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snayperskaya wrote:

HALODIN wrote:Why does he still advertise them then?

snayperskaya wrote:Saiga .22's are as rare as Unicorn tears!.I bet you could count the number in the UK on one hand, both at a push.

They are out of stock at the moment and have been for a long time but are still on the website, same with the SVD/SVDS's that I have heard have been on order for around 18 months.Problem is KalashnikovConcern (formerly Izhmash) is still primarily a military arsenal and military orders take precedent over civilian orders and with the current political climate over Ukraine and the sanctions imposed it may be a while before Saigas etc are shipped again.I know that in the US KalashnikovConcern has been specifically mentioned by name as a company on the sanctions list, so the Russians may very well say sod it and not ship Saigas, Veprs etc at all.I could well be wrong but it appears no new stock has arrived for a while.

27.07.14 - After production & supply difficulties in late 2012, Izhmash has recently re-launched itself as Concern KALASHNIKOV with its European Distribution Centre in Belgrade, SERBIA !!! As a result we are getting our first shippment of guns (a batch of 7.62x54R Dragunov sniping rifles and Saiga-12 shotguns) in mid August. No gun spares for the time being, but spares are on the list of the following shippments. For all of our customers who pre-paid for Izhmash-made products earlier, there'll still be a further delay. But we are slowly moving along the "queue" and should be receiving our stock in 6 batches of spares in 2014. If you no longer wish to wait - we can refund you your money, but you will loose your place in a queue.

BamBam wrote:The holy grail, Imbel (FN) FAL in .22lr.

ordnance wrote:Military style .22 rifles, range only in N Ireland unfortunately.

for obvious reasons. I'd trade it to shoot handguns again though.

ordnance wrote:Military style .22 rifles, range only in N Ireland unfortunately.

Did I dream this but I thought that the factory had moved - to Serbia was it? AH yes it was, here from Rusmilitary:

27.07.14 - After production & supply difficulties in late 2012, Izhmash has recently re-launched itself as Concern KALASHNIKOV with its European Distribution Centre in Belgrade, SERBIA !!! As a result we are getting our first shippment of guns (a batch of 7.62x54R Dragunov sniping rifles and Saiga-12 shotguns) in mid August. No gun spares for the time being, but spares are on the list of the following shippments. For all of our customers who pre-paid for Izhmash-made products earlier, there'll still be a further delay. But we are slowly moving along the "queue" and should be receiving our stock in 6 batches of spares in 2014. If you no longer wish to wait - we can refund you your money, but you will loose your place in a queue.