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Firearm BS thread

Discussion in 'Guns & Hunting' started by Konaborne, Dec 28, 2012.

  1. Jul 27, 2018 at 2:31 PM
    Chriscolo

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    Finnish Valmets were the first of the AK varient imported starting in or around 1982. One in .308 is very nice. Mags are hard as hell to find though. Very cool
     
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  2. Jul 27, 2018 at 2:32 PM
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    Bulgarian rifles are very well made for sure. .
     
  3. Jul 27, 2018 at 2:34 PM
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    Vepr's are some of the best rifles imported. The molot factory is spot on. Bulletproof receivers. Too bad they are currently banned from import.
     
  4. Jul 27, 2018 at 2:34 PM
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    They have them at academy sports for $750. However the quality is better than it used to be. Regardless I would never pay 750 bucks for a wasr
     
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    Love Chinese AK's, my favorite. Have a few preban Chinese AK's myself and Yugoslavia made some of the best. Mitchell Arms or American imports in the mid to late 80's etc are some of the best rifes ever imported. Now they are all being manufactured in Serbia of course
     
  6. Jul 27, 2018 at 2:37 PM
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    I paid $500 shipped for my Wasr 10/63. Nice rifles for the money.
     
  7. Jul 27, 2018 at 3:31 PM
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    Agreed, was the closest to a Russian Ak we have. Of course politics had to ruin it for us.

    From what I've heard the Chinese AK are also great. We used to be able to get them really cheap, now probably looking at $1k. It's pretty crazy.

    Arsenal looks good too, but I've never used them.

    Personally, Krebs, Definitive Arms, or Rifle Dynamics would be the best built ones we can get here.

    I'm not going to say others are bad, but you have to know what to look for when getting a good one.

    Shooting them is the best thing about them though. Pretty fun. I like both rounds. 5.45 is my fav though. Would like to see more of them.
     
  8. Jul 27, 2018 at 3:38 PM
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    I will have to post up some pics of a few of my rifles. I have one of Jim Fullers Ak's over at Rifle Dynamics. Its my shooter. Picked it up local here in Arizona for a great price at my LGS. Classic build on a Curgir Romanian 1974 762 kit. Its tuned perfectly. 545x39 is an excellent round. Fully agree with you on this.
     
  9. Jul 27, 2018 at 3:58 PM
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    This is a my Definitive Arms AK74sr VEPR. I replaced the handguard and stock. Put a Galil folding stock on it. Handguard is an SVD style. It had all Magpul originally.

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  10. Jul 27, 2018 at 4:02 PM
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  11. Jul 27, 2018 at 6:14 PM
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    Back when I got my converted Saiga I had to choose between it and some parts bin one for $400.

    The Saigas were built in the same building at Izhmash as the Russian military AKs which swayed me towards it. No complaints.
     
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    I have the same shotgun in 20 ga. I have killed a school buss full of turkeys with that shotgun over the 40 + years I have had it.
     
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    Here is a couple of chinese preban Rifles. Pretty sought after here in the US

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    I have the same AAC tirant can. With a little water and subsonic rounds thing is very quiet
     
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    Not too shabby for a 3D printed grip and some spray paint. Not perfect but definitely unique

    “Moderate speed, acceptable drag”
     
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