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AK-47 Sales Soar After US Sanctions Kalashnikov Imports
Who could have seen this coming? Following the US imposition of further sanctions on Russia last week, specifically the import of Kalashnikov firearms, CNN reports gun stores across the US are experiencing a run on AK-47s.
Here's a surprising effect of the latest U.S. sanctions against Russia: a run on AK-47s.
Among the companies sanctioned this week was Kalashnikov Concern, the maker of the automatic weapon.
"We sell some of the Kalashnikov Concern stuff and that has been selling fast," said Robert Keller, manager of K-Var Corp., a Las Vegas-based online gun distributor.
Keller said his company has been sold out of the guns since the sanctions went into effect. On K-Var's web site, AK-47s are listed as "out of stock."
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According to the Treasury Department, Kalashnikov Concern is banned from importing its guns -- including the AK-47 and more advanced AK-74 -- into the United States. But, in a statement posted on its Web site, Treasury said Americans are allowed to own, buy and sell the guns, so long as they were already in the U.S. prior to the sanctions.
Keller said he is scrambling to acquire more Kalashnikov guns from U.S. distributors. He also said he still selling many weapons similar to the AK-47, such as the SAM7 brand of Bulgarian-made rifles.
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Yet another unintended consequence of US foreign policy...
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Wow, even a CEO is saying what everyone sees, an American economy in collapse.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/campbell-soup-warns-sales-growth-wont-mee...
Run AK run.
You can have my Saiga 12 when you pry it from my cold dead hands.
... To which the government responds: "Promise?"
Sorry to repost this link so soon but I can't resist.
Long AKs!
Long SHOVELS!
http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/threads/179192-DIY-Shovel-AK-photo-tsunami-warning!
I'll try not to do it again. Well, at least not so soon.
Once again history will show that the greatest firearms dealer ever is none other than Mr. anti-gun himself, Barrak Hussein Obama.
I second that.
There are only two types of gun-centralization people:
1) Those that are tools, "useful idiots," of the pols, crats and banksters and will be the first in the "ditches."
and 2) Those that know that our weapons are really a tool for "it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government..."
See you on the battlefield, as I won't go "camping."
Obama to Putin:
"I can't sell more of the AK's, but I can double your profit on them."
Don't be a brand-name gun snob, unload the Saiga at the forthcoming premium, use the proceeds to to buy an equivalent/alternative product at a more rational price and take the significant amount of excess fiat and stack ammo or PMs. (Like I said when the announcement came out, Belgian caterers are so last crisis)
Heck, no, I put too much work into my 7.62X39 Saiga.
It is a showpiece, I have a Romanian behind the door.
I did the same thing...I had 100,000 rounds of 22LR, and it went out the door when the prices were double or triple what I paid. I bought an AK74 and a lot of that shitty corrosive 7n6 stuff. You need to be a contrarian. It always pays. ALWAYS!
LMFAO! Just as I said here last week!
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-16/if-you-own-kalashnikov-rifle-ob...
Now watch Mosin Nagants top $300 next week too!
And my 1952 Tula SKS must be worth over $1000 now!
But what's really laughable is most AK-47's are made in China or from parts made in the U.S.
Duhhhh..
ya they are just stamped metal parts put together. those other countries make good ones too, and in my opinion you overpay by a lot when you buy and actual russian AK. nothing wrong with bulgarian or romanian in my opinion. heard mixed reviews about the chinese copies, but ive never fired one
At the front door at buds is always a crate of mosins. Usually full. There was just three left. At 149
How convinient, poke Russia and backdoor gun ban all in one stroke of the pen...
Never let a crisis go to waste.
Forward (over the cliff)!
ban em, some of us make our own, and no we do not put a registration number on them..not for sale of course mr/ms atf.
One of my favorite posts I have seen in a long time. Shit shovel AK
http://thebrigade.thechive.com/2012/12/06/diy-shovel-to-ak-47-50-photos/
That's fucking awesome!
Bet it would sell for well over $500 too!
any one know for sure if this also apply to the spam cans of cheap steel cased ammo? and all the wolf/tula/brown bear as well?
