AK Price Question

[ac3boyz]

I almost bit on a WASR at J Floyds in Sevierville today for $499 but decided to wait and spend a little more and get an Arsenal. CTD is cheaper than Buds even with shipping, thanks for that lead. I just wish there was one locally in Nashville I could actually look at first though.

[DannyP]

I just converted a saiga myself, put all the nice stuff in there, g2 trigger group, jte performance hammer spring, nice trigger guard, hogue grips, quad rail, caa buttstock with adjustable cheekpiece then duracoated everything. All together probably got about 700 in the rifle, but had a really good time putting it together exactly how i wanted it. Its all together now and i'm letting the duracoat cure, i'll be shooting it next weekend. I also just picked up a bipod

Danny

[k9wh91984]

Cheaper than Dirt is awesome on gun prices and their shipping.

[gjohnsoniv]

And ammo prices, but shipping I think on that would be really high.

[gjohnsoniv]

Oh, do any of you know the regulations for bending your own flats? Do I need to register them or can I just make them and use them on an AK?

[Guest The Dude]

building from unbent flats should be legal. and you wont have to serialize them unless you transfer them to someone. still has to be 922r compliant. And if you go NFA, you need to apply for the tax stamp on a form 1.

Other than that, no further Federal restrictions as long as it's legal to own. It's not required to put anything on the receiver. You can even sell them down the road, but you can't be making them with the intent to sell and it must have manufacturer, location, and a unique serial to transfer to another individual.

its easiest to do with a jig.

[gjohnsoniv]

So if I just wanted to make two or three then I don't need to do anything to them, other than put a serial number if I possibly decided to sell one later on. I have no intent to manufacture them, but rather just build several for personal use.

[gjohnsoniv]

I was looking at one of the jigs from Ak Builder for the Yugo 1.5mm flats.

[Guest The Dude]

build away.

[gjohnsoniv]

Haha. It's more up front to build one versus buy one, but I think it's better to just build mine from a flat so I can say I did.

Edited January 23, 2012 by gjohnsoniv

[Guest The Dude]

building them is not only fun, but a great way to learn the weapon inside and out. i would like to do the same this year as well.

[Caster]

Go ahead try it. Every AK nut should try it at least once. Some find it easy. I guess I'm too hard to please because all my attempts found themselves in the garbage. I built all mine on Nodakspud receivers. Fully heat treated not just the axis pin holes like on a typical home bent one. I tried three different times and all three would have worked just fine, but they sorely lacked a look of professionalism.

[k9wh91984]

I'm too much of a perfectionist to build my own. I would literally throw money in the garbage disposal trying LMAO

[Caster]

I'm too much of a perfectionist to build my own. I would literally throw money in the garbage disposal trying LMAO

I have very much the same problem. Small imperfections that would NEVER affect anything would drive me bonkers.

My shift to AR's made building much easier and satisfying.

[k9wh91984]

I agree with easy AR building compared to AK.

[Caster]

I agree with easy AR building compared to AK.

Well, as much as I love my AR's, there's really no building to it. AK's must be built, AR's are "some assembly required"

[k9wh91984]

Lol

[gjohnsoniv]

So true. So if ar's are assembled, why was Sons of Guns making such a big deal about one of the guys not having built one? I built mine with no real knowledge of the assembly. Or is it just because they have to have something to make a big deal out of?

[frontier737]

Century is crap made by epileptic monkeys.

That line made me laugh!

[frontier737]

As many others have said: buy a Saiga convert it the way YOU want. I bought everything I wanted on line and I got the rifle from Guns and Leather all for around $500. There are some excellent youtube videos with step by step instructions.

If you want I'll give you a link to what I thought were the best instructions, where I bought the conversion parts and the coupon code to save 5% (or was it 10%? I can't recall) which covers the shipping.

[gjohnsoniv]

Yeah that would be great if you could post/send me a link.

[Smittyman]

Sad to read the prices from a year ago, compared to today. Especially with the threat of the AWB.

http://youtu.be/RhQxiMOGwbw

 

In the video it shows that a Yugo on Gunbroker was going for $1400... Not just a one time thing either. 

Edited January 24, 2013 by Smittyman

[TMF]

I have a CAI built SAR in 5.45. It shoots straight and has never malfunctioned through the thousands of rounds I've tossed downrange. Like all other AKs, I would not estimate it's value above $400. The only reason I value any AK higher would be for collectible purposes. Otherwise, it's a friggin AK. I will not malfunction if you lubricate it with sand. I don't care where it's made or with what metal it is made with. If it can survive thousands of rounds without malfunction, falling apart or the rounds coming out sideways it has achieved the pinnacle of what an AK can be expected to achieve in quality.

[gjohnsoniv]

I have a CAI built SAR in 5.45. It shoots straight and has never malfunctioned through the thousands of rounds I've tossed downrange. Like all other AKs, I would not estimate it's value above $400. The only reason I value any AK higher would be for collectible purposes. Otherwise, it's a friggin AK. I will not malfunction if you lubricate it with sand. I don't care where it's made or with what metal it is made with. If it can survive thousands of rounds without malfunction, falling apart or the rounds coming out sideways it has achieved the pinnacle of what an AK can be expected to achieve in quality.

 

 

I have a CAI built SAR in 5.45. It shoots straight and has never malfunctioned through the thousands of rounds I've tossed downrange. Like all other AKs, I would not estimate it's value above $400. The only reason I value any AK higher would be for collectible purposes. Otherwise, it's a friggin AK. I will not malfunction if you lubricate it with sand. I don't care where it's made or with what metal it is made with. If it can survive thousands of rounds without malfunction, falling apart or the rounds coming out sideways it has achieved the pinnacle of what an AK can be expected to achieve in quality.

Wow, completely forgot about this thread, but thanks for the input. I do agree with your statement though.

[TMF]

[quote name="gjohnsoniv" post="894758" timestamp="1359048610"]Wow, completely forgot about this thread, but thanks for the input. I do agree with your statement though.[/quote] Oh crap! I didn't see that it was a revival!