Pump-Action AK: Romanian PAR-3 (How Not to be an "Assault Weapon")
The Romanian PAR-3 is a pump-action variant of the AK rifle, specifically designed to circumvent the 1994 US Assault Weapons Ban by removing semi-automatic functionality. This review details its unique pump-action mechanism, which replaces the gas system with a manual slide. Despite its military-style features, the PAR-3 suffered from awkward ergonomics and was less popular than contemporary semi-automatic AKs.









