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Pump-Action AK: Romanian PAR-3 (How Not to be an "Assault Weapon") (Ad-free)
🕑 Added 2024-07-06 12:00:01 +0000 UTCBetween 1994 and 2004, there was a national "assault weapon" ban in place int he United States, along with some related importation restrictions on military-looking rifles. Most semiauto rifle importation continued by adjusting various cosmetic features to not fall under the provisions of the various rules, but at one point someone realized that hey, the law only covered semiautomatic rifles. So if the gas system were replaced by a manual pump action, a rifle would no longer be prohibited regardless of its other features! As so, in 2002, the Cugir factory complex in Romania produced the PAR-1 (in 7.62x39mm) and PAR-3 (in 5.56x45mm). About 2000 were imported by Century, where they were not particularly popular (because they are really pretty kludgy rifles) and no further importation was done (and the PAR-2 in 5.45x39mm was never brought in at all).
Note that this is not the only example of a semiauto rifle rebuilt as a pump action to avoid legal restrictions. A couple other examples I have previously covered include:
Vektor H5: https://youtu.be/xSyQyX-mglE
SIG 550 VRB: https://youtu.be/pPq1WweDIK0
Comments
Fraser Watt
Actually looks like a real waste of time.
Glenn Miller
What a great way to say FU to the assault weapon ban. Hollywood should have loved this firearm since you have to pump the action every time!
Ed McEneney
Brandon owns two. His next step with the AK-50 is a pump model. Don’t tell anyone! 🤣 Thanks for the great video Ian and team!
Guido Schriewer
call me crazy but as I love pumps... that silly thing looks kind of fun. there are castrated "straight pull" repeater ak's on the german market. a bit easier to purchase than a semiauto. I wonder if those wouldn't sell better than a straight pull. the sight is a horrible idea! I'd like the whole pump a little more sturdy but make use of the "gastube" and piston for the pump is quiet logic. it doesn't has any pump release button to it, does it? goddamn... great... I want one of the par-1, I guess. THANX.
Sonny Hughes
Has this made Brandon's Cursed Guns list????
Mark Brian
NOT an AK guy at all, but it seems the basic action might not be very conducive for pumping (?) - seems like an awfully long stroke.
scott pochini
Couple years ago I had the chance to buy one of these and I passed on it cause it was like 900 bucks, I should’ve bought it. They’re freaking cool.
