Antique firearms (according to the BATF) are those with a receiver manufactured prior to 1899. 1898 and earlier do NOT fall under the BATF’s jurisdiction. The SKS is NOT an antique firearm.
No, but it’s on the Curio and Relic list. That’s what he meant. You can still get a Collector’s License (07 FFL I believe), and have C&R firearms like SKS’s and Grand and 1903 Springfield and Mosins shipped straight to your house. Even CA doesn’t have a waiting period on these guns.
Dang phone changed Garand to Grand. Well, they are grand :-)