Went to buds guns sat. Place was packed. They were sold out of Anderson lowers. All I got was a box of 22 and a p mag ps the 22 was for my mom
I put my AK-47 on my EBT!
Dats rite crackerz more gunnz, get me while their hot, how many AKs can you shoot at one time? Or carry?
Probably more than you.....but I grew up with guns in Flyover Country.....it's legal to do that here.
....and since you called me cracker....would you feel at home if I called you a n*gger?
Don't you have a polling station to patrol with your Black Panther friends? Because according to Eric Holder....that's legal now too.
Black Panthers need guns too.
The volunteer polling thugs need guns too. The batons are just not intimidating enough.
They are for the lily white pussies up in Philly.
Philly is the city of Niggardly Love.
They have the whites scared, plus they're Democrats, so of course they're gonna bend over and take a black buck in the ass.
Niggardly means spendthrift or cheapskate.
Not in DC it doesn't.
(Put the way back machine on and recall that the city comptroller was fired for saying that about Marion Barry's budget)
LOL!
"Yet another unintended consequence of US foreign policy..."
Or perhaps intended....or at minimum, welcome.
I thought fully automatic weapons were illegal in the US without a special permit. School me please.
Is not the AK-47 fully automatic as is a M-16?
They are referring to the semi-automatic version.
Yeah.....you need a permit for fully auto CD.
But hell....if you've gone this long without one....you're probably OK.
Slam fires.. slam fires... slam fires...
Yep... That's what all the noise is officer...
Yeah, the media calls any AK looking thing an AK47 when it is no more an AK47 than an AR15 is an M16
Thanks for the clarification. I should have suspected/assumed the MSM was itself dumb downed.
MSM won't report anything with intelligence or debate anything with nuance per govt sanction domestically.
CD- The MSM uses the word "automatic" as much as possible when refering to "scary looking" guns. If cornered, they will back down and say "of course we meant SEMI-automatic", but they WANT people to have as much terrifying confusion about FULLY-auto and SEMI-auto as possible.
They love giving people the mental image of somebody walking into public place and spraying everyone with lead, full-auto, like old 1920s gangsters. It serves their agenda even though the guns themsleves are not capable of doing that.
In other words....the MSM is just a bunch of nappy headed hoes.
I have a friend trying to unload his belt fed but semi-auto 1919 chambered in .308. I want the thing but have no use for it. It would be fun to mount on the car though.
BlindMonkey, does it have the "hand crank"(trigger assembly) on the side? Hell man, if you're sittin on the cash, get it.
The purpose of calling it an automatic is to plant into the brain of the weak minded that there are all these dangerous automatic weapons out there.
And now we're supposed to start shrieking and gnashing our teeth and start demanding that Dianne Feinstein re-issue her assault weapons ban in the Senate.
It's for the children, ya know.
While I love firing full auto, it's real life efficacy leaves something to be desired. If you pit me in a labyrinth death match where my opponent has a full auto and I have a shotgun I will win nine times outta ten.
The version of AK for US market (and it's not 47, but frequently 101) is semi-automatic as far as I know.
Me thinks, they Kalashnikov as a producer, but did they ban all copycats, think not. In that case, expect some Chinese and Bulgarian and so forth to pick up, also they didn't ban domestic production, so homemade to expected. And as far as original AK, me thinks Mexican druglords will quickly find a way to smuggle those across the border. Sanctions only mean opportunities to those quick enough.
Old shovels rejoice, now it is more attractive to put in the effort to give them a second life.
http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/threads/179192-DIY-Shovel-AK-photo-tsunami-warning!
That is a MOTHERFUCKING AWESOME link! Way, way better than porn!!!!!
Cog, everyone tosses the terms around interchangeably.
The AK variants in US are semi-auto.
The M16 variants are semi-auto (usually referred to as AR-15s)
They can illegally be made full-auto.
You can do a legal, BG check by ATF and pay a hefty tax stamp and acquire a full-auto, but these rifles are generally before 1968 or so. Might be 1962. A LEO I served with has a Thompson SMG, full-auto capable, but keeping up with the papers is a hassle.
