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    Kalashnikov to open AK-47 factory in Florida

    LAS VEGAS — The famous Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles have been made in frigid Moscow since their inception 69 years ago. Soon, they’ll be made in sunny Florida, too.

    Kalashnikov USA has been approved by the city of Pompano Beach to assemble guns there.

    Kalashnikov USA of Tullytown, Pa., was importing rifles made by Kalashnikov Concern, the original AK-47 manufacturer in Moscow, until 2014 when President Obama imposed sanctions against Russia following its annexation of Crimea. At that point, Kalashnikov USA severed all ties with the Russian company.

    The company started making the guns in Pennsylvania last year, but is shifting manufacturing to Florida. Kalashnikov hasn’t said why they are moving or how big the Pompano Beach operation will be.

    Kalashnikov USA has recast itself as an American manufacturer of Kalashnikov-brand guns. It launched new lines of rifles and shotguns last week at the SHOT Show in Las Vegas, the annual conference of the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

    This included its new Alpha line of rifles with high capacity magazines holding 30 rounds.

    The company obtained “light manufacturing” approval in July 2015 from Pompano Beach, which is located on the Atlantic coast between Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale.

    The company also has licenses from Pompano Beach and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to import, but the licenses don’t specify what it would be importing, or from where.

    The licenses do not allow the company to sell guns in Pompano Beach, or to make ammunition, so the Pompano Beach factory will be selling to retailers elsewhere.

    The Kalashnikov brand dates back to the Stalin era of the Soviet Union. Based in Moscow, Kalashnikov Concern makes the AK-47 assault rifle, named after its designer, Mikhail Kalashnikov, and the year it went into production, 1947.

    AK knock-offs are widespread, produced in many countries including China, former Soviet countries and also the U.S. But the true Kalashnikov brand is seen as something special by American collectors, and prices for the weapon have spiked since Obama’s sanctions on Russia halted imports.

    The Kalashnikov is one of the most popular assault rifles in the world, prized for its durability and reliability. In the current Afghan war, U.S. Marines captured a Kalashnikov from the Taliban that had been in use since it was produced in the Soviet Union in 1954.

    The gun will now also be produced in Florida, a gun friendly state with relatively loose gun laws.

    Military style rifles with their high capacity magazines are permitted in Florida. But they’re restricted in other states, including New York, Connecticut and Colorado.

    Kalashnikov USA plans to produce 10-round magazines for its rifles and shotguns to make them legal in states with more restrictive gun laws.
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    AKs used to be cheap as hell. Prices have climbed over the past decade and they ain't cheap no mo. I've been thinking about getting one. But I'd go with a Century Arms. They're made in the USA too.

    AKs make the perfect SHTF rifle. They may not be the most accurate weapon in the safe, but those fuckers run no matter what. You got one of those and a couple thousand rounds of ammo and you're prepared for anything. Or just for a whole lot of shooting fun.
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    Well the last thing you need when you are shooting children in a school is a stovepipe jam...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seshmeister View Post
    Well the last thing you need when you are shooting children in a school is a stovepipe jam...
    Yes, because the overwhelming majority of people who own AKs shoot up schools.

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    Muslims have been using them to shoot Christians. That's kind of cool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DONNIEP View Post
    Yes, because the overwhelming majority of people who own AKs shoot up schools.
    DonnieP- just took my carry permit test yesterday. I promise not to shoot up the school down the street from my house.
    Probably will just shoot up a Scottish pub.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DONNIEP View Post
    Yes, because the overwhelming majority of people who own AKs shoot up schools.

    Ooooh a nibble , we're gonna need a bigger boat
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    And stovepipe jam fucking rock .... It is a band yeah ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seshmeister View Post
    Well the last thing you need when you are shooting children in a school is a stovepipe jam...
    At least they're not as accurate, so the children may actually have a better chance if they run...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kristy View Post
    Muslims have been using them to shoot Christians. That's kind of cool.
    That is a very mean comment. But you do have a point. I shall have to rephrase my phrasing:

    The overwhelming majority of US AK owners do not shoot up schools. The people in the rest of the world DO tend to shoot everything that's warm and moving with them. Except for the UK where it's illegal to carry a pocket knife because those wackos can't keep themselves from stabbing each other.

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    Well that's the first time I've seen an edit make a double post. I blame Sesh!

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    Quote Originally Posted by private parts View Post
    DonnieP- just took my carry permit test yesterday. I promise not to shoot up the school down the street from my house.
    Probably will just shoot up a Scottish pub.
    You turn in your paperwork yet? I'm hearing wait times for the FBI background check are running about two months right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nickdfresh View Post
    At least they're not as accurate, so the children may actually have a better chance if they run...
    "The AK-47's accuracy has always been considered to be "good enough" to hit an adult male torso out to about 300 m (328 yd),[68][69] though even experts firing from prone or bench rest positions at this range were observed to have difficulty placing ten consecutive rounds on target.[70] Nor could the weapon's accuracy be significantly improved with later designs, where its accuracy remained relatively mediocre.[70] An AK can fire a 10-shot group of 5.9 in (15 cm) at 100 m (109 yd),[71] and 17.5 in (44 cm) at 300 m (328 yd)[70] The newer stamped-steel receiver AKM models, while more rugged and less prone to metal fatigue, are actually less accurate than the forged/milled receivers of their predecessors: the milled AK-47s are capable of shooting 3 to 5 in (8 to 13 cm) groups at 100 yd (91 m), whereas the stamped AKMs are capable of shooting 4 to 6 in (10 to 15 cm) groups at 100 yd (91 m).[69]

    The best shooters are able to hit a man-sized target at 800 m (875 yd) within five shots (firing from prone or bench rest position) or ten shots (standing).[72]"


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    Quote Originally Posted by PETE'S BROTHER View Post
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    Your white trash team lost. Deal with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DONNIEP View Post
    I blame Sesh!
    His name is slave SESH, GOD DAMN IT.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kristy View Post
    Your white trash team lost. Deal with it.
    lost what?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DONNIEP View Post
    Well that's the first time I've seen an edit make a double post. I blame Sesh!
    User error!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seshmeister View Post
    User error!
    Most likely. But since I'm infallible, kinda like the Pope, I still blame you

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