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USA Made Saiga IZ109T


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The international sanctions imposed by the United States, Canada and the United Europe are hitting the Russian-based "Concern Kalashnikov" pretty hard, and all the companies operating under its umbrella − more specifically Baikal and IZHMASH. As long as the sanctions will be in effect, the Russian conglomerate won't be able to export any civilian-grade or military-grade firearm to the lucrative European and north-American markets.

 

Due to the sanctions, the RWC Group LLC. corporation − the official U.S. importer of "Concern Kalashnikov" products − will not receive any further stock, at least for the foreseeable future, of IZHMASH and Baikal-branded firearms; hence why decision was taken to manufacture the Saiga-based rifles and carbines totally in-house and in the United States, in order not to deprive American shooters of such highly-regarded platforms.

 

Specifically conceived for RWC and for the U.S. market and built around an average IZHMASH Saiga-12 receiver, the new IZ109T semi-automatic shotgun sports a 46,35cm/18.¼" smoothbore barrel with a permanently attached "Monster Muzzle Brake" device. The black polymer ventilated, checkered handguard is a standard issue for the Saiga line of shotguns, but the rest of the furniture on the IZ109T model is provided by CAA Tactical.

 

More specifically, the IZ109T semi-automatic shotgun comes with a black synthetic, ergonomic CAA Tactical UPG47 pistol grip (the trigger group has been moved forward from the original position to accommodate it) and with a black synthetic CAA Tactical SKBS collapsing buttstock, featuring an integrated cheekpiece and recoil-absorbing buttpad. The new IZ109T semi-automatic shotgun is 1,16mt/40" long overall, 3,79kg/8.36lbs heavy when empty, and sports a standard AK/AKM controls configuration to make familiarization easier for shooters who already own or operate AK-type rifles. Its detachable magazine holds up to ten 12-gauge, 76mm/3" ("Magnum") shotshells.

 

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Edited by Shepherd Thiel
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That's not US made though. It is RWC converting their last batch of imports. 

Re read the second paragraph.  They plan to make all parts once stock is depleted.

 

Why would they spend so much $ and tooling for a limited run before shutting down.

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