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Re: AK
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 6:39 pm
by snayperskaya
Gazza wrote:How much is a polish or romanian AK these days?
http://www.rusmilitary.com/html/firearms_akm.htm
Currently no one brings in Polish AK's at the moment.....with the possible exception of a .22lr Beryl.Choices are a Saiga if you can find one (7.62x39 or .223/5.56, either fixed stock or more commonly a sidefolder), two Bulgarian variants (7.62x39 underfolding carbine or a 5.56 full length fixed stock) and two Romanian variants (fixed stock AKM or underfolding AKMS, both 7.62x39).
If one was brought in I would give my right arm for a 7.62x39 RPK version with Soviet laminated furniture.
Re: AK
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:58 am
by James84
Interesting info!
I would prefer a side folder but would be open to an underfolder however the idea of having to buy a rifle then buy a stock then fit it myself just doesn't float.
Re: AK
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 3:20 pm
by snayperskaya
James048 wrote:Interesting info!
I would prefer a side folder but would be open to an underfolder however the idea of having to buy a rifle then buy a stock then fit it myself just doesn't float.
The Romanian underfolding stock is, despite being angled downward slightly, perfectly useable but the cheekweld isn't the most comfortable (that said the Russian/Polish one isn't much better) so you wouldn't really have to change it.I only changed the one on the AKMS I had as I wanted to complete the Soviet look.From the comfort point of view a Saiga with a polymer sidefolder is a better bet.
Re: AK
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 4:10 pm
by James84
Ha, yeah I can imagine. I'll keep my eye out!
Re: AK
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:11 pm
by Gazza
So is there a big market for AK's in the UK?
Any problems getting them into the country?
Re: AK
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:19 pm
by snayperskaya
Gazza wrote:So is there a big market for AK's in the UK?
Any problems getting them into the country?
Romanian and Bulgarian are still coming in but new Saiga's are in very short supply due to JSC Kalashnikov Concern being on the sanctions list.
Bit of a niche market I think but there seems to be a bit of a following.On the ranges I shoot I wouldn't say they are as common as AR type rifles but there is a fair few about.Kalashnikov have started producing a civilian version of the 9mm Vityaz smg AK variant, if it wasn't for the sanctions we'd probably see a straight-pull version of it.