PX15 said:
The Daewoo DP51/K5 gets good reviews?
Links please.
Thanks,
J.Pomeroy
Remember that it's not a Daewoo automobile. Daewoo made a bad name for itself in the USA by selling a substandard product for reasons that I still don't fully understand. Both Hyundai and Daewoo are known for much more than just automobiles outside of the USA. Oddly, they both sell much higher-quality automobiles in their home market than they do in the USA (until recently when Daewoo dropped out of the US auto market and Hyundai increased both its quality and prices in the US).
In Korea, Hyundai and Daewoo both produce, among other things, weapons for the South Korean military. Hyundai makes the current and next-generation main battle tank for the ROK military along with other armored fighting vehicles, and Daewoo makes a range of small arms including the ROK military's standard issue assault rifle, submachine gun, and pistol. Google the various Daewoo small arms, and you won't see many negative comments apart from "they're ugly" and "they aren't imported anymore, so parts are expensive." As far as their reliability and accuracy, I read more good than bad. Some of the positive comments I've read about this gun came from right here on THR.
Daewoo DP-51 Opinions from THR
Positive user comments (scroll down) from The Best Nines
Positive reviews (with the "no longer imported" warnings) from TheFiringLine
I have lived in both China and South Korea. I've seen the odd difference in quality between "Made in China" goods for the Chinese market and "Made in China" goods for the export market. Chinese goods meant for US shores are actually 100 times better than Chinese goods meant to be sold within China. Korea, until recently, was just the opposite. They produced crap for export to the USA so they could get their foot in the door based on price alone, but they can and do make much higher-quality stuff for their home market. The rush to get their foot in the door worked for some companies (Hyundai, Samsung, LG) and failed for others (Daewoo).
*EDIT*
Though I am half-Korean and was born at a US Army hospital in South Korea, I do not want this gun out of any sort of "Korean pride" or allegiance. As you can see from my list of weapons in my signature, my guns come from all over the world. I've got examples from Australia, India, Russia/Soviet Union, China, Yugoslavia, the USA, and Italy. The fact that the Daewoo DP51 is Korean is an interesting plus for me, and I won't deny that adding one more nation of origin to my weapons collection is a motivating factor. I'm also looking to add a Czech weapon soon in the form of a surplus vz82 (falsely labeled as a CZ82) from AIM Surplus or SOG.