Corey,
I have to warn you. You are getting into 922r regulation issues if you install the T6. The reason being the T6 has a pistol grip and that's illegal unless you change your SKS. By putting a pistol grip stock on you are "building a semi automatic rifle that's prohibited from importation"according to the feds. I'm not going to get into whether it makes sense or not because it doesn't but it is what it is.
If you install a pistol grip stockon an SKS you have just "built"a semiautomatic rifle that is identical (due to the pistol grip) to a rifle that's illegal to import soyou MUSTHAVE NO MORE than 10foreign parts in it. These parts must be switched out from the ones listed in 922r asparts that count toward the 10.
Here is a portion of a letter from the ATF on the issue:
As background, the amended Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA), 18 U.S.C. Section 922(r), states the following:
It shall be unlawful for any person to assemble from imported parts any semiautomatic rifle or any shotgun which is identical to any rifle or shotgun prohibited from importation under section 925(d)(3) of this chapter as not being particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes except that this subsection shall not apply to —
(1)the assembly of any such rifle or shotgun for sale or distribution by a licensed manufacturer to the United States or any department or agency thereof or to any State or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof or
(2)the assembly of any such rifle or shotgun for the purposes of testing or experimentation authorized by the... [U.S. Attorney General]
Also, 27 C.F.R. Section 478.39 states
“…(a) No person shall assemble a semiautomatic rifle or any shotgun using more than 10 of the imported parts listed in paragraph (c) of this section if the assembled firearm is prohibited from importation under section 925(d)(3) as not being particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes.
(b)The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1)The assembly of such rifle or shotgun for sale or distribution by a licensed manufacturer to the United States or any department or agency thereof or to any State or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof or (2) The assembly of such rifle or shotgun for the purposes of testing or experimentation authorized by the Director under the provisions of [§478.151(formerly 178.151)]; or (3) The repair of any rifle or shotgun which had been imported into or assembled in the United States prior to November 30, 1990, or the replacement of any part of such firearm.
(c)For purposes of this section, the term imported parts [tabulated below] are.
(1)Frames, receivers, receiver castings, forgings, or castings.
(2)Barrels.
(3)Barrel extensions.
(4)Mounting blocks (trunnions).
(5)Muzzle attachments.
(6)Bolts.
(7)Bolt carriers.
(8)Operating rods.
(9)Gas pistons.
(10)Trigger housings.
(11)Triggers.
(12)Hammers.
(13)Sears.
(14)Disconnectors.
(15)Buttstocks.
(16)Pistol grips.
(17)Forearms, handguards.
(18)Magazine bodies.
(19)Followers.
(20)Floor plates.
Therefore, it is a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(r) to assemble such a rifle or shotgun from more than 10 of the imported parts specified in 27 CFR § 478.39. However, assembly of certain semiautomatic rifles or shotguns using 10 or fewer of these imported parts is not prohibited under this section. With respect to your inquiry regarding Chinese-made SKS carbines, please note that because this firearm was manufactured in China, all the parts used to assemble the rifle are considered imported per 922(r).
Further, please note that a Chinese-made SKS carbine, in its original military configuration, consists of the following parts derived from the list presented above:
1.Receiver.
2.Barrel.
3.Muzzle attachment.
4.Bolt.
5.Bolt carrier.
6.Gas piston.
7.Trigger housing.
8.Trigger.
9.Hammer.
10.Sear.
11.Disconnector.
12.Buttstock.
13.Forearm/handguard.
14.Magazine body.
15.Follower.
Soby changing the stock to a pistol grip stock you have just made your SKSillegal to import thus illegal. You mustreduce the imported parts listed above to10 orless. I have made bold the parts that are available from US manufacturers...as far as I know.
The T6 stock has three USA parts: 1. Stock 2. Pistol grip 3. Forearm/handguard. If you noticed you actually added a part that's not originally on theSKS (pistol grip) so you will need to addmore USA parts from the list above until you have no more than 10 imported (original) parts remaining
from the list above to be legal.
Before you or anybody else even brings it up...yes I too have seen countless numbers of SKS's for sale in that configuration (stocks switched) and the statute only refers to "Building" and not "owning" a rifle in this configuration, but I for one do not want to chance it. You can swap out a stock that does not have a pistol grip and you will be ok but you walk a fine line when it has a pistol grip on it.
Just though I'd toss this out to ya.