Daewoo AR100 / K2 Assault Rifle

Original Owner - Comes with manual, no box, accepts AR magazines. Only test fired and been in the safe ever since. Here is a review on the rifle. Serious inquiries only. Not interested in firearm trades. What is this unheard of rifle? It was a far-from-popular assault rifle that was sold for a couple of years (in pistol grip form) in the early to mid-1980s in the United States. The AR-100 is the civilian version (semi-automatic) of the South Korean Daewoo K2 rifle. The K2 was designed after the Vietnam War. The South Koreans observed the main assault rifles being used in the conflict; the AK-47 and M16. They decided the 5.56x45mm used by the M16 was a good round as it was accurate and lightweight, but the AK had the best reliability and was easy to maintain. A few chalkboards later and you've got a rifle with barrels being made by Colt, an AR-15-like lower-receiver (no parts interchangeable), a piston return system like an AK-47, and a gas valve adjuster like an FN FAL. In short, you have a super-reliable rifle using the accurate 5.56x45mm round in Colt barrels; the accuracy of the M16 with the durability of an AK-47. Due to their construction, these rifles accept some M16 accessories. In my honest opinion, this is probably the best semi-automatic rifle I've handled. The accuracy is excellent, it's very reliable (manufactured before 1987 with zero malfunctions to this day), and the take-down is also pretty easy. If you're looking to get a new assault rifle and have about $1,300.00 you want to spend (the only real downside of the rifle; price), the Daewoo K2/AR-100 is, in my opinion, the best way to go. Though they won't match an AR-15 in how must customization can be done, quad-rails and many other useful accessories do exist for the Daewoo. I must mention, however, that the purple-tinted rail you see in the photographs above is an aftermarket product from the 1980s. If you're wanting a rifle that will perform very well in even stock formation, though, the Daewoo is a great way to go.