Unless you are attacked by a horde of Hadjiis or Free Shit Army human waves, you only need to aim well. I can dump a 20-round mag out of my rifles in a couple of seconds if I work on it, and it is only semi-auto. Of course, I would not hit anything. We trained with 3 round bursts, by the way. Now with that factor, my aim is deadly.
Lake,
the magic date is May 19, 1986. "Qualified" (background check, pictures, prints, CLEO signature)
individuals and corporations/ trusts can transfer any machineguns manufactured prior to that date.
Subject to various state laws, of course.
In Minnesota, for example, you could own a Tommy gun or a BAR - but not an M16 or a G3. MN only allows curio & relic automatic weapons.
Illinois & Wisconsin allow anything (with registration). If you have the money to buy it & run it, you could even get a GE mini gun! (might have some trouble persuading the sheriff to sign the papers, tho)
I remember one of those coming up for sale in 1992 for $18,000. I tnink there are only 2 or 3 available to civilians in the USA.
Guess who signed the "hughes amendment" bill, banning future production of full autos to civilians?
Yup. Our hero Ron Reagan.
"...individuals and corporations/ trusts can transfer any machineguns manufactured prior to that date."
ONLY if they were registered on a form 3, 4, or 5 BEFORE that date.. If they were in Federal Gov. hands, there would be NO NFA papperwork on them, and thus they would NOT be in the NFA registery..And of course would NOT be traneferable...
Police departments register there Class 3 items on form 5..
Dealers on 3...
Corps and civilains on 4..($5 or $200 tax, depending on the item)
There are 11 mini-guns in civilian hands in the US. BIG$$$$
"They can illegally be made full-auto."..WRONG for civilians...
they are not illegal in the US. there is an unconstitutional ban on them in some US states.
to take possession of an item that falls under the NFA, the buyer pays a one-time fee in the form of a tax stamp. after it is processed, you'd fill out a transfer form, as usual.
Pre-1986 registered machineguns are legal for civilians in most states...I belive maybe 32 states..
Just a one time $200 transfer tax...
You can see the current prices at
subguns.com
My avatar is a pic of a civilian legal MP5A3
The variant sold here (US) is semi automatic. It's douchey how the article writer slides that automatic comment in there to seed the sheep with the idea that an automatic weapon is readily available to Americans. One of the reasons full auto and select fire weapons prices have gone through the roof here is because a law enacted in 1986 banned the sale of post 1986 weapons of this type to civilians.
Axenolith
Thank Geo W Bush for that one.
15 other manufacturers including Arsenal, are still cranking out the goodies.
Indeed, most of what folks think are 'Russian' AKs are likely not.
Me, I'm in no rush, perfectly happy with my 1950r SKS.
They should hand AK-47s out to anyone that wants them in Chicago; reduce the crime there.
their rifles are hotter than a $2 whore. LITERALLY.
that's so old school.
AK-74 is the way to go!
5.45 x 39 is a nice cartridge.
I still wish I would have purchased a million rounds back when surplus was available for $.07.
The 7.62x39 may be old school - but there is a reason something that was developed in 1947 is still being used in 2014 - because it works.
I sure don't feel under gunned with an AK in 7.62x39.
Since being elected in 2008 Obama's greatest accomplishment is his ability to increase sales of guns and ammo.
That'll show 'em!
Buying Russian weapons is becoming very fashionable it seems.
"Becoming"?
Been buying them for 20 years now.
Problem is a lot get bought by first time gun owners who get get scared shitless when they find out how fucking loud and hard kicking they are.
And then they freak out when it's time to clean the fucking mess of a gun to clean.
Then they try selling them for $1000 on Armslist like douche bags.
Yep, bought a russian SKS for $117 years ago and a Chinese knock-off for $97. The thing with the progressive anti-gun types is they think guns are some type of magical device like Harry Potters wand. in the real world if you have a decent set of tools you can build something like a Sten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPGjuiZTuKA easily the plans are on the 'net though of course, it's illegal as hell.
I wish computer war games had so much reality. Kids would not play them anymore.
Kids are hip, they know there is no respawn, no replay no do over.
Whatever civil unrest Obama is trying to make happen causing a conscription or deployment of Americans against Americans or Europeans or Africans is going to be the most epic fail ever.
Maybe Obama should come out with the BO-14.
It would do things that an AK doesn't.
