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Posted on 01/21/2015 10:57:00 AM PST by grundle
An American gun company has found a way around the anti-Russia sanctions that have banned imports of the Kalashnikov assault rifle: Make them here, in the U.S.A.
The U.S.-made gun will have same name as the original: AK-47, arguably the most ubiquitous assault rifle in the world.
The gun will be made by American company RWC, which is the official importer and distributor of Kalashnikov AK-47s. The company had to stop importing the guns after the U.S. imposed sanctions in July against Russia for its role in the Ukraine crisis.
RWC said it is not permitted to have any contact with the Russian company, Kalashnikov Concern, which makes the AK-47s.
"We are not permitted to pick up the phone and to talk to them," said Thomas McCrossin, CEO of RWC, which owns the Kalashnikov USA brand. "We were forced to stop doing business with them because of the sanctions."
RWC, based in Tullytown, Pa., has the rights to the AK-47 Kalashnikov brand of guns, which has been produced in the Soviet Union after World War II.
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Cool!
I wonder if Saigas can still be gotten. If not, I bet the value of the S12s have went through the roof! (I got mine hehe)
Wolf ammo?
They need to open assembly plants in every state.
That way they can sell to people in the state without federal paperwork.
Boy, that’ll show Putin.
Never mind that the AK is made by just about every communist and former soviet country in the galaxy.
Capitalism wins!.........................
Hmm...I wonder if they can be printed?
Will they still cost 400.00?
Didja get the drums too? ;’)
Your “assault pencil” needs to be painted black.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK2WKSg8KQg
I.O., Inc. has already been making AKMs in the USA. There may be others as well. Century Inc. maybe.
Check out Atlantic Firearms.They already have AK’s made in the USA,plus Poland and other places.
LOL. True. I particularly liked the “tactical” orange juice.
Yup!
I have a few. :)
I would imagine that a LOT of copies of the AK-47 have been “reverse engineered” from an original that found its way into the possession of a genuine gunsmith.
I am sure the patents that apply have long since expired.
Any of you folks heard of the ARAK?
It’s supposed to combine the accuracy of the AR with the reliability of the AK.
I’m looking to build one. They emailed me and said that they sell individual parts.
The folks on the podcasts I listen to absolutely love these rifles.
Century Arms already makes AKs here in the US...
http://www.centuryarms.biz/proddetail.asp?prod=RI2169C-N&cat=134
Why> A good sheet metal shop and a guy with a lathe and maybe a CNC could probably make one.
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