DOD Directive re: Purchase of US made "Foreign WPN"?

[Jefe]

I got word from a Marine in Systems Command that DOD issued a Directive that the military will buy US made versions of Foreign Weapons such as the AK series.

I have googled, AKO, DOD websited and struck out.

Has anyone heard about this? And pls if you have a copy send it.

Thanks everyone.

[JJ_BPK]

Originally Posted by Jefe

I got word from a Marine in Systems Command that DOD issued a Directive that the military will buy US made versions of Foreign Weapons such as the AK series.

Make absolutely no sense. All the Eastern Block weapons sold in the US are kits imported, selective parts are added, and then assembled.

The few manufactures that do this get about 10 times what the price would be in the country of origin.

A couple years ago the only part NOT imported was the frame for the AK/RPD. The seller would take perfectly good AK's and torch the frame into 3 parts, keep the middle part, wrap the rest in cosmoline, and ship it. A kit went for 50 USD to 125 UD.

ATF added the additional requirements to have the barrel cut up two(2) yrs ago?

I believe the current requirement is to have six(6) American made parts. Most use the 1)frame, 2)flash hider, 3)trigger, 4)sear, 5)hammer, and one other part: the barrel, stock, pistol grip, magazine, mag follower, mag floor plate, gas piston, forearm(?)

As I said, paying 500 USD for a 50 EU weapon is senseless...

Then what would you do with them??

NATO and most of the rest of the world use a derivative of the AR or some patriotic home brew(eg: IDF Gail and ROK Daewoo,, and in 5.56x45.

My $00.0002

[rdret1]

http://www.centuryarms.com/ These are supposedly 100% American made AK's. Silver Bullet Guns in Black Creek sells some. They appear to be well made but are considerably heavier than real AK's .

[JJ_BPK]

Originally Posted by Brush Okie

So what makes you think its not true? Since when did common sense come into the picture.

Originally Posted by JJ_BPK :Make absolutely no sense.

I did not say it wasn't true,, And it still doesn't make much sense.

The original AK was built with a milled receiver and is a couple lbs heaver than the pressed steel sheet metal.

But it had a screwed in barrel, which made timing and bolt/carrier head spacing much harder to manufacture. <<< Read expensive to build.

When they switched to sheet metal, they eliminated the screw in barrel and opted for a pin to lock the barrel to a trunnion. <<< Read cheaper to build

I guess the question should be: If the DoD has an RFQ out, What are they going to do with AK's??