Like jam every few shots - fire a less than lethal round - and be a completely useless POS - just like Obama.
...and perhaps have a pair of blunt nose scissors attached to the evil bayonet mount.
The ban is stupid. The resulting run is stupid (plenty of non-Russian AK variants out there to be had). With that being said, I'm slightly happy for selfish reasons....the more they can get people focused on calibers I don't own, the better.
The AK-47 - "the preferred weapon of your enemy" - whether foreign or domestic...
The new Vepr 12 should be at my FFL mid week. Will take her for a test drive this weekend and see how good the self adjusting gas system is... FYI centerfire systems still has some in stock, but they're $950 instead of the $800 previous price (went up after the announcement). Bud's gun shop has them for $1,300 and it's the 22" barrel version instead of the 19" side folder... given the small price difference between the vepr and the saiga, I'd suggest the vepr.
I think quite a bit of the russian ammo is being purchased as well. I've noticed stocks are decreasing quite a bit, but I don't see anyone really gouging on ammo yet.
I'm quite happy with my G20. Anything you can hit with an AK, I can hit better.
The G20 is a fine 10MM pistol, its .45 ACP twin - GEN4 G21 is one of my favorite pistols - but it would not stand a snowball's chance in hell against an AK in 7.62x39.
which in turn will not stand a snowballs chance in hell against my M1A in 7.62 x 51mm. shoots right through concrete blocks and still hits the target.
If I ever get a bigger safe, my next purchase will either be an M1A or a FAL.
I agree M1A is a sweet set up in every version. But I never said the AK was better than the M1A -
Hell I would take either my M91/30 or M44 Mossin-Nagant over an AK if I was 600 yards from my target.
But a semi auto pistol VS a semi auto rifle? I think I would pick the long gun 99 out of 100 times.
G20 a real 10mm combat pistol. Shooting real 10mm from days of old is even better. Nothing less than Norma Spec ammo in mine. A good woods pistol as well. My Vepr 12 enroute this week. Classic piece in limited numbers compared to Saiga 12. I have one of those too. www.underwoodammo.com for real 10mm at great prices.
The AK-47 ban is just the prelude to what is coming after the fall elections. At that time Obama will choose any “credible” liberal supported gun incident to start the national firearm registration and confiscation process. To make this happen the U.S. press will scream as loud as they can. The objective is to confiscate firearms using the same methods liberals applied in Britain, Europe and Australia. This will set up a firearm free America where government can dictate how its citizens must live without any possible major recourse from its citizens (that is continuous riots like those in Britain will be easily managed without fear of firearms being present).
Some people make them in the USA.
http://www.centuryarms.com/centurion39/Centurion39.SWF
Unintended consequences... not all are bad.
You will never get my Sig Sauer 556 classic SWAT. It's better than an AK anyday, too.
When Obama talked US gun control, gun sales rocketed. Now he talks sanctioning AK47 imports and they soar. Its high time to see how much stock Obama has in gun manufacturers. There's no way he can be this stupid. I'm siding on corruption.
They want us poverty stricken, sick, ignorant and most importantly disarmed.
It's time to acknowledge some uncomfortable truths.
http://thezog.wordpress.com/who-is-behind-gun-control/
"We're going to need more 'blades of grass'."
Russia has 16 million AK-47 in its warehouses that it wants to unload.
It's testing a new assault rifle by Degtyarev AEK-973.
http://i2.guns.ru/forums/icons/forum_pictures/007624/7624125.jpg
Ever since Obama has been in office you can get .556 and 7.62 cheap but you can't find .22. rimfire for plinking. Go figure.
Resolve all over again that any amount of effort on "our" part at this point in history, "beats the alternatives". The only conceivable "alternative" is, of course to simply submit (it has been "planned that way") to a course of inaction that will culminate in your butchery and the butchery of your loved ones, at the hands of the bolshevik beast.
Richard Cotten, JUNE 1966, Conservative Viewpoint
http://www.gundigest.com/article/ObamaExpose/
http://www.nrahq.org/
http://gunowners.org/
Ak's can be made in the US and can be imported from many other Countries ... I think China will be a big winner with these sanctions :) WAy to go DC fools .
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