From: ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 22:00:18 -0700 (PDT)
To: wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org (Rabid Wombat)
Subject: Re: Cost of Ak manufacture
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Rabid Wombat wrote:
> > > >So, the question is, it is realistic to expect that AK s will be
> > > >manufactured here? Will the control freaks be able to stop it?
> > >  
> > > While 7.62x39 might become hard to find, the common US military and NATO
> > > calibers (7.62NATO, 5.56, and 9mm) will be widely available.
> > 
> > Al, you can make AKs in .223. There is no problem with that. So your
> > objection is valid, but not insurmountable.
> > 
> 
> Or make AK's in 7.62 NATO. As I recall, there was an AK variant 
> (Valmet??) available in 5.56 NATO and 7.62 NATO years ago.
> 

Yugoslavian AKs were in .308. I've seen those, they are slightly bigger
than the regular aks. There are some chinese guns in 5.56.

Anyway, caliber is not a problem and not an issue. The issue is
possibility of producing cheap reliable fun guns for the general public.

	- Igor.