Destroying Guns to Create Jobs

[MosinMan]

I read this article on gun blog. At first I thought it would be a good thing. Old AKs (there are so many) get recycled and new AKs will be made.

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Then I took a closer look at the picture and realized to my horror that on the very top of that crate of parts was a shiny SKS bolt...

FML! '4 million older model guns' is a euphemism for milsurp!!!

I even see a bolt body for a Mosin Nagant in there. *squeal of horror*

I polished and baby talked my hex Mosin whilst rocking back and forth for a good 15 minutes before I realized that the Russian wolves couldn't get at me in Canada.

What do you think of this? The old die out to make way of the new is normal. But my cosomoline coated milsurp heart cried foul at the thought of this.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2012/05/28/destroying-guns-to-create-jobs/

 

[mrclean89]

This makes me sad but im not surprised.

 

[Nabs]

Tokarev magazines, SKS trigger guards, Mosin bolts...They just went up in value on the collector market I suspect.

Makes me really happy we collectors and shooters are keeping what is left safe and sound. If they destroyed newly made firearms I could honestly care less but why our milsurps ?

 

[Dakk]

There's a thread on this story that's been running all month: http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=747807

Apparently there are millions of unservicable firearms, and these are the ones getting destroyed atm.

These will be pulled from the stockpiles of estimated 16 million guns that are no longer in service with Russian Armed Forces. Roughly 6.45 million of these guns are no longer serviceable.