OT: Thinking about an AK, the rifle not the khuk.

Bob,

Once you get the rifle into your home, either by getting a C&R/FFL, or by getting the rifle transferred to you thru a FFL Dealer, then you can change the rifle to suit your style.

But i stress the fact you need to follow the guidlines for modification into an "assault type" weapon. Using US-made parts makes this fairly easy. Even if your gun was borderline when you got it.. simply cutting off the bayonet lug allows you to mount a pistol grip. Inserting a US made spring, allows you to change another piece.

Theres enough leeway, i have found thru reading the law, that i could basicly clone a SKS into an AK look and remain legal. aside from being unable to sell a modified gun as a C&R weapon as it's no longer in it's "import legal" state, it would remain legal to own as such.

more research needs to be done, but all in all this plan seems more than feasible. So in summary, just buy the full wooden stock model, then over time, change it to how you'd like it. It might even save a few bucks that way.
 
Speaking to the othe gun guy at my office (who's more a generalist while I'm a specialist), he seconds the above recommendations for the SAM-7, or the SAR-1 and -2 from AIM. Also he mentioned original MAK-90s, and then replacing original parts with US parts to be able to get rid of the thumbhole stock.
 
A Mak-90 will normally run about 300.00..... That is with an uncomfortable thumbhole stock. Pick out the stock of your dreams,Ironwood Designs or RPB, add a US parts happy meal Tapco and go from there. Piece of cake.

Brian
 
A good US made AK is the Arsenal SA-7A. They are built in the USA with Bulgarian military arsenal tooling and Steyr made, milspec barrels. They are an AK-47 with a milled receiver, not a stamped receiver AKM. The SA-7A has a Russian military scope rail for Russian military standard detachable scope mounts. The SA-7 doesn't have the rail.

The Vepr's are great also. They use a rail reinforced, stamped RPK light machinegun (SAW - squad automatic weapon) receiver. The rail reinforcement makes for a stiffer and, hence, a more accurate and durable weapon.

The SAR series are also great shooters and tough guns, though they look like junk. Their finish is rough, but they are a military issue quality Romanian AKM and they are touigh, reliable, and surprisingly accurate.

Krebs Custom makes a selection of howling good, late model AK-100 series rifles by 're-militarizing' Saiga hunting rifles. The AK-100 series were the updated AKM's that lost the Russian Army contract to the new AN-94. The AK-103 is the 7.62x39mm version. The AK-101 is the 5.56mm version.

My advice, get something in 5.56mm/.223, like the 5.56mm Vepr and Vepr-k, the SAR-3, or a Krebs. You'll find that overall, regardless of maker, the 5.56mm AK's tend to be very accurate, often noticeabley more so than many 7.62x39mm weapons.

The US supply of 7.62x39mm can be cut off instantaneously with the stroke of a pen and US ammo makers quit making it due to cheap imports. Not only that but it's being phased out by every military in the world execept for the poorest Third World nations. Even China is ditching it. Most nations, except for Russia and China, are converting to the 5.56mm.

I remember the early 1980's when the first Maadi rifles came into the country. The ammo was all either specialty Finnish or grey market ComBloc and it was going for about $1 per round. Guys were actually reloading berdan primed steel cases (it was not very easy).
 
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