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Just decide to buy my first ak 47. Any brand you guys would say is a good buy and none of that 300.00 shit my local pawnshop. Ones you have heard good things about etc etc. Im not looking to spend more than 1000.00 Thanks
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Bulgarian AKS/Arsenal Inc SLR 95 with milled receiver and hammer forged Styer barrel. No longer imported but can be found.Originally posted by neverknow View Post
Arsenal Inc: Older models and milled receiver variants are great. Note: Some newer models are reworked Siagas (SGL series only).
Molot VEPR II: Caution heavier than average AKS-47s. No longer imported but can be found.
Saigas: Made by Izmash (Original AK-47 manufacturer) Made in .223, 7.62 x 39 and .308 Winchester.
Norinco MAC-90 or Polytech
Avoid:
WASRs: Poor Quality, Fit and Finish, hit or miss bargain basement variant. Common Pawn Shop AKS.
Yugos: Not Chrome Lined/Chambered
Certain Maddis are as bad as the WASRs
Avoid anything with Century, Hesse, Vulcan stamped on it. (Bad Ju Ju!)Last edited by Bayou Blaster; 10-19-2009, 05:32 PM. -
I'm a big fan of the Norinco Mac 90 variant....the thumbhole stock takes some getting used to, but becomes very second-nature, and Norinco has gained a pretty healthy reputation.....plus the Mac looks great....."I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." -Thomas Jefferson
"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." -Frederic BastiatComment
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My Mac-90 got promoted to SHTF/PAW "Safe-Queen" status along with my SLR-95 and others after sighting it in. I removed the wooden thumbhole stock and foregrip and replace it with ATI's Dragonov Stock combo. Some of the wooden stocks have been known to crack. I replaced the trigger group with a U.S. built FCG for compliance purposes as well.Originally posted by Big_Saw View Post
The blued finish of the MAC-90 requires a little more vilgilance than say a painted AKS when expose to the elements, but not a big deal. The vented gas piston tube helps with cooling and keeps the firearm cleaner but can be visible during night firing. It also has no provisions for the installation of a muzzle break or flash suppressor. I'll probably see about installing a slip or pin on flash suppressor. Fit and Finish is exceptional. It ate everything I fed it without any hiccups. Accuracy was very respectable for an AKS. My Brother purchased one the same time I did, and his has over 10,000rds through it. It's a little worse for wear since he does not take care of his firearms but it still runs just fine. No issues with his over the long term. I took a little 0000 steel wool with some gun oil to his MAC and it looked really good once I got done with it. I strongly recommend a MAC-90 as an AKS purchase consideration.Comment
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They do look sick with the drugy stocks, for shure...."I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." -Thomas Jefferson
"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." -Frederic BastiatComment
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The ridiculous thumbhole stock politicians [Diane Feinstein] demanded to be put on MAC-90's, remind me of a beautiful girl forced to wear an ugly dress. She's still beautiful, you just have to get that ugly thing off her. The Draganuv stock is much better.Those who would trade freedom for security will end up with neither.Comment
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I dunno....I still think the TH stock looks good, but the drugys are a whole other level of cool....Originally posted by Dracos View Post"I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." -Thomas Jefferson
"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves, in the course of time, a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." -Frederic BastiatComment
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