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To: ThinkingBuddha

It looks like a neat gun. I am not sure that I would feel comfortable purchasing a gun made by a company whose profits go to the Moonies either. There are so many good guns to choose from. I personally think that most Sig Sauers are great guns and they are reasonably priced and made in the USA. I have a bunch of guns and there isn’t one that I don’t enjoy shooting.

I actually have to admit that I am somewhat partial to Eastern Block surplus military guns. So I guess indirectly some of my money may have made it back to people that I don’t want to be suportive of either. They are super cheap and so is the surplus ammo. It also gives one a greater appreciation for what our soldiers have been up against since WWII. The Tokarev, the Mosin Nagants, the AK variants, Polish, Czech and East German handguns are all great shooting fun.


4 posted on 03/03/2011 12:23:27 AM PST by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: fireman15
The Tokarev, the Mosin Nagants, the AK variants, Polish, Czech and East German handguns are all great shooting fun.

As a practical consideration, many of the East-bloc firearms were designed to be used by peasant farmers (conscripts) with no prior experience maintaining firearms. They are very tolerant of the neglect and abuse from field conditions compared to some of their western counterparts, and in a wide variety of environments.

Which is not to say that they should not be maintained as well, but that if situations become less than optimal, they are likely to continue to function.

13 posted on 03/03/2011 1:55:36 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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