not suprise at all. there all reports that arms dealers, in lieu with the ppl in charge of savage dumps and refurbish old, used up weapons or weapon system to sale to buyers that are.. a bit cash strapped...or are facing a transportation problem(like the insurgents in Iraq, although I doubt they lack any of this).
As for the hissing and smoke problem with the 95, the smoke is from too much lube. if u use too much, that's what happens. but switching from conventional layout to bullup is a bit of getting use to.
Type 03 is....i dont like it, just personal opinion.
I can't imagine anyone who can fire better with folded stocks. Afterall, your shoulder is much more rigid than your jointy hands. If you shoot a gun without stock, you split the recoil in 2 instead of 3, what'd you expect?
There is no reason for there to be a Type 03 (or 05 for that matter) IMO when you have the Type 81.
Come to think, this just sounds like going from Rk-62 to 76 to 95.
That Type 81 could be coming from Afghanistan too, as it does share border with China and Pakistan. (I hope that soldier is from the Bay Area.)