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US cops to use guns made by AK-47 producer
Published: 31 January, 2012, 21:54
Edited: 01 February, 2012, 14:46
TAGS: Arms, Russia, Prime Time Russia, USA, Anya Fedorova
US cops will soon be using Russian guns, as Kalashnikov-maker Izhmash confirmed on Tuesday that it has signed a supply contract at a trade show in Las Vegas.
The order was for its Saiga-12 combat shotguns. The first batches were already delivered to US law enforcement services in January 2012.
The contract was concluded during the Shot Show international weapons fair that took place in Las Vegas from January 17 to 20. Izhmash also reports considerable interest from Central American countries.
The plant hopes new supply contracts will help it to recover the losses incurred by the Russian Army's decision to stop ordering Kalashnikov assault rifles.
Saiga-12 development is based on the Kalashnikov firearms design. The semi-automatic smooth barrel shotgun weighs 3.6 kilograms and fires 12-gauge shells, and has clips for two, five or eight rounds.
The Saiga-12 stands out against its competitors for its reliability, precise barrel production and accuracy.
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The Americans make some very nice shotguns, the Remington 870 being the best pump action in the world, but the Saiga's magazine feed allows quick change of ammunition from less than lethal (bean bag rounds) to lethal rounds (buck shot) which no other shotgun including the superior Benelli m4 offers. I like my Saiga 12, but love my Benelli m4, as I suspect do the officers that are going to be using the Saigas.
US cops to use guns made by AK-47 producer
Will these be used in " Black Flag " operations?