Similarly, is it legal to own a Saiga 12?
If you have access to a 12 round Saiga 12 magazine, it is currently legal to use it in California. Pistols and rifles are AWs with fixed magazines greater than 10 rounds, but the law does not say about capacity for shotguns.
One may also ask, is a Saiga 12 legal in NY? Under the SAFE act any SAIGA 12 is considered an "Assault Weapon" and must be registered or moved out of state. There is no way around it, since any detachable mag + semiauto shotgun is an AW under the SAFE act (remember shotguns have different feature criteria than rifles).
One may also ask, is the Saiga 12 shotgun banned?
In response to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, U.S. President Barack Obama issued Executive Order 13662 on July 16, 2014 blocking the importation of all Izhmash products, including Saiga shotguns and rifles.
Can a Saiga 12 shoot slugs?
Zundfolge Member. With the adjustable gas setting you can put pretty much any kind of 12ga load through it reliably (from weak 7/8 birdshot loads to magnum slugs).