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FEG Model 58

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SA-85 rifle
TypeSemi-automatic Rifle
Place of originHungary
Production history
ManufacturerFegyver És Gépgyár (F.E.G.)
Variants
    • Solid stock
    • Fold-under stock
Specifications
Cartridge7.62×39mm
ActionSemi-automatic, gas-operated, rotating-bolt
SightsAdjustable rear leaf sight, front post

The SA-85 is an AK-pattern rifle made by Fegyver És Gépgyár (F.E.G.) of Hungary. It was sold in a "sporting" configuration to get around U.S. gun laws at the time. It was also imported into the United States[where?]pre-ban[which?]in two variants, a solid thumbhole style stock and a underfolder stock that folded under the rifle. This rifle is a semi-automatic version of the Russian AK-47, with a strange thumb-hole butt-stock, helping to make it a legal hunting rifle in the United States.[citation needed] It was a preferred choice of Kalashnikov style rifles over the cheaper but inferior, Chinese models.[citation needed]

The SA-58 is a semi-automatic version of the Russian AK-47, with a thumbhole buttstock, helping to make it a legal hunting rifle in the United States.