MP-412 Rex revolver (Russia)?

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Greetings while waiting...waiting...waiting... for my restricted Licence to show in the mail I thought I'd peek around the net, and found this interesting revolver...

Has anyone here ever seen a Izhevsk MP-412 Rex revolver in real life?
http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg49-e.htm

And is there any other equivalent to this design in this caliber made by another company?
 
I've been looking for one of these, too. I have not had any luck finding them for sale in Canada. If I was to get a .357 I'd want the REX.
 
This firearm never went into full production to the best of my knowledge. It was explicitly designed to be imported to the United States and other foreign markets as for the most part, in Russia the plebs are not allowed to own guns. However, during the Clinton administration sometime around 94/95 (I can't remember the specifics, sorry), he reached a treaty with the Russians agreeing to essentially halt trade of handguns between the countries. Without the massive U.S. market to incentivize production, the REX (Revolver for EXport?) never made it beyond a few prototypes.

I'm not 100% on this stuff facts-wise so anybody who knows better feel free to correct me, I'm interested in knowing myself.

You never know if we'll see the gun resurrected as there seems to be some interest in a gun like this. I would love a moonclip-capable, double-action top-break revolver for IDPA.
 
DrSpaceJam said:
This firearm never went into full production to the best of my knowledge. It was explicitly designed to be imported to the United States and other foreign markets as for the most part, in Russia the plebs are not allowed to own guns. However, during the Clinton administration sometime around 94/95 (I can't remember the specifics, sorry), he reached a treaty with the Russians agreeing to essentially halt trade of handguns between the countries. Without the massive U.S. market to incentivize production, the REX (Revolver for EXport?) never made it beyond a few prototypes.

I'm not 100% on this stuff facts-wise so anybody who knows better feel free to correct me, I'm interested in knowing myself.

You never know if we'll see the gun resurrected as there seems to be some interest in a gun like this. I would love a moonclip-capable, double-action top-break revolver for IDPA.
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Not true.

You can own firearms for hunting, sporting and self defense in Russia. They have some odd laws though, pretty much comparable to Canada, including magazine restrictions, licensing and limitations to use of specific devices. It is very hard to get pistols though as a citizen, but apparently taking safety courses and going through a battery of gov't background checks you can get licensed for either collectors/sporting use. My understanding is that Russian law is similar to Canada, firearms are expressly prohibited unless special permitted by the government (IE license for collector or sporting use), max of 10 guns is what I am told by my Russian friend.

The REX never making it into mass production for a few reasons, even barring export to the US, it is largely believed they didn't tool up because the hinge not standing up to recoil over time. 357, and a POLYMER LOWER break action is a bit of a gamble for that design IMO
 
c0ntract said:
Not true.

You can own firearms for hunting, sporting and self defense in Russia. They have some odd laws though, pretty much comparable to Canada, including magazine restrictions, licensing and limitations to use of specific devices. It is very hard to get pistols though as a citizen, but apparently taking safety courses and going through a battery of gov't background checks you can get licensed for either collectors/sporting use. My understanding is that Russian law is similar to Canada, firearms are expressly prohibited unless special permitted by the government (IE license for collector or sporting use), max of 10 guns is what I am told by my Russian friend.

The REX never making it into mass production for a few reasons, even barring export to the US, it is largely believed they didn't tool up because the hinge not standing up to recoil over time. 357, and a POLYMER LOWER break action is a bit of a gamble for that design IMO
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Interesting, thanks. What I'd be told by some guys at my club from Russia was that it's supposed to be possible for people to own guns, but it's a lot like how you're supposedly able to get an ATC here... the paper pushers can arbitrarily deny you your rubber stamp. Not sure how rampant it is over there.
 
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