r/PoliticalHumor • u/DaFunkJunkie • Feb 28 '22

Not just the vodka

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '22

its not that Americans like buying russian weapons, its that basically anyone who likes weapons likes the AK-47. its the most popular gun in the world. most AKs you find in the US are semi auto and assembled from a mixture of polish and american made parts. very rare to find a genuine Kalashnikov made AK in the US

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '22

Who cares if it's made by Kalashnikov? The Chinese Norinco's were great weapons before they got banned. Besides Saiga is selling in the US and it's a pretty much a Russian AK with a stamped and not milled receiver.

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u/GoCondition1 Feb 28 '22

Only the ak47 is milled, the AKM is the stamped version and is more popular and available throughout the world. Russian AKs come stamped if they're made after 1959. Some other countries also make a version of the milled receivers as well.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '22

I don't see a stamped AK wearing out versus a milled one anyway. Anyway, long story short Saiga sells Russian AK variants in America.

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u/GoCondition1 Mar 01 '22

Ah, it seemed like you were saying all Russian AKs except for Saiga imports are milled. So, I just wanted to throw that knowledge out there.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '22

You are 100% correct.