[SHOT 2025] Insite Armory Produing SVD Dragunov Clone In USA

By Daniel Y

Insite Armory is building a domestic Dragunov! They have been working on a ground-up build for five and a half years and brought some partially-finished guns to display. And best of all, they could be coming in 2025!

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Source: The Firearm Blog