[Azeem]

It wasnt a US company. It was a foreign gunmaker and the ATF approved the import of the pistol in 2010. They wanted this to happen.

[atomic_dog]

It was a Polish prototype SBR (google Fabryka Bronie Radom Onyks 89S) less than 200 built and never put into production. Royal Tiger Imports was looking into importing in pistol form but AFAIK nothing ever happened with it until the BATFE went looking for a reason to ban all that cheap 7N6 surplus ammo that has been flooding in.

There is principle involved but OTOH, 5.45x39mm is not much of a round. Lot of ammo sellers can't even give it away. Best to stick with 7.62x39mm. I expect I have enough of the old Yugo M76 to get me through whatever is coming.