You are correct sir. It was a Arsenal SLR-95.
Does anyone shoot an AK?
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You are correct sir. It was a Arsenal SLR-95.
It's been a long time since I've owned one but, I got lucky with mine. It was a Romanian model with a milled receiver and was "dead-on-accurate" right out of the box. I was shooting 1.5 to 2 inch groups at 100 yards, using only the iron sights. It was also 100% reliable. I never experienced one single issue with it.
As for the ammo being cheap...................these days, not so much.
When I owned mine, I could get a 1000 round case for around $90.00, shipping included.
These days, that same 1000 round case is around $200.00 not including the shipping.
As for the ammo being cheap...................these days, not so much.
When I owned mine, I could get a 1000 round case for around $90.00, shipping included.
These days, that same 1000 round case is around $200.00 not including the shipping.
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I have quite a few AKs and I prefer the 5.45X39's although I have several in 7.62. Some of them are factory Arsenal guns and the rest are matching #s kit gun builds. They are an excellent battle rifle. The Polish kit builds are the most accurate of all the AKs I own, including the Arsenals I have which run a close second. I've shot thousands of rounds though them with only one malfunction which was caused by a bad surplus magazine.
My Polish Milled 1960 model, built out of Polish parts by someone Century subcontracted. It would have been nice had they included a sling swivel but I made do. Also a factory 6602 Chinese SKS. Both are accurate enough and drop dead reliable.
The 7.62X39's recoil is almost addictive, the AK has had at least 3,000 down the pipe without a hiccup.
The 7.62X39's recoil is almost addictive, the AK has had at least 3,000 down the pipe without a hiccup.
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SC_Mike
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I can bench rest this one and hit 4 inch square tiles at 100 yards with .20 cent/round Wolf or Tula ammo.
1985 Norinco Mak 90.
1985 Norinco Mak 90.
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I will add a few thoughts ...
The opinion that the SKS in significantly better than the Kalashnikov is wishful thinking, unless comparing the best SKS with the worst AK. No modern day rifle platform is more time-tested and reliable than the latter. While the SKS may be a solid rifle, it has been problematic with firing pin issues, and is not in any way as durable as the AK. An unconverted SKS will function fine with a stripper clip, but the AK is considerably more user friendly and effective.
Century is notorious for its subpar offerings. That is not Internet rumor nor urban legend. Canted barrels are a specialty of Century, and far too many Century projects are referred to as "monkey builds" for a reason.
Milled vs. stamped: Saiga has done quite well with its products, as has VEPR and a host of other companies producing stamped receivers. Milled receivers are a luxury to many, with stamped receivers being the prevailing norm in the AK market. Unless the entire rifle is a cheaply assembled piece of generic garbage, stamped receivers are as good as milled, and often more cost effective. Find someone who has compromised a stamped receiver through honest use ... he will probably be the first.
While we can agree to disagree, emphatically stating the SKS to be universally superior to the Kalashnikov is simply misguided partisanship, and not supported by fact.
The opinion that the SKS in significantly better than the Kalashnikov is wishful thinking, unless comparing the best SKS with the worst AK. No modern day rifle platform is more time-tested and reliable than the latter. While the SKS may be a solid rifle, it has been problematic with firing pin issues, and is not in any way as durable as the AK. An unconverted SKS will function fine with a stripper clip, but the AK is considerably more user friendly and effective.
Century is notorious for its subpar offerings. That is not Internet rumor nor urban legend. Canted barrels are a specialty of Century, and far too many Century projects are referred to as "monkey builds" for a reason.
Milled vs. stamped: Saiga has done quite well with its products, as has VEPR and a host of other companies producing stamped receivers. Milled receivers are a luxury to many, with stamped receivers being the prevailing norm in the AK market. Unless the entire rifle is a cheaply assembled piece of generic garbage, stamped receivers are as good as milled, and often more cost effective. Find someone who has compromised a stamped receiver through honest use ... he will probably be the first.
While we can agree to disagree, emphatically stating the SKS to be universally superior to the Kalashnikov is simply misguided partisanship, and not supported by fact.
I have three SKSs and three AKs and like them all. I think the SKS is
a very solid rifle and very strong. As to which is more durable, it would
require testing both to destruction side by side which no one is likely
to do. I'm not worried about it as I'm not likely to wear out any of
mine in my lifetime. Early stamped AKs might have had problems but
the stamped receiver in recent models has certainly been proven to
be plenty durable enough. I bought my Chinese Legend Series milled
AK back when they were imported before the ban. They were made in
response to the demand for them in the US and I doubt any AKs with
milled receivers have been made for the Chinese military for many
years. There's just something about milled steel that the US shooters
will always like.
a very solid rifle and very strong. As to which is more durable, it would
require testing both to destruction side by side which no one is likely
to do. I'm not worried about it as I'm not likely to wear out any of
mine in my lifetime. Early stamped AKs might have had problems but
the stamped receiver in recent models has certainly been proven to
be plenty durable enough. I bought my Chinese Legend Series milled
AK back when they were imported before the ban. They were made in
response to the demand for them in the US and I doubt any AKs with
milled receivers have been made for the Chinese military for many
years. There's just something about milled steel that the US shooters
will always like.
My Hungarian AMD 65 is VERY accurate. Not sure how that happened, and it is flawless and seemingly unstoppable. It sure won't win any prizes for beauty or fancy wood, but you won't want to be anywhere in eye-sight even with no optics!!!! I have the 1 piece 4" snake brake and Tapco trigger with the folding wire stock (very similar to the cased AMD 65 in the earlier posts).
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