Let's talk AKs people

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I’m inclined to agree and for that price I might just save up for a VEPR.

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I have a Saiga and they are easily converted back into a AK47 pretty easy, mag modification is very easy so they will use any AK mag. Palmetto State Armory build a pretty good AK for $500…they generally have them on sale with Magpul Folding stock and handguards…scope rail is also already attached…

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VEPRs and WASRs tend to be the “standard”. I think Arsenal really is the best option, considering all the different choices available from the company. I’ve heard good things about the the Polish Beryl as well.

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You can buy the Polish Beryl here in the states? I thought yhat was unobtanium. I hope an AK12 variant hits the U.S. market soon.

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I havent looked to buy myself, but I know MrGunsAndGear was able to pick one up.

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I recently bought a WASR-3 ( a Romanian AK chambered in 5.56X45mm from the CUGIR factory) and found it well out of headspace… by a good 4mm. Now I have the choice to rebarrel it. the two choices are 5.45x39mm or another 5.56x45mm barrel. Pros vs Cons?

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@phill92
Are you sure that you have a field gauge+ 4mm! If so that is huge!
Please for the love put a 5.45x39 barrel on it as long is a AK74 mag can be easily installed.
I’m not 100 % sure, but you may want to track down a 5.45 bolt. 223 base is .372”, 5.45 is .390” I don’t know if you have the room on your current bolt or just want to hit it with a end mill quick.
Pros:
1: cheaper ammo that is all over the internet ~.25 a piece.
2: the projectile is much longer than standard 55 gr .223.
3: the design of the cartridge is better “due to the tapered case”.
4: cheaper magazines.
Cons:
1: you will have to change a few things around for the conversion.
2: Russian ammo shooters will run into haters at the range.

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Did anything ever come of this rifle ?

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Not around here, AKs get as much love as AR15s. They seem to get more “cool” points among non-gun people or less serious gun people. I think that smaller ruskie round would be much more cool of a project and im an AR15 fan boy.

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You’d probably love the 5.45

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Giantspeed

I sent the rifle into a local shop. He agreed I needed to rebarrel. Now I’m just playing the waiting game

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Did you stay with 5.56? It go 5.45?

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I stayed 5.56 due to logistical reasons. If I buy bulk 5.56, I can feed both my AR, my WASR, and my brother’s AR. Otherwise I would have gone 5.45x39

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Sound choice
The conversion to 5.45. Am be a pain in the ass

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I know I do!

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The only one I have left a simple rear saiga conversion
It still looks like this I have never got around to doing anything to it

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The 5.45 mags look real similar to Arsenals 106 (5.56) AK mags, is it possible to modify the 5.45 mags to be used in the 106?

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It’s been done
You can changer the follower to a 5.56 and you most likely have to modify the feed lips on the mag

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I just want to know why that gun isn’t wearing a seatbelt!!!

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Someone left them here when they went in a skate trip

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