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Yep, my take on it as well.  Thus is usually the case between Apple and Android platforms.  This is the weakness of keeping everything under one roof like Apple does; innovation moves at a snails pace compared to the multifaceted competition from the other side of the street.

Surplus Tokarev's usually have a safety that was installed by the importer or by the factory/arsenal in the country of origin prior to shipping. They did not have a safety as originally issued. Zastava has however, started reproducing the Tokarev in 7.62x25 and 9mm as model M57A and M70A. These BNIB pistols have a proper thumb safety installed at the factory. New Style Safety on M57A

Nice, love those gloves - have a pair in ODG.

Not saying I would take them to war or anything but for range work they have been just fine.  Luck of the draw I guess?

Yeah, not too difficult until you start tackling the FSB/Bayo Lug/Muzzle Device area.  Tons of vids on youtube on it along with a pretty good sticky at the top of this forum as well.  With the kits being produced at CSS and Dinzag it really has become pretty easy to knock out a conversion.

I never said there was a ban on all 5.45.  Just the surplus.  Yes there is still 5.45 being imported but it is not ultra cheap like the surplus which puts it pretty even on cost with cheap .223 that is also imported.   The OP was looking for opinions between 5.45 and .223.  I agree that a 7.62x39 AK is almost a requirement but he wanted opinions on those two calibers.   As for the AR mags, the OP wanted opinions on conversions that made either caliber in a '74 style AK any better or reliable.

Both calibers are affordable to shoot right now but the ultra-cheap surplus 5.45 is drying up due to the import ban.  The largest factor to consider imho are magazines.  .223 mags can be difficult to find and not all are guaranteed to fit/function 100% in all .223 AK's.  The 5.45 mags can be imho a little easier to find but they can be pricey.  I think ultimately if I were in your shoes I would probably sway towards a .223 version Saiga or Vepr and send it off to Definitive Arms for their magwell conversion that allows it to take AR-15 mags/Pmags.  Saiga's will need to be converted back to military config out of the box but once they are there are a ton of furniture/accessory options.  The Veprs are slightly better AK in my opinion and will have less needing done to them out of the box(depending on version/type) than the Saiga's.  However, the Veprs will need some adapters or special furniture due to the nature of the rifle's receiver.   TLDR version - if it were my money I would probably look for a Type 1 Vepr with threaded muzzle; a square backed receiver would be a plus if you can find one.  Then send that sucker off to Definitive Arms for a magwell conversion and enjoy cheap mags and affordable ammo.

Not sure what the difference is but some people have horrible luck with them while others don't.  I seem to fall into the later category.  I have 4 of the 10 rounders and they have all functioned flawlessly thus far.

I have a cheap-o chinese special from Amazon and it works ok so far.  Magpul just came out with a set of armorer's tools that look fancy.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSt7bWnhe0Q

This is a 23" barrel chambered in 7.62x54r.  It has a threaded muzzle with a Nodak Spud Tabuk/SVD-style flash hider.  It is my hope that Cspecs comes through with their metal, double to single stack 10 round magazines.  I am also contemplating about having someone press off the FSB and adding a Dinzag arms press-on Vepr bayonet lug to complete the look.  As mentioned above the stock set is from Rhineland Arms.  I like the one available from Ironwood Designs as well but I don't agree with the price point and the lead times are crazy for their stuff.  I also need to add a swivel stud and bipod to the rear mounting point of the handguard and find a normal length screw for the sling swivel on the front of the handguard.   Thanks, it was sanded to 150 from the factory and that was it.  Some were available from Atlantic Firearms pre-finished with a walnut stain that I did not care for and on top of that they were about $100 more expensive than the virgin stock set.  I thought that surely I could do a color I wanted for about the same price.  It was a learning experience and I did go over budget a little bit but not by much.  Mostly because I am not a woodworker and I had 0 supplies on hand for this sort of thing; no acetone, no sandpaper, no files, etc.     Thanks all for the compliments!

http://imgur.com/lYYrF73   Full size

Only my second time finishing/staining furniture of any kind and the first time ever on a gun stock. But I've been working on/off for about 2 months on this stock set trying to recreate the color tones of SVD furniture for my Vepr-nov build and finally finished her tonight. I spent tons of time researching the colors of original russian SVD furniture and they really seem to run the gambit of color pallet. It can be orange-ish, honey brown, or even a little reddish brown. In the end I went with a iodine/acetone undercoat to get that orangish glow and to pop the grain on the tiger maple. Then I layed on a heavy coat of minwax red mahogany which took weeks to dry completely. Then 3 coats of satin polyurethane. The stock set itself(Rhineland Arms) had no fitment issues but I did have to trim up the slots in the handguard. The forward retaining screw in the tang did sit a little high after being fully tightened and required me to do some hand fitting/filing with the recoil rod assembly. Rhineland ships you a test block of wood cut from the same lumber as your stock set so that you can experiment with stains, etc. I tried all kinds of formulas and recipes all over the net but in the end the combo listed above seemed to produce the best results. Anyways - here she is...

Thanks for the research!

Rutherford has a couple of "special containers" sitting at $250K+  each.   Special indeed.

