Russian VEPR MOLOT 7.62x39 New in Box with Papers for sale in Killeen Texas

$3,000.00

Rare Banned Gun Alert!

MOLOT VEPR Semi Automatic AK variant.
Chambered in 7.62x39
Barrel length: 16.5"
100% Factory Original.
Made in Russia!

Kept in a safe for the past 10 years, comes in a factory box with its manual, tools and two factory magazines. This gun has been test-fired a box of ammo, cleaned, and stored in a safe for a decade. A strong smell of cosmoline is still present!

Not only is this weapon expressed banned from new importation into the USA (by EXECUTIVE ORDER 13661), the MOLOT factory ceased to make VEPR rifles. As a result, this brand new-in-box rifle is highly collectible.

Here is the history of the VEPR MOLOT 7.62x39 in the USA:

In the world of 7.62-millimeter rifles, Russian-made AKs and Veprs in particular—a group of AK-style variants produced by gunmaker Molot—are highly prized for their quality, and durability due to the fact it's built using parts from RPK.

Veprs became even more coveted in 2014, when the Obama administration imposed sanctions on competitor Kalashnikov Concern following the Russian invasion and annexation of Crimea, halting that company’s exports to the United States.

Molot’s guns, however, remained legal to import. A buying frenzy nevertheless made them harder to come by, raising prices as other sources of Russian-made rifles dried up. Then three years later, the hammer of the U.S. government finally landed on Molot.

On June 20, 2017, the U.S. Treasury Department added Molot to its list of Ukraine-related sanctions “for operating in the arms or related material sector of the Russian Federation and for acting or purporting to act for on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Kalashnikov Concern,” the Treasury Department said in a statement.

The U.S. government alleges that Kalashnikov advised a foreign company in 2016 to use then-unsanctioned Molot “to falsify invoices” to bypass U.S. and E.U. sanctions.

These actions will spike demand for the remaining Vepr rifles in America. The sanctions do not, of course, mean existing Veprs in the United States are now illegal, only that American buyers can’t legally import any more.

Semi-automatic Vepr rifles have a reputation for accuracy and reliability and often sell for higher prices than comparable AK-style weapons. Despite the outward appearance, they are technically based on the RPK light machine gun and share the RPK’s heavier barrel and reinforced receiver.

Refined Russian tooling and long-standing production methods contribute to the rifle’s high quality. The made-in-Russia character further bring with it a powerful cultural cachet—like French wine or Italian haute couture.

The Vepr is an “energizer-freaking bunny,” enthused Rob Ski in a YouTube video published by the AK Operators Union Local 47-74, a popular enthusiast group for AK-type rifles. On Facebook, Ski reacted to the Molot import ban, “This really is blow to AK lovers in USA…”

The import ban now leaves the market to American-made AK-type rifles, such as those manufactured by Century Arms and Palmetto State Armory, Romanian WASR-10s and sturdy Serbian NPAPs, among others, but none are as stout as the prized Vepr.