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.