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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1365786" data-attributes="member: 14668">The boycott will not really affect the availability of AK-pattern rifles; the majority of AK&#039;s are imported from Romania, not Russia. The Russian ones are of superior quality and command higher prices, though.It is worth noting that a ban has been in place since the 1980&#039;s on the import of high-capacity semi-auto rifles. The AK rifles that come from Romania and Russia have been slightly modified to only accept 10 round magazines. Once imported, they are then &quot;converted&quot; back to high-capacity guns by substituting enough American-made parts (trigger assemblies, guide rods etc.) to get around the ban. Hollowing out the mag well to accept standard 30-round AK mags and replacing a few parts is also well within the capabilities of the average gun hobbyist with basic tools. I predict we will see prices skyrocket for &quot;converted&quot; Saigas as a result of the boycott, but not much else will change as far as the availabilty of AK type guns.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1365786, member: 14668"] The boycott will not really affect the availability of AK-pattern rifles; the majority of AK's are imported from Romania, not Russia. The Russian ones are of superior quality and command higher prices, though. It is worth noting that a ban has been in place since the 1980's on the import of high-capacity semi-auto rifles. The AK rifles that come from Romania and Russia have been slightly modified to only accept 10 round magazines. Once imported, they are then "converted" back to high-capacity guns by substituting enough American-made parts (trigger assemblies, guide rods etc.) to get around the ban. Hollowing out the mag well to accept standard 30-round AK mags and replacing a few parts is also well within the capabilities of the average gun hobbyist with basic tools. I predict we will see prices skyrocket for "converted" Saigas as a result of the boycott, but not much else will change as far as the availabilty of AK type guns. [/QUOTE]

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