varmint
This term requires a great deal of explanation, refer to the topic page on varminting.
Vepr
Vepr rifles and shotguns are made at the Molot factory in Russia and are based on the RPK receiver, which is stamped from 1.5mm steel plate (standard AK receivers are stamped from 1mm steel plate). Veprs are one of the few firearms legal to import from Russia into the USA (see VRA) and are "neutered" at the factory to remove the capabilities of the original military rifle platform. Veprs have limited magazine capacity, fixed sporter stocks, and triggers that have been modified to place the FCG (fire control group) rearward of its normal position, preventing the attachment of a pistol grip. However, the low price, high reliability, and cultural reverence of the RPK platform has spawned a huge conversion industry in the United States, wherein Vepr firearms are "converted" to match the Russian military configuration using only American-made components (see 922r). Once enough parts have been replaced, the firearm legally becomes "Made in the USA," and assault weapon components and high-capacity magazines may be legally used.
VRA (Voluntary Restraint Agreement), VER (Voluntary Export Restraint)
A VRA is an agreement between two parties, usually nations, to limit the amount of goods that may be legally imported or exported, usually to protect domestic industry in one of the parties of the VRA. In the firearms industry, a notable VRA is the one between the United States and Russia that limits the variety of Russian firearms and ammunition that may be imported into the USA. This VRA was put in place to allow trade to take place without cheap Russian guns and ammunition flooding the American market and driving US manufacturers out of business. The VRA is the reason a converted AK-pattern rifle costs about one thousand dollars, when the Izhmash factory in Russia sells a new AK to the Russian military for about $150 USD.
Interestingly, the VRA only prohibits one type of ammunition from being imported: 7.62x25mm Tokarev. One could speculate that this ammunition was prohibited because 7.62 Tokarev is an extremely "hot" pistol round, fully capable of penetrating the average bullet-resistant vest right out of the box. 7.62 Tokarev pistols and ammunition are still widely available from other countries, however, though perhaps not at the low prices importation from Russia could have achieved.
An unofficial copy of the VRA in question can be found here.
Interestingly, the VRA only prohibits one type of ammunition from being imported: 7.62x25mm Tokarev. One could speculate that this ammunition was prohibited because 7.62 Tokarev is an extremely "hot" pistol round, fully capable of penetrating the average bullet-resistant vest right out of the box. 7.62 Tokarev pistols and ammunition are still widely available from other countries, however, though perhaps not at the low prices importation from Russia could have achieved.
An unofficial copy of the VRA in question can be found here.
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