I remember, back in November 1996, I had an exclusive opportunity of being present at the birthday party of an outstanding American gun designer Gene Stoner, the father of the M-16. It was an entirely family gathering of Stoners closest friends. Stoner was not feeling well{he had just had a round of chemotherapy}. The only *stranger*, along with me was, Gennadiy Nikonov, the designer of the AN-94 assault rifle.
During our conversations, Stoner noted that in the States, the small arms industry was experiencing serious problems. He went on to say that out of each 10 university graduates, only one had a qualification of a mechanical engineer. None of them were specialists in small arms designing.
In response, Gennadiy Nikonov said that, despite the huge problems in the industry, Universities in ST. Petersburg, Tula and Izhersk were still providing higher education for future creators of small arms systems. A good share of MSc and PhD candidates were students of small arms science.

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I'm trying!

[url]http://www.cavalryarms.com[/url]

we (Americans) don't really like "New" stuff. It has to be out there long enough that people figure "well, it's lasted this long, why not try it?".

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not to mention teh BATF breathing down your neck at every turn.  

I am still trying to get the G36 style furniture for the AR15 finalized.  I shudder to think what kind of hell I am gonna have to go through with them once I get past prototypes.

Zaz

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zazou...try here [url]http://www.az-precision.com[/url]

That is where the Cav-15, M96 and VEPR-II plastic is done. We also do molding for ARMSCOR and Dillon Precision. You shouldn't have to even talk to the BATF about the stocks; it's not a regulated item. Drop me an e-mail and I can give you a call if you would like. We use Pro-E, Solid Works and CADKEY. Do you have a solid model yet?

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