If everything goes as planned, I’m going to be shooting in the Steel Challenge in Piru, CA this August. In addition to the centerfire stuff, I was planning on shooting a rimfire rifle in the rimfire rifle event. That however leads me to my question – the Ruger 10/22 that I have for this is wearing a Blackhawk stock with a pistol grip on it. Does that make my Ruger an “Assault Weapon” under California’s byzantine firearms laws, or am I good to bring that particular gun into the state without worrying about being arrested or some silly business.
My centerfire guns won’t be a problem, since I’m shooting revolvers in the Steel Challenge this year, which should be quite the fun experience.
No, rimfire rifles are exempted from the penal code definition of a rifle. That code starts with “any center-fire cartridge.”
Wow. In that one instance CA is better than MA…
Just make sure you only bring under capacity mags (10 rounds or less) and you’re fine.
Mags are also excepted.