MAK 90 purchase, value, and advice

[627 city hunter]

I put a 100 hundred dollar deposit
today on a Norinco MAK 90 still in
box sealed and unfired.

500 rounds of ammo and
100 Russian hollow points.

2 ten round mags and
2 forty round mags.

Whats a fair price to offer?

All pre-ban from 93-94
and private seller.
Supposedly, mint.

I can get it all for
$700.00 cash with
original receipts.

unfired...

The more research I do
the more I am impressed
with this platform.

 

[681ismyfavorite]

take it. the mak90s have milled rcvrs so after market suff is scarce and more pricey...

 

[627 city hunter]

Right trade it for a Sig 551-A1
by selling it on GB and buying
the Sig on GB?

 

[k22fan]

Right trade it for a Sig 551-A1
by selling it on GB and buying
the Sig on GB?

Now I’m not sure if you intend your OP to be taken seriously.

Norinco primarily or maybe exclusively used the MAK 90 name for AKs that were modified to be importable after Papa Bush used the sporting purposes clause of the 1968 Gun Control Act to ban importation of “assault rifles.” The 1994 assault weapon ban continued to allow SKSs and MAK 90s into the country. MAK 90s had wood thumb hole stocks. The vast majority of MAK 90s had sheet metal receivers. I don’t recall for sure if Norinco’s similar milled receiver rifles were named MAK 90 or something else, but when chambered for .233 and made of sheet metal they were BWK 92s. I have no idea what any simi-auto rifles sell for currently, but in 1993 sheet metal MAK 90s and BWK 92s with 5 round magazines were in the Shotgun News for $149. Through the 10 year ban sheet metal MAK 90s were fetching about $450 with a few banana magazines.

If your OP was to be taken seriously I hope this helps.

BTW, how is it you are not committed to the purchase even though you put money down?

 

[Sebago Son]

I think you'll find that Maks are a stamped reciever gun. The milled gun you may be thinking of is the Bulgarian Arsenal SA-95 series or perhaps the earlier Polytec Legend....

 

[627 city hunter]

Yes, the post is serious.

The seller is a friend and manager at work.

So a fair price yes?

Plan to trade for a 551-A1?

I am pretty sure its a stamped receiver.
MAK 90 are 1.5mm thick
Most AK's are 1.mm receivers

Supposedly with a chrome lined and
heavy barrel than most AKs too.

 

[StatesRightist]

I owned a MAC 90 for awhile. It was more accurate and better made than most of it's thrown together competition. It's definitely a step up, but the tacticool crowd prefers synthetic furniture, where I'm from anyway. The guns was worth $450-$600, before the latest propaganda campaign started. Knowing the gun and it's true value, even with current conditions, I'd say I would not expect to net more than about $800 for it on GB, but that's just my opinion. There's a sucker born every minute.

 

[Arik]

MAK90s came in 1.5 stamped receivers and milled. Stamped is more common. At the moment you can convert them to original AK config using enough 922r parts.

$700 was a slightly high price for 6 months ago. Today its a very good price.

I have one and it's a great shooting, accurate rifle

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[Mike7.62]

627 City,
Since a Romanian WASR-10 is running anywhere from $450-700 depending upon where you choose to get gouged, $700 for the weapon, ammo and mags isn't a bad deal, but not the best deal. The MAK-90 is a better finished and assembled weapon than the WASR, and other than the thumbhole stock, which can be changed or modified for a normal AK pistol grip stock IIRC, I'd buy the MAK-90 if you want an AK style carbine. Given the recent run up in pricing for all things semi auto, it's not a bad price for the package.

 

[JcMack]

MAK90s came in 1.5 stamped receivers and milled. Stamped is more common. At the moment you can convert them to original AK config using enough 922r parts.

That's important given today's atmosphere. Are parts available? I haven't looked into it in 10yrs.

 

[Arik]

That's important given today's atmosphere. Are parts available? I haven't looked into it in 10yrs.

Yes. Ironwood makes MAK90 specific grips, stocks and hand guards. ( 1 count each. Total 3 parts 922) Tapco and Red star make single and double hook fire control groups (trigger sear disconector. 3 parts). Tapco also makes a piston. There are also US made mags (body floorplate follower 3parts) or you buy just the follower and floor plate if you want to keep the surplus mag. That will count as 2 parts. Also available US made flash hiders/ muzzle device.

I normally try not to change my mags or even buy US made ones. I tend to buy mags from countries that actually fielded the AKs. Any used crusty and rusty surplus mag will outlast a nice new US made one.

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[bishopm14]

I believe the MAKs with stamped receivers were also in two configurations, slant cut or straight on the rear of the receiver. You should hope it's a straight back, as that's the standard AK style and the furniture choices for a slant back are not as varied.

 

[681ismyfavorite]

dag gone, my mak90 norinco is milled and its tough find stocks and stuff so i can ditch the thumbhole dragonov wood stock...

 

[Arik]

dag gone, my mak90 norinco is milled and its tough find stocks and stuff so i can ditch the thumbhole dragonov wood stock...

Ironwood.

They have Norinco specific for milled and stamped

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