Congrats!  I quit several years ago and after trying a few times with a few different approaches cold turkey was the only thing that really worked.  Break the chemical addiction ASAP and get rid of ANYthing in your possession that could tempt you back.  Create barriers as well - don't hang out with the other smokers etc until you are SOLID otherwise the 2nd hand stuff is a killer temptation.

re: possible Ammo bans further down the line...   reposted--- As far as I can tell the new round of sanctions should not affect the flow of Russian ammo.  Barnaul (produces silver bear/brown bear etc) is NOT included in the new round of sanctions,Barnaul is owned by BSZ holding  http://www.bszholding.ru/  they are not on this list:  http://www.treasury.gov/resource-cen.../20140716.aspx  Also, Tula Cartridge works is privately owned by Aleksey Solovov. Neither he or his company is listed.

Not to mention the ones it will certainly put out of business that deal exclusively in those products; Krebs, RWC, Legion, etc.

  True but if I am reading the sanction correctly it isn't so much targeting importation but rather business dealings with the Kalashnikov Concern entirely.  So it wouldn't matter where the ammo(or firearm) is manufactured - if the money flows into the "Concern" then it is on the no-no list.

The ammo plants are part of the Kalash Concern too so yeah its probably coming.  Hate to say it but welcome to "Panic 2014".     This won't impact the yugo, romanian, or Bulgarian imports tho.  The russians will have to find some way around the sanction like breaking up the "Concern" company and re-incorporating.  As far as the ammo is concerned I think the steel cased stuff is 100% russian but isn't the wolf gold stuff made elsewhere?

Earlier today, the Department of Commerce announced new sanctions against Russian products and companies operating in the United States. Previous sanctions only tangentially impacted the import of cheap and reliable firearms from Russia into the United States, but now the Obama administration is specifically targeting the makers of Saiga rifles and shotguns, as well as other companies. From the Executive Order. . .   The following entities have been added to OFAC’s SDN List: [...] KALASHNIKOV CONCERN (a.k.a. CONCERN KALASHNIKOV; a.k.a. IZHEVSKIY MASHINOSTROITEL’NYI ZAVOD OAO; f.k.a. IZHMASH R&D CENTER; f.k.a. JSC NPO IZHMASH; f.k.a. NPO IZHMASH OAO; a.k.a. OJSC CONCERN KALASHNIKOV; f.k.a. OJSC IZHMASH; f.k.a. SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION IZHMASH JOINT STOCK COMPANY), 3, Derjabin Pr., Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic 426006, Russia; Registration ID 1111832003018 [UKRAINE2]. So the importation of new Izmash-produced firearms is now banned indefinitely in the United States. But that executive order definitely raises some questions for those currently in possession of a firearm manufactured by the now-sanctioned firearms companies. For example, can a gun dealer sell their existing stock? From the FAQ regarding the legality of items already in the United States: 374. If I own a Kalashnikov product, is that product blocked by sanctions? Am I able to resell a Kalashnikov product at a gun show or other secondary market? If a U.S. person is in possession of a Kalashnikov Concern product that was bought and fully paid for prior to the date of designation (i.e., no payment remains due to Kalashnikov Concern), then that product is not blocked and OFAC sanctions would not prohibit the U.S. person from keeping or selling the product in the secondary market, so long as Kalashnikov Concern has no interest in the transaction. New transactions by U.S. persons with Kalashnikov Concern are prohibited, however, and any property in which Kalashnikov Concern has an interest is blocked pursuant to OFAC’s designation of Kalashnikov Concern on July 16, 2014. If a U.S. person has an inventory of Kalashnikov Concern products in which Kalashnikov Concern has an interest (for example, the products are not fully paid for or are being sold on consignment), we advise that U.S. person to contact OFAC for further guidance on handling of the inventory. [7-16-2014] 375. If I have Kalashnikov products in my inventory, can I sell them? If a U.S. person has an inventory of Kalashnikov Concern products in which Kalashnikov Concern has an interest (for example, the products are not fully paid for or are being sold on consignment), we advise that U.S. person to contact OFAC for further guidance on handling of the inventory. [7-16-2014] http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/07/foghorn/breaking-obama-administration-bans-import-izhmash-kalashnikov-saiga-firearms/

Peperoni, Pineapple, and Bacon.  Light sauce.  Extra cheese is a given and shouldn't count as a topping IMHO.  A little spice, a little salty, and a little sweet.  Then drizzle on some Siracha and pour a cold pilsner style beer and you're in business!

A lot of times Windows Updates will detect a whole bunch of needed updates but some may be superseded by a newer version of the same update also on the list.  In those cases you will see a random string of failures like this.  If you really want to get into it you can track down the logs and look them over but if it isn't finding these updates again as available then my money is on supersedence. 

Have worn crossbreed's for two different carry pistols and they do a fantastic job.  That being said, I would have tried the INCOG on my latest one if they offered it for my latest CC.

LaVergne is the same way.  At one point I looked up all of the nearby towns around me and they were all mostly a copy/paste of one another.  I do remember one even including snowballs on the list of banned projectiles.  :rofl: