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So I did a search on these, and people seem to say good things.

But I was wondering what the differences are between the different models. I've heard DR200 and K2 and other names. What are the differences? Also, how much can I expect to pay for one? Any I should avoid? Thanks.
 
Only Daewoo I know anything about is the Stoeger imported MAX I carbine. It's the civilian version of South Korea's K1A1 carbine.

Basicaly an AR, with gas impingement operating system, and very similiar controls. Differs from an AR in the recoil system though.

I have a MAX I carbine, and it's a great little rifle.

The other Daewoo's have gas piston operation I think.

I've never heard anybody bitch about the Daewoo's either. They were just getting popular as a low buck alternative to the pricy AR-15's in the 1980's when they got banned! Collectors items now.
 
Well, they are expensive. Try north of $800, last figures I saw

Importation ceased a while back. Last one I saw in person was many, many years ago (like back in '04).

The good news is that now, there is a company making parts for them. Previously, parts were almost impossible to find. So stock up now.

They are a cool rifle, if you can find one for a fair price.

Some of the model names refer to say, Preban rifles (one model had a folding stock) and the post-ban (1994 AWB we are talking about here) had thumbhole stocks. I can't tell you anymore of that.


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Basicaly an AR, with gas impingement operating system
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Nope, got a piston and carrier like an AK ;) We're building a batch of 90deg ambidextrous safety switches for them right now.
 
Beg to differ about the gas system on the MAX I/K1A1 carbine. I own one, ain't got no piston like my AK clone WASR-10!

Has a stainless steel looking tube runs down the top of the barrel from the front sight block to inside the receiver where it enters a suspiciously AR style gas key thingy-bob on top the bolt carrier.

It's definately a Stoner type gas impingement. I just got an AR-15 and it's the same thing.
 
I owned a DR-100 (the ban era 5.56) for a while, it ran 100% and whatnot and felt decent but it just didn't strike me as remarkable.

Conversion with US parts to PG, stock, etc is easy now - but by the time you're done, you're going to have a fairly expensive AR alternative with substantially more expensive parts.

Your only bet for a cheap one is if a local hole in the wall gets one and doesn't know what it is.
 
Beg to differ about the gas system on the MAX I/K1A1 carbine. I own one, ain't got no piston like my AK clone WASR-10!

Has a stainless steel looking tube runs down the top of the barrel from the front sight block to inside the receiver where it enters a suspiciously AR style gas key thingy-bob on top the bolt carrier.

It's definately a Stoner type gas impingement. I just got an AR-15 and it's the same thing.
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Sorry, I was referring to the K2 and DR series. The K1 did use an impingement system. Not many of those K1's floating around, you must have had it awhile.
 
I own a DR-200.

really nice rifle.

uses ar mags,with an adjustable piston gas system(small,large,off)

quite accurate.type A1 aperture sights

put an ace stock on it to get rid of the ugly

thumb hole stock that came on it.came with new fire control group

to keep it legal

IIRC paid $450.many moons ago.

clown
 
I've also got a DR-200, the post ban version of the K2. Extremely neat rifle--sort like an AR-15, AK-47 and FAL got into a teleporter together. The K2 and DR-200 use an AK-style piston to drive an AR-style bolt carrier group. Takes AR-15 magazines and fire control parts as well. I'm also on the look out for a DR-300, which was chambered in 7.62x39.
 
So which Daewoo's use the gas impingement, and which use the gas piston?

I know the Max I is AR15 style. I know the DR 200 is a piston gun.

Was there an earlier full size rifle, like the carbine that used gas impingement?

I can say that the carbine has always been a perfect shooter. A vice free gun, reliable and accurate enough. I'm thinking they must be fine little guns, because I've never properly cleaned the silly little carbine, and it's never acted up in 15 or so years of ownership!

I just bought a full size AR-15A2 rifle, and I can say that I do like it better than the wire stocked Daewoo carbine. However that might just be the "new" working in favor of the AR rifle, vs. the "old and odd" commando style Daewoo carbine.

I imagine that if I had bought a full size Daewoo rifle back in the early 1990's, I likely wouldn't have bought an AR rifle a few weeks ago. The carbine is great, but sort of an "odd duck" for me. I've never really been all that thrilled with folding or collapsable stock guns for whatever reasons.

I would bet that if the Daewoo series of rifles hadn't got banned in the 1994 "assault weapon ban", they would be running neck and neck with the true AR style guns now.

They seemed to be fairly popular, plus gaining ground because they were less expensive and yeilded great preformance compared to it's pricy rivals before the ban.

Too bad pork barrel politics ruined the Daewoo's availability just when they were getting noticed as fine guns!
 
Was there an earlier full size rifle, like the carbine that used gas impingement?
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That's a good question. I think the Koreans developed one for their military, but I am not sure if any semi-auto versions of that gun were imported into the U.S.

If you ever get sick of your Daewoo carbine, I'd be happy to take it off your hands as a, you know, favor ;)
 
I owned a K2 for a long time, and I've also shot a DR-300 and a K1A1. Here's the scoop:

MAX-1 = K1A1 = AR-110C. They have a 16" barrel, 5.56 caliber (AR mags), wire collapsing stock (like the HK 91/93 collapsing stocks), and use a gas impingement system like an AR. They are all pre-ban.

MAX-2 = K2 = AR-110 = DR-100. They have an 18" barrel, 5.56 caliber (AR mags), full-profile sidefolding stock, and use a long gas piston like an AK. They are pre-ban.

DR-200. This is the post-ban version of the K2. No bayonet lug, and they have fixed thumbhole stocks (sometimes replaced with aftermarket ACE stocks, but the receiver is cut such that it won't accept an original K2 stock).

DR-300. This is a post-ban K2 in 7.62x39 caliber. They use funky proprietary mags. Pretty rare guns.

http://world.guns.ru/assault/as32-e.htm
 
Nice, that is one I can remember had the rifling that would not handle anything over 53 or so grains, very well...The California criminal system (Prison) shoots the 40 grains still, I believe, in the Mini 14.

That would be a good one for um LOL... The 40's are scootin along at a very fast clip

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I shoot 55grainers all the time....well probably all my MAX I has had for ammo. Shoots great. I think it actually must have 1/12 rifling, but I've never checked it to see.
 
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