Posted on 09/15/2012 5:37:13 PM PDT by Tzimisce
Looking to buy an AK 47 - not one of the Romanian ones either.
Is there any online gun stores anyone would recommend?
I do not live in California.
I have a MAK90 and it is flawless. The AK is a great WTSHTF gun but I would also look into building an AR with a poly lower receiver or look into a Ruger Mini-14 or 30. You can find police seconds in the Mini and you can build an AR for under $500.
That’s old news. They’ve dramatically improved that rifle. Read about it on the site I linked.
The standard saiga triggers for the 7.62, 5.45, and 5.56 models are decent enough. The trigger for the .308 is terrible. I replaced the fcg (counts as 3 parts) and stock (1 part) on my 7.62 to achieve the correct number of US compliance parts...You need to replace at least 4 foreign parts with US parts if you modify a stock saiga and make it truer to original form.
A buddy took in a fal at his shop a few months ago when this subject came up. One dumba** regulation.
Romanian is better than Chinese.
Just search “online gun auction sites”.
The weapon steers and queers horns hook!
Yeah, it’s a dumb regulation, but you do not want to be on the wrong side of it with the BATFE. I actually did overkill on my rifle and replaced the handguards as well to make it 5 US replacement parts.
How about a Yugo?
Yugos are fine rifles, especially their milled receiver, but they don’t have chrome-lined barrels....so, no corrosive ammo...unless you want to be cleaning them immediately after firing them.
One would think those guys had some more important things to do..
I have a Romanian one and have not had any issues other than w crappy mags.
Any problems with the Sig 551? I have a new one, and haven’t fired it yet?
http://armsofamerica.com/partskits-2.aspx
Bravo 18 Aks have ergonomic improvements of AR
(left cocking handle) but keeping old AK reliability...
http://bravo18.com/SAIGA’S.html
bflr
Anyone have advice on an AK chambered in 556nato?
Someone here gave this link to me a few years ago...
http://www.k-var.com/shop/AK-Rifles-and-Shotguns/
I have not researched that particular rifle, but would be interested to hear your thoughts after you’ve had some range time with it.
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