Russian American Armory (RAAC)

[GunGoBoom]

Here's their website - it's hilarious to read the descriptions of the rifles & shotguns - obviously by someone for whom English is not their first language. Saiga rifles in 30-'06, 9x53R, Saiga shotties, turnbolt rifles called LOS 9-1 and BARS 4-1; a funky version of the Biath. Basic with iron sights is now called the Sobol, rifle/shotgun combos now called the Volk. Word is that the BATFE is not letting them import 8 round mags for the shotguns, else they'll be labeled DDs, so apparently Ishmash is going to have to make 5 rounders for sale in the US. No 30 rounders for 7.62x39s either. Fardigan bastages. Supposedly some of the distributors for them, shown on this website, will be receiving guns in December....

http://www.raacfirearms.com/index.htm

 

[Onmilo]

Thank you for the link.
I found the website quite fascinating.
8 round Saiga 12 mags will indeed turn the gun into a horrible and evil destructive device.
For shame, but on the plus side the five rounders feed flawlessly as do the two shot magazines and they are about as bulky as one would really want.
I find myself using the two shot magazines more than the five rounders anyway since I use the gun to shoot squirrels and we have a three shot restriction on all hunting shotguns in Illinois.

I would like to see 10 shot and 5 shot magazines made available for my Saiga .308, the eight rounders are fine but impractical.

There are 30 shot magazines made for the Saiga 7.62X39 but I have heard that they cause feed issues and Izhmash may be correcting those problems before they make them available again, or, because they are new production, the Govt. may not allow the importation, I don't know.

It is good to see that some of the Russian hunting guns are going to be made available but I am not sure how well they will fare in a market glutted with excellent bolt action rifles already.

Again, I thank you for the link.