Thread: Straight pull rifles

Hey gents,

With the flood of legal straight-pull ARs, do you think we could ever see anything like this in NZ?

I'm very happy with my Ruger American Ranch in 7.62x39, but something like this would be very cool.

Saiga Izhmash Straight Pull 7.62 x 39 Rifle (also comes in .223)


If it’s anything like the straight-pull SVDs that were sold here, I don’t see why not.
To be legal in the UK, I believe those SVDs were rebarreled with barrels that had no gas port, and of course, the gas system was removed.

I suppose the main concern of the police is how easy it would be for someone with the know-how to convert it back to semi-auto.

Here’s the site—it also has a straight-pull SLR, some actual AKs, etc.:
https://www.gunstar.co.uk/Straight-Pull/A/Rifles