Sunray, do you really believe this stuff????
You should look up POF industries. Pakistan produces ammunition and other ordnance for almost every nation in the world.
I agree, not everything that comes out of there is top notch but for the most part, they are every bit as advanced in the manufacture of firearms methods as anyone else.
Do you own or have you shot a POF No4 MkII Lee Enfield??? They are as good and in some ways, especially stock fit and finish than some others not made there. I am very impressed with mine.
Pakistani ordnance got a bad rep because of the crappy surplus ammunition they let out on the world surplus markets. From my understanding, like the Turkish releases this stuff was let go because it no longer performed well or at all and was strictly marketed for component break down.
Some unscrupulous surplus traders failed to inform the public that this was the case. Mind you, that should always be in the back of everyone's mind that buys surplus ammo. If you luck out and get good stuff or at least acceptable stuff, fine. If you get some of the bad stuff, well at least you can break even on the components. We are lucky here in Canada to have dealers like CanAm, Tradex, SFRC that are reasonably careful about what they buy for resale.
The days of Khyber Pass products being released onto the markets, without proof testing and inspection, are long gone. To bad actually, some of those basement shop firearms were real works of art and a true testament to how little equipment is really needed to produce a relatively safe firearm that will do the job.
I had the opportunity to purchase a 98% Fosberry out of an estate sale collection in Kamloops in 2000. It was way beyond my means at the time. Now, I wouldn't hesitate.
If those come onto the market for around $1000, I am in the market for one.
