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“My dad was a WWII veteran and was telling us about the war when we were young and we got inter-
ested in history. In school when the teacher tried to tell something about history, and you heard the
story from my dad or his colleagues in the shooting club who were WWII vets, it was always a different
story. So we became interested in that, researched it and became interested in firearms.” Ulrich Wiegand,
Director, I.O. Inc.
Below: I.O.’s proprietary STG-2000-C is built on their US made AK type receiver and barrel group chambered for
powerful and inexpensive 7.62x39mm ammo fed from standard 30-round AK magazines including the polymer version
shown. Using the same bolt group, piston assembly and other internals as the AK, I.O.’s STG features a hooded front
sight that is integral with the gas block, as well as an M16-style birdcage flash suppressor. I.O. plans to offer this handy
and highly affordable assault carbine chambered for 5.56mm in the near future. (Robert Bruce)
Indictment
Bouncing Back
designation of I.O. Inc., which he points out with the reliability of an AK. That’s what tures are primarily in a front sight mounted
has the very practical advantage of brevity you’re looking for. I have heard some sto- on the gas block and a muzzle mounted
in importer and manufacturer identification ries from troops in Iraq and Afghanistan of birdcage flash suppressor. An over-the-
stamping. “In order to mark firearms you problems with their M16 and M4. You topcover sight mount clamped to the
have to use the name on the license,” Uli have to keep these meticulously clean or receiver’s integral rail aids tactical versa-
said. “InterOrdnance of America L.P., they say they experience jamming.” tility.
Monroe, North Carolina, was way too long, The reliability of I.O.’s semi-auto STG While initial production of I.O.’s STG uti-
so we’re just I.O. Inc.” comes from its AKM type receiver and in- lizes a combination of imported and Ameri-
The receivers being stamped were on AK ternal components. The rifle’s AR-15 fea- can made components, work is near
type rifles being imported from Romania
and Ulrich expressed a great deal of dissat-
isfaction with their poor quality. “From a
thousand guns you really had to throw away
three hundred,” he said, “and from another
two or three hundred guns you had to fix
them in order to make them halfway decent.
The quality is so, so terrible.”
This led directly to his decision that I.O.
would begin exclusive manufacture of a
unique tactical carbine.
STG-2000-C
Above: I.O.’s new SSG-2000 is a 100% US-made semi-auto precision tactical rifle inspired by the fearsome Soviet Dragunov.
A significantly improved version of the Romanian PSL, reinforcing plates on the extra thick, elongated AK/RPK type
receiver strengthen it against abuse from heavily recoiling 7.62x54R ammunition such as these Polish military produc-
tion LPS light ball rounds. The SSG features sure-grip textured matte black polymer furniture, 10-round detachable
magazines, and a chrome lined match grade barrel. Its sturdy detachable scope mount, pictured here with a powerful
day optic, has a generous length of Picatinny rail for most any other day or night sighting device. (Robert Bruce)
Below: Achtung collectors! Time is running out to get the last of the stunningly realistic live firing semi-auto 9mm MP38-
C pistols, built in Germany by Sport-Systeme Dittrich and imported by I.O. They are characterized by original weight and
dimensions with a beautifully machined ribbed steel receiver tube and simulated Bakelite furniture. These dead-on repli-
cas of Heinrich Vollmer’s classic early WWII German military machine pistol are authentic down to the numerous Waffenamt
code stamps. Alas, the folding stock is permanently locked as required by the BATFE. (Robert Bruce)