Comments on: Update on the Izhmash Bankruptcy http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/30/update-on-the-izhmash-bankruptcy/ Firearms not Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:24:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mrw http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/30/update-on-the-izhmash-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-15385 mrw Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:34:18 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-15385 It doesn't sound like they are 'going under'. The way I read it is one of their debtors forced them into bankruptcy in order to get repaid. It doesn’t sound like they are ‘going under’. The way I read it is one of their debtors forced them into bankruptcy in order to get repaid.

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]]> By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/30/update-on-the-izhmash-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-15362 Steve Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:28:12 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-15362 that may be true but China licenses production from them. that may be true but China licenses production from them.

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]]> By: Danny http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/30/update-on-the-izhmash-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-15360 Danny Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:25:41 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-15360 it aint possible they make only 10-20% of all Aks , with China's NORINCO having the lion's share of the AK market. it aint possible they make only 10-20% of all Aks , with China’s NORINCO having the lion’s share of the AK market.

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]]> By: Nick http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/30/update-on-the-izhmash-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-15343 Nick Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:00:10 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-15343 That's what they get for refusing to export SV98's. I am curious as to why they went under though. With so many armes made for so long, you'd think they'd be in great shape. That’s what they get for refusing to export SV98′s.

I am curious as to why they went under though. With so many armes made for so long, you’d think they’d be in great shape.

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]]> By: Freiheit http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/30/update-on-the-izhmash-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-15290 Freiheit Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:36:50 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-15290 That has to be a typo. There are a lot of regular citizens in the US that can come up with $270k. Maybe not overnight, but pretty quick. That has to be a typo. There are a lot of regular citizens in the US that can come up with $270k. Maybe not overnight, but pretty quick.

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]]> By: Chandan http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/09/30/update-on-the-izhmash-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-15279 Chandan Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:33:23 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=8150#comment-15279 Izhmash was also planning to grant license production of Ak series to a private indian company after 26/11 attacks, hope those plans dont get affected cause the indian goverment owned ordnance factories are a pathetic lot, they couldn't even reverse engineer a AK 47 properly. and CRPF (India's National Guard Equivalent) and other paramillitaries are in desperate need of a cheap assault rifle with a high power round to replace the aging FN FALs and sterlings LMG, and they aren't satisfied by the INSAS and its 5.56 round. Izhmash was also planning to grant license production of Ak series to a private indian company after 26/11 attacks, hope those plans dont get affected cause the indian goverment owned ordnance factories are a pathetic lot, they couldn’t even reverse engineer a AK 47 properly. and CRPF (India’s National Guard Equivalent) and other paramillitaries are in desperate need of a cheap assault rifle with a high power round to replace the aging FN FALs and sterlings LMG, and they aren’t satisfied by the INSAS and its 5.56 round.

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