The Gun Bazaar of Pakistan

[lupohki]

Many sons and lots of guns .. catchy

 

[middlehead]

Originally posted by: Rickten
did I hear right, the guy making 9mm has no tongue and is deaf?

Correct.

 

[crisscross]

so much for Pakistan being part of the solution 😛

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Triumph
$150 for an AK-47? Man, you can get them cheaper than that here!

you can? i don't think so

 

[BoberFett]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Triumph
$150 for an AK-47? Man, you can get them cheaper than that here!

you can? i don't think so

I've seen shops that have them for sale for less than $300, on the street I wouldn't be surprised if you can get them for $150 or less.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: BoberFett

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Triumph
$150 for an AK-47? Man, you can get them cheaper than that here!

you can? i don't think so

I've seen shops that have them for sale for less than $300, on the street I wouldn't be surprised if you can get them for $150 or less.

Well, there are a few differences.

Yes, there are a few AK-47 style hunting rifles for sale right under the $300 mark; I would suspect that used, or at a gun show, you could pick one up for $200.

But the ones at the bazaar were combat ready; full auto, hi-cap mags, folding stocks.

 

[ScottFern]

Cool video. Where did you find that?

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Is there any reason to believe that they have anything to do with the Taliban?

The sad thing is, with virtually no independent press in the area, our friends and enemies are who our military tells us they are.

Typically when our military is involved in any combat against dark-skinned people in that part of the world, military press releases universally include a snippet about "suspected ties to al-Qaeda", "suspected insurgents" or "suspected Taliban". With no press, there is nobody to investigate or question those charges. In actuality, they probably have as many ties to al-Qaeda as Saddam did: 0.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Triumph
$150 for an AK-47? Man, you can get them cheaper than that here!

Where??

They are $300-$800 around here...

 

[Mrvile]

Wow, a very interesting little documentary.

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

This was a great doc.

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: Triumph
$150 for an AK-47? Man, you can get them cheaper than that here!

Where??

They are $300-$800 around here...

I could've sworn that I saw them for cheap at the last gun show that I went to. I didn't look too closely. But I guess my point is, I'm surprised that they're $150 in Pakistan. I mean, isn't that like a lifetime salary for these people?

 

[herm0016]

drool.... I see things that i would love to have hanging on my wall there. looks like business is good.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: Triumph
<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: Triumph
$150 for an AK-47? Man, you can get them cheaper than that here!</blockquote>

Where??

They are $300-$800 around here...

</blockquote>

I could've sworn that I saw them for cheap at the last gun show that I went to. I didn't look too closely. But I guess my point is, I'm surprised that they're $150 in Pakistan. I mean, isn't that like a lifetime salary for these people?

You're thinking of an SKS those can be had for that price at gun shows. I have never seen an AK clone for under $300. I paid almost $400 for mine.

It really is sad though, and in some african black markets they can be had for $20-$30

 

[lozina]

I wouldn't trust my life with a gun hand crafted by a blind dude

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: yllus
There's a reason that no army in the world has ever conquered (or kept conquered) that part of the world.

Yep - the reason is it's not worth conquering

 

[bignateyk]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: Triumph
<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: Triumph
$150 for an AK-47? Man, you can get them cheaper than that here!</blockquote>

Where??

They are $300-$800 around here...

</blockquote>

I could've sworn that I saw them for cheap at the last gun show that I went to. I didn't look too closely. But I guess my point is, I'm surprised that they're $150 in Pakistan. I mean, isn't that like a lifetime salary for these people?

You're thinking of an SKS those can be had for that price at gun shows. I have never seen an AK clone for under $300. I paid almost $400 for mine.

It really is sad though, and in some african black markets they can be had for $20-$30

Yeah. I paid about $300 for my WASR2 AK-74.

 

[bullbert]

Originally posted by: sicko
Thats why we need to nuke them.

yes but the humanitarian thing to do is:

"Nuke them 'til they glow, then shoot them in the dark." -author unknown

 

[scott916]

The site behind that video, vbs.tv, is awesome, check it out if you haven't yet.

 

[WingZero94]

Holy chit!

 

[Safeway]

Yea, I've seen this before. It's awesome.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: yllus
There's a reason that no army in the world has ever conquered (or kept conquered) that part of the world.

Uhh...

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: her209

Originally posted by: yllus
There's a reason that no army in the world has ever conquered (or kept conquered) that part of the world.

Uhh...

The Mongols controlled the lands about as much as Karzai does. Just because you're sitting cushy in the capital doesn't mean you have any influence over the tribes or the pass.

 

[imported_Tick]

Carpet bombing solves a remarkable number of problems.

 

[bladder23]

wow

arent AK's like $15 US in africa