![]() ![]() Since it features a multi-lugged bolt just like the AR, but they aren’t interchangeable. When the charging handle is at the rearmost position, pull it out and now you can remove the piston and bolt. Pull out the recoil spring, and pull the gas piston to the rear. The upper hinges open like an AR, and there is a captive pin upfront if you wish to separate the upper and lower. Disassembly is straightforward, there is a latch at the rear of the upper receiver, make sure the small toggle on the latch is up and push it forward. The lineage of the M16 is present in both the handling and internals of the DR200. The DR200’s bolt carrier on the bottom shows its influence from the M16 bolt carrier. This would eventually be followed by the infamous 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, which is how we wound up with the Daewoo K1 turning into the DR200. This all culminated in the 1989 Import Ban which banned the import of firearms that lacked certain “sporting” features and required to either be neutered for import or have a certain number of domestically made parts installed. Many gun owners were more than willing to throw their own kind under the bus to protect their hunting rifle and labeled themselves “sportsmen” and “conservationists” who were more interested in the great outdoors than the guns themselves. Thanks to some well-publicized and sensationalized shootings and murders, such evil-looking firearms such as the Daewoo K1 rifle were seen as “extremist anti-government militia arms”. There was a burgeoning survivalist movement, seen and shunned by many as nothing more than a bunch of crazies hiding in the woods. Violence was rising, and the national mood was crumbling, described by President Jimmy Carter as a “national malaise”. But while many today look back at the era as something as a halcyon era of firearms, the reality was a bit different. began exporting their firearms to the USA to cash in on what was perceived as a lucrative market. The fact that it used 5.56mm ammunition and fed from M16 magazines was a sign of the close ties with the US military and the possibility of having to draw from US supplies if needed. ![]() The long-stroke gas piston was chosen both for reliability and perceived ease of maintenance, an important factor when dealing with a military formed mostly of conscripts. Modifying a variety of M16 rifles, the decision was made to adopt a rifle that was a marriage of M16 features and a long-stroke gas piston. ![]() The ROK government also felt a bit of national pride and wished to become more self-reliant in the defense sector and begin manufacturing their own weapons. The ROK began production of the M16A1 after receiving a license from Colt, though the arrangement wasn’t perfect as it was believed that the price was too high for the number of rifles needed. Despite a longer overall length, the Daewoo rifle has a certain charm that a modern AR doesn’t have. ![]()
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