AK-47
02-24-2008, 11:48 PM
#1
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: East TN
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AK-47
I have decided that with the Tax rebate the Govt is giving us,this spring,I will buy another AR or an AK,i really want an AK since i already have an AR.I was thinking the saiga would be the best.But i don't know.Which kind is the best and which ones should i steer clear of?I was also thinking about the AK-74 it shoots the 5.56x39 not to be confused with the 5.56x45.I do believe the ammo is cheaper for the 7.62 though.Anyway,your help will be appreciated.
02-25-2008, 02:04 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blissfield MI USA
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RE: AK-47
I've owned a saiga and can tell you it's far from the best. Probably the cheapest POS gun I have ever owned in my life. You would probably be better off with a high point carbine in my opinion.
And if I had to choose between an AR and a AK it would be an AR hands down, unless it was just going to sit in the gun case to look cool.
I would also rather have a SKS over an Ak as well.
My opinion anyway.
Paul
And if I had to choose between an AR and a AK it would be an AR hands down, unless it was just going to sit in the gun case to look cool.
I would also rather have a SKS over an Ak as well.
My opinion anyway.
Paul
02-25-2008, 07:57 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,482
RE: AK-47
If you want an AK to round out your arsenal, a couple bits of my opinion:
- Get a higher-end AK, not the Romanian surplus ones you can find for $300. You can find some customized, refinished teflon-coated models that are much nicer in the $500 range. Don't expect it to shoot as accurately as your AR, though - not anywhere close.
-I wouldn't recommend getting the 5.45 x 39mm version, mostly because of ammo availability. You can walk into almost any gun store nowadays and get the 7.62 ammo - in hollow point, ball or soft point. It's plenty cheap too.
-An SKS wouldn't be a bad idea instead of the AK. They're cheaper & generally better made. Get a replacement stock for it, and they're not bad rifles. You lose the 30 shot capability of the AK, though.
- Get a higher-end AK, not the Romanian surplus ones you can find for $300. You can find some customized, refinished teflon-coated models that are much nicer in the $500 range. Don't expect it to shoot as accurately as your AR, though - not anywhere close.
-I wouldn't recommend getting the 5.45 x 39mm version, mostly because of ammo availability. You can walk into almost any gun store nowadays and get the 7.62 ammo - in hollow point, ball or soft point. It's plenty cheap too.
-An SKS wouldn't be a bad idea instead of the AK. They're cheaper & generally better made. Get a replacement stock for it, and they're not bad rifles. You lose the 30 shot capability of the AK, though.
02-25-2008, 09:50 AM
#4
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 246
RE: AK-47
Without spending a ton of money, you can get a nice dependable AK by buying one of the Yugos or a Romanian built on the G kit like Centerfire Systems is selling. They are built on U.S. receivers and not the sloppy WASR receivers you'll find on the Century Arms built guns.
02-25-2008, 01:13 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Louisiana
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RE: AK-47
My Saiga in .223 shot pretty well, probably not as well as one of the good AR's, but good enough, and much better than average for an AK. I hear good things about the .308 and shotgun versions, but everyone with the 7.62x39 has hated it. There are plenty of AK's out there chambered for .223, since you already own the AR. If you go with the standard AK, the Yugos, Bugarian, and Romanian are pretty nice. I don't like the century rifles either.
10-04-2018, 01:39 PM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
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I might hold more esteem for the fact the government which holds far and away the most powerful and technologically advanced military in the world does NOT use the AK-47 or its variants in any issued service. You can learn a lot by taking note of what winners do, and equally of what they DON’T do.