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Originally Posted by pj67coll
Greece, Norway (Or Sweeden - not sure which used them) etc. Wherever they were sold they should be re-importable from. As for the being unsafe story. I heard that too. I'd like some more verification about it as I find it difficult to believe a country's military just stores rifles outside for 50 years. Sounds bogus to me.
- Peter.
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You should visit a large Depot sometime. The Red River Arsenal is open to anyone who wishes to buy something off of Govliquidation.com that is for sale at that Depot. You will be stunned at the types of equipment that is left outside to just weather away.
Remember: This stuff is meant to be used in the harshest of conditions and is built to take it. But after 50 years even the best weather proofing starts to wear off.
The US Army currently teaches courses in how to store and ship everything they use since the amount of equipment lost to the elements was starting to add up.
Now think of a country that receives all of these weapons for free, knows they will never use them again, and yet can't figure out what to do with them. How much money do you think they would spend making sure they were kept in useable condition?