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tooge · 12-16-2015, 12:37 PM

Ok, I'm in the market for an AK. Don't bother with the AR vs AK thing, cuz I'm eventually going to have both. I don't want to break the bank, and I'm confused by all the different designations such as SKS, SRA, PAP, O-PAP, etc. all for guns that are all 7.62/39mm guns. Any help would be great for a gun that fits in a budget under $700.

Let er rip

**TrebMaxx** · 12-16-2015, 01:15 PM

Look for a WASR-10, Romanian will do. The wood sucks on them but you can change the furniture out fairly cheap. The internals are pretty solid.

bdj23 · 12-16-2015, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by KC native

Why would the Liberty strangler need an AK?

And there is a gun thread for this stuff.

Oh shut up.

bdj23 · 12-16-2015, 01:19 PM

And I'll second the Romanian WASR-10

Chief_For_Life58 · 12-16-2015, 01:42 PM

AK's suck ass. Buy a real gun. You can get s&w mp15's for like 600 bucks

**pr_capone** · 12-16-2015, 01:43 PM

I have a super early Chinese SKS make at the famous Factory 26. Paid $300 for it and it is phenomenal. I've got over 2k rounds through it with absolutely no issues.

LOVE that gun.

Hog's Gone Fishin · 12-16-2015, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by petegz28

Have you looked into the Mini-14? .223 caliber, same as an AR so when you do get an AR you don't have to buy different ammo. Also they are reliable as it gets, can sling the shittiest ammo through them and they go and go. Not the most accurate but then again the AK isn't either. They do make a Mini-14 in 7.62 as well

Mini 14 is my favorite rifle. The 7.62 is the Mini 30

MIAdragon · 12-16-2015, 02:30 PM

Under 700....

Otter · 12-16-2015, 02:39 PM

I was in the market for an AK about a year ago but just couldn't bring myself to drop the cash for something I was only going to use a hand full of times. One name that kept popping up on the gun forums I was looking for information was Arsenal.

Check 'em out: http://www.arsenalinc.com/usa/Rifles/

ndws · 12-16-2015, 03:14 PM

you could always consider a Mini-30 as an AK alternate as well. Love mine. Have that and a mini-14, both are reliable guns.

BigOlChiefsfan · 12-16-2015, 04:09 PM

Some pretty good advice here. I like Mini 14/Mini 30s, YMMV - the 14 shoots the .223 (same as the AR) the Mini 30 shoots the Russian short round, same as the AK/SKS.

If you're really interested in an AK, the folks @ Arsenal are worth your time. Not the cheapest but a good product. I'd stay away from anything imported via Century Arms - way too many bad reports keep popping up.

The SKS was adopted before the AK hit the scene in Rooshia, but not by much. The Russians adopted the AK 47 for their front line combat troops and gave the SKS guns to cops, 'frontier hunters' and so on. Russia soon gave the equipment to make the SKS guns away to allies like Yugoslavia, China, etc...the Russian SKS is worth looking for over some of the others - the Chinese models are 'rode hard and put up wet', the Yugos didn't have access to chrome and their barrels wear out/wore out sooner. For my purposes the SKS was a nicer hunting rifle - good for deer-sized game. I had a clean Yugo SKS I just sold off a few weeks ago. I'll try to wave and point around here when I have stuff to sell, the stuff I sold went so fast I didn't get to use all my marketing whammy. Which probably means I didn't price it high enough. But here's a tip for you kids - buy guns cheap when gun loving Republicans are in charge, sell guns when Democrats are making noises about taking away your guns. I picked up some tidy profit following that plan, and I'm not done yet.

Here's a place that sells a lot of these kinds of guns, should give you a chance to price stuff before you hit a gun show/gun store. I've bought guns from them before and was happy w/their service & product. http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/

bdj23 · 12-16-2015, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by pr_capone

I have a super early Chinese SKS make at the famous Factory 26. Paid $300 for it and it is phenomenal. I've got over 2k rounds through it with absolutely no issues.

LOVE that gun.

I've got a Norinco SKS that I love to shoot. That is one of the most fun guns you can buy. Steel cased 7.62x39 is still pretty cheap too.

Radar Chief · 12-16-2015, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BigOlChiefsfan

Some pretty good advice here. I like Mini 14/Mini 30s, YMMV - the 14 shoots the .223 (same as the AR) the Mini 30 shoots the Russian short round, same as the AK/SKS.

If you're really interested in an AK, the folks @ Arsenal are worth your time. Not the cheapest but a good product. I'd stay away from anything imported via Century Arms - way too many bad reports keep popping up.

