forces me to stay out of jail for health reasons. Perhaps when I find myself a non-resident of CA or NY.

 

Is it or does it have a version that is CA legal ?

 

Thanks for the info I'll look into that. I wanted to try and stay away from the "mainstream" choices as per the horrible price/performance ratio. Unfortunately CA laws is a bear to work with and pushes what is available price becomes a lower priority.

 

Yes, I have heard that the garand is CA legal. I am looking into that as a last option. It's reputation is as such that it's price commands a premium. I have also heard you need to take a special class (more cost) to be able to buy a garand. The garand I'm sure puts one on a special short list that gets people extra attention from LE. Much like the attention you would get if you have a registered .50 cal (grandfathered in) here in CA. I prefer to stay under the radar and just blend with the masses.

 

I think the"special class"you are alluding too is the rquirement to be a part of a recognized shooting organization to buy weapons from the dcm. (dept of civilian marksmanship?) No?
don't really see why a garand would garner any special attention..when all headline grabbing nutjobs flock to the ak/sks platform and BIG MAGAZINES!!( and I can tape 2 30's end to end that's 60 rounds!
as if thats a magic talisman to ward off evil.)

 

Aren't you somewhere around Ventura? There's a gun show at Seaside Park on January 12-13. I went to the one last month, and Garands looked to be about the most common gun there. Plenty of M1As, too. Definitely legal here.

 

"They" produced an enfield smle boltgun for nato called the 2a in the ishapore factory in.308 . They are known as "ishies" and can be identified by the box like magazine.I don't know how many rounds they held (more than likely 10) ...

 

The special attention I was refering to is from LE not news media sensationalism. I think LE understands and appreciates the ability of the garand (and other large caliber rifle rounds) to go through things and still do a number on a person. Bonnie and Clyde made good use of the penetrative capability of the 30-06 (via BAR) against LE that would otherwise been safe behind the car,wall, etc.

I'm sure it worries more than one LE person when you have that kind of penetration and the rate of fire an auto-loader offers. Nevermind that short of the ceramic hardplate over your heart vests won't do much to stop large caliber rounds.

My understanding (from a single person in a gun store) was that a class was needed to buy the garand. He seemed to allude that it was for that specific rifle. Garand is one of my last options anyways because of the price. .308 would be more the ideal price/performance ratio for me.

 

Hey good to hear. But it seems I just might buy on-line. I just read a page http://www.geocities.com/awatters2002/m1a/ suggesting that it is cheaper to buy on-line and have it transfered to a CA dealer than buying it in CA. Going to do more research but the M1A looks like a winner to me. Good to know some rifles escaped the "you can't have it" disease plaguing CA.

 

You are in VA I'm in CA I have come to expect so much more red-tape and hoops to jump through than anywhere else. We can't just go to the gun store or show and come home with anything. We have to be told to wait like a 5yo and eat our vegies before we get desert. Handguns is another class you have to complete before you can buy one. Of course our toys here are inferior to anybody else's by law. Just be glad you live outside CA.