New round of US sanctions bans Kalashnikov Concern imports

[Lonestar]

Treasury website

The Truth About Guns article, mind the comments

Latest round of US sanctions on Russia includes a import ban on KC products, which include Saiga "sporter" AKs as well as Izhevsk traditional style hunting rifles. Surprising that this has taken this long, the US makes up about 80% of KC's market and honestly it's hard to think of any other finished product that Russia sells to the US. Oddly, Molot rifles appear to not be part of this ban(at the moment), so Veprs with RPK recievers are still good.

Saigas are popular in the US for taking their "sporter" state



and either using them as-is in assualt weapon ban states like NY or California, or spending the money/effort to convert them into a military-style AK. The vast majority of "military style AKs" in the US are domestic, so Saiga conversions are often considered more authentic.

Incidentally, even during the mass panic last year new Saiga sporters floated at around $450, I imagine they'll blow past the $1000 mark thanks to this.

[K. A. Pital]

No sell good gun to enemy!

[Dr. Trainwreck]

But... but- I thought that capitalists would sell you the very same rope you'd hang them with.

But both are capitalists now. This is so confusing. Why can't someone do something about that, Stas?



Note: I may not be totes SRS biznes in advocating armed revolution.

[Lonestar]

No sell good gun to enemy!

Bulgarians make better AKs than Russia anyway

[Azazal]

And it has begun, well sort of.

A friend of mine bought a VEPR 12 this spring, cost him $799 from Bud's guns.
He just received this notice from Buds:

[Wicked Pilot]

Where's the NRA on this? If there's any time I'd love to see them throw a bitch fit...

[Elheru Aran]

Probably divided between wanting to support the rights of people to have as much guns as they like and trying to take the side of American gunmakers. Something along those lines. They already have enough to froth about, though...

[Azazal]

The NRA? They're off getting a rimjob from the GOP.

[Lonestar]

Where's the NRA on this? If there's any time I'd love to see them throw a bitch fit...

NRA and domestic gun manufacturers, as well as those with a significant domestic porduction presence, have a symbiotic relationship. KC never went out of it's way to market to American gun culture.


And yeah, it looks like Molot is included in the sanctions. While it's possible that the sanctions will be lifted eventually(it happened with Zastava), it doesn't seem very likely. Oh well. Century is going to be laughing all the way to the bank over this.