Rob Kay has published his entire book on how to buy an AK. Good stuff in here.
http://howtobuyanak47.com/
http://howtobuyanak47.com/
How to Buy an AK
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DoglegArms
Silencer Dealer of 2015, 2016, 2017
I need this. AKs are pretty intimidating when buying if you know nothing like me.
What do you need to know?
Don't buy an 'all US made' AK, despite what internet experts tell you. If you do, you will be giving up durability, reliability or functionality.
That Century milled receiver AK isn't milled, its investment cast and it won't accept a bayonet or cleaning rod. ATI 'milled' aks drop the mags when charging or firing. PSA aks have trunion locking lugs that break. IO guns' guts are completely investment cast, even the bolt carrier.
Buy an AK that is built in a country that historically made them. Even Romania is turning out nice guns at the moment.
Don't buy an 'all US made' AK, despite what internet experts tell you. If you do, you will be giving up durability, reliability or functionality.
That Century milled receiver AK isn't milled, its investment cast and it won't accept a bayonet or cleaning rod. ATI 'milled' aks drop the mags when charging or firing. PSA aks have trunion locking lugs that break. IO guns' guts are completely investment cast, even the bolt carrier.
Buy an AK that is built in a country that historically made them. Even Romania is turning out nice guns at the moment.
IO is shit. Century made RAS47 is shit. The C39V2 is not. It's a solid gun. AKs are made cheap. Even Russian AK's needed patching at some point that "upgrade kits" were sold for them to make them run properly. Yugo's aren't all 100%. When it comes to AK's it's a hit or miss on each gun. IO, and Century tend to screw things up a tad bit more. But lots of WW, DDI, and Krebs runs flawlessly. The AK's that we get here, even from Combloc countries are still leftover guns made specifically for US market. We're not getting the best examples regardless.