The SKS was adopted before the AK hit the scene in Rooshia, but not by much. The Russians adopted the AK 47 for their front line combat troops and gave the SKS guns to cops, 'frontier hunters' and so on. Russia soon gave the equipment to make the SKS guns away to allies like Yugoslavia, China, etc...the Russian SKS is worth looking for over some of the others - the Chinese models are 'rode hard and put up wet', the Yugos didn't have access to chrome and their barrels wear out/wore out sooner. For my purposes the SKS was a nicer hunting rifle - good for deer-sized game. I had a clean Yugo SKS I just sold off a few weeks ago. I'll try to wave and point around here when I have stuff to sell, the stuff I sold went so fast I didn't get to use all my marketing whammy. Which probably means I didn't price it high enough. But here's a tip for you kids - buy guns cheap when gun loving Republicans are in charge, sell guns when Democrats are making noises about taking away your guns. I picked up some tidy profit following that plan, and I'm not done yet.

Here's a place that sells a lot of these kinds of guns, should give you a chance to price stuff before you hit a gun show/gun store. I've bought guns from them before and was happy w/their service & product. http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/

The rifle on the bottom is my brush rifle that I've used for most of my deer hunting.
All told I've got less than $250 into it but I also started with a pre-Clinton ban Norinco SKS that I paid $60 for.

**SAUTO** · 12-16-2015, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by tooge

Ok, I'm in the market for an AK. Don't bother with the AR vs AK thing, cuz I'm eventually going to have both. I don't want to break the bank, and I'm confused by all the different designations such as SKS, SRA, PAP, O-PAP, etc. all for guns that are all 7.62/39mm guns. Any help would be great for a gun that fits in a budget under $700.

Let er rip

Wish you had posted this a month ago.

I just sold three of them. All under 500 bucks.

One had a stain on the stock and I sold it for 300.

Just had way too many.

LiveSteam · 12-16-2015, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by tooge

LOL at the headlock shit. Love the memory on CP for sure. I want an AK because I want an AK. I like the reliability over the AR, and accuracy isn't an issue as I'm not hunting deer at 200 yards with it.

Get a Verp or a Tula.

LiveSteam · 12-16-2015, 06:34 PM

Better yet. Before you buy an AK at least go handle a Ruger mini 30. Shoots the same round as the AK.

12-16-2015, 12:37 PM
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12-16-2015, 01:15 PM	#16
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12-16-2015, 01:19 PM	#18
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12-16-2015, 01:43 PM	#20
pr_capone ** SOC & ** YOU Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chiefs Hell Casino cash: $10018214	I have a super early Chinese SKS make at the famous Factory 26. Paid $300 for it and it is phenomenal. I've got over 2k rounds through it with absolutely no issues. LOVE that gun.
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12-16-2015, 02:30 PM	#22
MIAdragon Someone pass the antifreeze Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Miami (North Cuba) Casino cash: $1607819	Under 700....
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12-16-2015, 03:14 PM	#24
ndws Starter Join Date: Oct 2012 Casino cash: $10010931	you could always consider a Mini-30 as an AK alternate as well. Love mine. Have that and a mini-14, both are reliable guns. __________________ Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. -Benjamin Franklin
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12-16-2015, 04:09 PM	#25
BigOlChiefsfan Certified Bourbon taster Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Shawnee KS Casino cash: $7250157	Some pretty good advice here. I like Mini 14/Mini 30s, YMMV - the 14 shoots the .223 (same as the AR) the Mini 30 shoots the Russian short round, same as the AK/SKS. If you're really interested in an AK, the folks @ Arsenal are worth your time. Not the cheapest but a good product. I'd stay away from anything imported via Century Arms - way too many bad reports keep popping up. The SKS was adopted before the AK hit the scene in Rooshia, but not by much. The Russians adopted the AK 47 for their front line combat troops and gave the SKS guns to cops, 'frontier hunters' and so on. Russia soon gave the equipment to make the SKS guns away to allies like Yugoslavia, China, etc...the Russian SKS is worth looking for over some of the others - the Chinese models are 'rode hard and put up wet', the Yugos didn't have access to chrome and their barrels wear out/wore out sooner. For my purposes the SKS was a nicer hunting rifle - good for deer-sized game. I had a clean Yugo SKS I just sold off a few weeks ago. I'll try to wave and point around here when I have stuff to sell, the stuff I sold went so fast I didn't get to use all my marketing whammy. Which probably means I didn't price it high enough. But here's a tip for you kids - buy guns cheap when gun loving Republicans are in charge, sell guns when Democrats are making noises about taking away your guns. I picked up some tidy profit following that plan, and I'm not done yet. Here's a place that sells a lot of these kinds of guns, should give you a chance to price stuff before you hit a gun show/gun store. I've bought guns from them before and was happy w/their service & product. http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/ __________________ A man can never own too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition. -- R. Kipling
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12-16-2015, 06:34 PM	#30
LiveSteam The Constitutional Choo choo Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: homeof43conferencetitles Casino cash: $2215432	Better yet. Before you buy an AK at least go handle a Ruger mini 30. Shoots the same round as the AK. __________________ Progressivism.. The Politically Correct way of saying "I'm a Communist slash Nazi" depending on what the issue of the day is?
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