AKs

[Puller]

I had a Romanian AK47 for a few years and really liked it. Accuracy was on par with my Winchester 94 lever gun. I took a couple of deer with it and several more feral hogs.

I had stripped off the ugly eastern block varnish and red stain and refinished it to a much nicer look. I was shooting it at the range one day when a guy offered me twice what I had in it so it went home with him. It was a fun gun but I don't really miss it.

 

[Miracle Man]

I had a Romanian AK 47 and a Chinese Mak90 with the thumb hole stock years ago and sold them both during the scare about 08/09 or so? For like 3X what I paid for them. They were both good little shooters. I like em

I'm getting ready to rejoin the AK crowd with a Riley defense model.

 

[Well Armed]

I had a Romanian AK 47 and a Chinese Mak90 with the thumb hole stock years ago and sold them both during the scare about 08/09 or so? For like 3X what I paid for them. They were both good little shooters. I like em

I'm getting ready to rejoin the AK crowd with a Riley defense model.

Try that with an AR15. I paid $1199 for one of my AKs in 2017 and now it's selling on GB for over $3k. I have others I paid $700 for that are now selling for $1800 5 years later.

 

[alwslate]

Back when AKs were being imported, pre Clinton days, I bought one of the true Polytech milled receiver AKs they called the Legend Series. Very high quality. I thought the price was outrageous at $450 when the standard models were around $300. Accuracy from a bench with the Chinese steel case ammo is on par with a lever action 30-30 at 3-3&1/2" at 100 yds with the open sights. Yep high at $450. Haven't checked GB prices for a couple of years but the last time I looked prices were about $2800. Probably higher now.

 

[alwslate]

Wowie! Just checked GB and the prices on the Polytech Legend AKs are starting at $3,500 and some unfired in the original box are priced at more than $5,000 My $450 seems like a real bargain now

 

[erikpolcrack]

I've had several, but I've only kept my milled Chinese gun. I've swapped out the wooden furniture for modern Magpul. It gets more use than my Russian SKS, but not as much as my 7.62x39 AR-15.

 

[S-W4EVER]

The funny thing is I bought a Romanian WASR to familiarize the girls with AK's (both were in the Army at the time so the possibility of having to use a "battlefield pickup" existed). After shooting it, I really became interested in AK's. There is a certain amount of genius to the design. (Perfect is the enemy of good enough.). I missed out on the more reasonable prices of the past but compared to today's prices my Russian's & Bulgarian's were still a bargain. I enjoy shooting all quality firearms.

 

[AJ]

I bought a Poly Tech AK about 15 or so years ago. I picked up a Norinco(IIRC)made 50 round drum for $50.00 (were selling for about $200 or so) and a bunch of AK mags for $10 a piece. I paid $300 for the AK. Then during one of the Obama elections a guy wanted it for $1200. So I sold it to him. Never have missed it.

 

[wood714]

Wowie! Just checked GB and the prices on the Polytech Legend AKs are starting at $3,500 and some unfired in the original box are priced at more than $5,000 My $450 seems like a real bargain now

When I bought my Polytech AK with the spike bayonet a few years ago it was the most I'd ever paid for a gun.

I just checked GB and their now over double what I paid then.

Those Legends are most nice, only milled one I have is a Hungarian.

 

[Supadupa69]

I had about 27 imports/kits. No American. Only Romanian, Bulgarian, Chinese Hungarian and Russian.

Slimmed down the AK collection quite a bit. Have maybe 10 now. These are my favorite.

2 Romanian khyber builds and a 1971 Russian akm

 

[LVSteve]

I have a WASR that came with a Red Star trigger from new. That gives it a vastly better trigger than your average AK. Shame its accuracy does not match the trigger. I think the handguard is way tight, never a good thing for accuracy. It's either that or the gas tube fit is causing the issue.

 

[TX-Dennis]

Only one AK in my safe. It's a USA made "MOEkov" folder by PSA. Reliable and reasonably accurate.

 

[zeke]

For my purposes, one of the most desirable features of the AK was the dirt cheap rounds commonly available. While the rounds are no longer "cheap", an AK is a handy thing to have in the new societies "right to riot" era.

They are not target rifles, but sturdy and reliable. Like some other rifles, find it handy to have open sights right over the bore. Even bought a cz 527 rifle in 7.62x39 to accommodate.

 

[ggibson511960]

In my collector's quest to have one of everything I bought a milled AK, a Lancaster, just before the pandemic. I had always looked down my nose at the garden tool finishes and clunky features of AK's, but have changed my mind. They're not an object of beauty, but form follows function. Some pundits claim the AK is the most numerous firearm on the planet. Can't disagree.

 

[Rustyt1953]

 

[diyj98]

The AK isn't a match rifle, but they are tough and dependable. I once did some work for a former Russian military officer. He told me about seeing some of the locals in Africa drag their AK's through all kinds of dirt and sand without ever cleaning them and the rifles would just keep on working.

 

[S-W4EVER]

I grew to love the design so much that I carried my Arsenal SLR106FR (5.56x45) in my retirement job (Nightshift Patrol Officer in the city I live near). The folding stock really came in handy during building searches. (I added a peep sight, weaponlight and flash hider.). I never had a problem qualifying with it either.

 

[glenwolde]

As a gun guy, I cycle through the hobby. I haven't done AK's in awhile, but still have a few (mostly SBR's) in the safe.

I actually did purchase a Mini Draco last month, as I wanted something smaller than a 10". But after one range trip, that was defeated when I added a 3 inch KAK blast can. Even outside, the blast from that little 7.75" barrel was ridiculous. I couldn't imagine even attempting to shoot it in an enclosed space.

I was at my indoor range a couple of weeks ago when a guy with one set up next to me. Dear God. I had to move. The lane divider didn't help much.

 

[Wyo]

I only have one that I've had for years. It's an Arsenal Saiga SGL21, Russian made. I don't shoot it often, and I bought it mostly because I think everyone should have at least one. One thing for sure - nothing runs like an AK. These pictures have been around for a while. Story was this one was taken off a poacher in Africa. Maybe, maybe not. If so it appears he buried it for a while. The after market stocks are remarkable. I guess the owner just wasn't a guy who would give up on a perfectly good rifle.

 

[wood714]

In my collector's quest to have one of everything I bought a milled AK, a Lancaster, just before the pandemic. I had always looked down my nose at the garden tool finishes and clunky features of AK's, but have changed my mind. They're not an object of beauty, but form follows function. Some pundits claim the AK is the most numerous firearm on the planet. Can't disagree.

Beauty is in the eye's of the beholder.

I look at this one the way a lot of you would look at a Registered Magnum. It's in flawless condition, I don't think it's ever had a round thru it. I have 2 others to shoot. This one is to admire, I do it frequently too!