Frag Out! Magazine
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History of Pioneer Arms Corp. (or PAC in short) starts in 2003 when it was established in Radom. Now, the company is employing about 170 workers and has over 5000 square meter manufacturing facility with impres- sive capabilities. FIREARMS The first firearms developed by PAC were a Couch Guns - the 12 gauge two-barrel (side by side) external hammer Western-style shotguns suitable for Cowboy Action Shooting. The shotgun had 18.5 inch barrels. Later on, when a need in the U.S. market rise, the company start- ed to convert new old stock PPS-43 SMG bought from the military to the semi-auto PPS-43C which became a huge success. The company can also provide the fa- mous PM-63 RAK submachine guns in the semi-auto version named PM-63C, which is already in production for international markets. But the most famous are Pi- oneer Arms Corp. civilian Kalashnikov clones. History of the PAC made AK assault rifles starts when company was converting former military stocks of rifles to the semi-auto configuration for civilian markets but after purchase advanced CNC machines, Pioneer Arms Corp.. launched a production of brand new AK rifles. The main market for Pioneer Arms Corp. is the United States – company exports most of the firearms there, roughly 1000 pieces a month, and distributes its prod- uct through out Pioneer Arms Corp.. USA branch based in Florida. In 2016 Dillard Johnson, the owner of the Big 3 East, joined Pioneer Arms Corp.. USA. Because of the huge export to the US market, European and local mar- ket were not a priority for the company, but since 2014 their rifles are widely available in Europe. FIREARMS