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March 17, 2021 09:54 A national scandal erupted in America over Hungarian sniper rifles
An American Youtuber acquired 100 HD-18 sniper guns of Hungarian origin under grass and then began selling them at a gold price, for which a nationwide scandal erupted among U.S. gun enthusiasts.
In the United States, an average citizen gets 1.25 small arms, which means he has a huge culture of possessing firearms for collecting purposes in addition to self-defense and hunting.
Originally made Soviet-made sniper rifles of the SzVD (Snajskerskaya Vintovka Dragunova - Dragunov sniper rifle) model are a real rarity, as neither China nor Russia can import weapons into America due to the embargo. And American companies that make Kalashnikov copies do not produce SZVDs.
Russian snipers with two locally made SzVD variants. Photo by Dmitry Rogulin \ TASS via Getty
Hungary, on the other hand, is a NATO member and an American ally, and the Armed Forces still uses SZVD derivatives marked with the Hungarian FEG (sources differ as to whether these were weapons manufactured in Hungary or only Soviet-made SZVDs were retrofitted). , in any case they are mostly labeled Made in Hungary).
Hope recently sparked hopes among U.S. Dragunov fans when FEG Defense announced it would embark on U.S. exports of stock-based SZVD derivatives under the HD-18 brand. The sale price was shot at around $ 3,800-5,000 (HUF 1.17-1.54 million), which is especially expensive, but many collectors would have been willing to pay that price for the weapons.
A few days later, it turned out that the entire "package" was probably bought at a reduced price by an American "guntuber," Tim Harmsen, who runs a Youtube channel called the Military Arms Channel.
At first, many hoped that Tim Harmsen, who had repeatedly criticized the overpricing of American collectible weapons, would pass on the Dragunovs at a friendly price. It didn't happen so much that Harmsen put the guns on an auction site called Gunbroker, but only five out of a hundred and gave a starting bid of $ 5,000, which is the top of the price range set by FEG. So Harmsen was probably prepared to sell the weapons in smaller "packages" to keep the price of the Dragunovs as high as possible by abusing his essential monopoly. The whole thing was ironic just because the "guntuber" in several of his videos criticized those who behave similarly with other weapons.
U.S. gun owners stumbled upon Harmsen amazingly: they also smashed the auction site, where the price of guns had already been pushed up to $ 10 million (obviously no one will pay that bid, but it will make it impossible for serious inquirers). Gun fan sites were flooded with memes and posts critical of guntuber, ratings of his Youtube channel and videos were pulled down and filled with hateful comments.
Source: Gunbroker
So Harmsen couldn't sell the Dragunovs and ruined his otherwise reputable gun shop and reputation on his Youtube channel with the move. The gun community hopes that the guntuber will apologize and pass on the weapons rarities of Hungarian origin at an affordable, fixed price, which will be closer to the bottom of the price band set by FÉG Defense.
Anyway, I don't know how much Harmsen paid for the guns.
The cover image shows a Russian SZVD in the hands of a Russian sniper. Photo by Dmitry Rogulin \ TASS via Getty Images
Magyar mesterlövész-fegyverek miatt robbant ki országos botrány Amerikában
Egy amerikai Youtuber 100 darab magyar származású HD-18-as mesterlövész-fegyvert szerzett be fű alatt, majd aranyáron kezdte el Åket árulni, amiért országos botrány robbant ki az Egyesült Ãllamok fegyverrajongóinak körében.
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Translation:
March 17, 2021 09:54 A national scandal erupted in America over Hungarian sniper rifles
An American Youtuber acquired 100 HD-18 sniper guns of Hungarian origin under grass and then began selling them at a gold price, for which a nationwide scandal erupted among U.S. gun enthusiasts.
In the United States, an average citizen gets 1.25 small arms, which means he has a huge culture of possessing firearms for collecting purposes in addition to self-defense and hunting.
Originally made Soviet-made sniper rifles of the SzVD (Snajskerskaya Vintovka Dragunova - Dragunov sniper rifle) model are a real rarity, as neither China nor Russia can import weapons into America due to the embargo. And American companies that make Kalashnikov copies do not produce SZVDs.
Russian snipers with two locally made SzVD variants. Photo by Dmitry Rogulin \ TASS via Getty
Hungary, on the other hand, is a NATO member and an American ally, and the Armed Forces still uses SZVD derivatives marked with the Hungarian FEG (sources differ as to whether these were weapons manufactured in Hungary or only Soviet-made SZVDs were retrofitted). , in any case they are mostly labeled Made in Hungary).
Hope recently sparked hopes among U.S. Dragunov fans when FEG Defense announced it would embark on U.S. exports of stock-based SZVD derivatives under the HD-18 brand. The sale price was shot at around $ 3,800-5,000 (HUF 1.17-1.54 million), which is especially expensive, but many collectors would have been willing to pay that price for the weapons.
A few days later, it turned out that the entire "package" was probably bought at a reduced price by an American "guntuber," Tim Harmsen, who runs a Youtube channel called the Military Arms Channel.
At first, many hoped that Tim Harmsen, who had repeatedly criticized the overpricing of American collectible weapons, would pass on the Dragunovs at a friendly price. It didn't happen so much that Harmsen put the guns on an auction site called Gunbroker, but only five out of a hundred and gave a starting bid of $ 5,000, which is the top of the price range set by FEG. So Harmsen was probably prepared to sell the weapons in smaller "packages" to keep the price of the Dragunovs as high as possible by abusing his essential monopoly. The whole thing was ironic just because the "guntuber" in several of his videos criticized those who behave similarly with other weapons.
U.S. gun owners stumbled upon Harmsen amazingly: they also smashed the auction site, where the price of guns had already been pushed up to $ 10 million (obviously no one will pay that bid, but it will make it impossible for serious inquirers). Gun fan sites were flooded with memes and posts critical of guntuber, ratings of his Youtube channel and videos were pulled down and filled with hateful comments.
Source: Gunbroker
So Harmsen couldn't sell the Dragunovs and ruined his otherwise reputable gun shop and reputation on his Youtube channel with the move. The gun community hopes that the guntuber will apologize and pass on the weapons rarities of Hungarian origin at an affordable, fixed price, which will be closer to the bottom of the price band set by FÉG Defense.
Anyway, I don't know how much Harmsen paid for the guns.
The cover image shows a Russian SZVD in the hands of a Russian sniper. Photo by Dmitry Rogulin \ TASS via Getty Images
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I mean nearly a dollar a round for 9mm and 5.56 for example
