If you find out where they are, let me know

I will be ordering some refurb Bulgarian 5.45mm AR-M1F parts kits this week but they are complete rifles minus the reciever.

www.k-varcorp.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1754

Believe me, they are restocking as fast as they can, but this isn't just like picking up the phone and saying "I'll take x amount of folding stocks please...."

There is an embargo on shipping of gun parts and accessories out of the Black Sea area by the two main sea shipping carriers operating in the area.  That shipment of 7000 AK's that were pulled in Italy that Century was importing scared a bunch of folks, and the major carriers aren't willing to ship that kind of thing anymore.

K-Var is having to deal with Bulgarian schedules, shipping issues, and US Customs.  The Bulgarians are one of the major contractors to supply the Iraqi National Guard and a lot of the police over there with new AK's, and that's where most of their production is aimed.

American civilians get to take a back seat.  We don't buy enough.....

Quoted: Believe me, they are restocking as fast as they can, but this isn't just like picking up the phone and saying "I'll take x amount of folding stocks please...." There is an embargo on shipping of gun parts and accessories out of the Black Sea area by the two main sea shipping carriers operating in the area.  That shipment of 7000 AK's that were pulled in Italy that Century was importing scared a bunch of folks, and the major carriers aren't willing to ship that kind of thing anymore. K-Var is having to deal with Bulgarian schedules, shipping issues, and US Customs.  The Bulgarians are one of the major contractors to supply the Iraqi National Guard and a lot of the police over there with new AK's, and that's where most of their production is aimed. American civilians get to take a back seat.  We don't buy enough.....

Man,

where on Earth do you get all this news? Cause you gotta share w/me.

AFAIK, Everything  is included, but some in-depth mods have to be performed on the rec to accomplish it.

Probably a thing left to the pros and 'smiths.

The embargo and other issues came directly from Vartan at Arsenal Inc./K-Var.

Believe me, if he could get this stuff any faster, he would.  He's in the business to sell stuff.

The Turks are also starting to stop and hold shipments out of the Black Sea, and then you have to go to a Turkish Court with a Turkish judge and attorney to try to get your stuff back, and the Turks really don't like the Armenians or the Bulgarians all that much.  Pretty much holding their stuff for ransom.

K-Var is trying to get all their stuff out by air now, but the prices keep rising (Euro vs. Dollar) and jet fuel isn't exactly cheap either.

If it is the triangle folder, the whole 5.45 kit is about $280 in Wolfsburg Bob's thread in falfiles mktplace. Seems to have the Only in-stock stash now, I have seen it :), AkronArmory here, supposedly working on vendor board status.