/akg/ AK General

>AK Buyer's Guide

http://pastebin.com/YdEkhdva

First for find me a poorfag (sub $200) Soviet style optic for my slightly canted WASR so I can hit things thx.

>>33974745
>having the muzzle scrape the ground
furniture or not, thats just poor execution

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>>33974710
playing around with Gimp to improve white balance and file sizes

>>33974773
There's muzzle nuts on them
>Or welded on chair casters, I can't quite tell.

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>>33974745

>maybe it's time to start buying 5.45 mags again
>watched someone review an AUG last week
>now I want an AUG (again)

Life is suffering.

>>33974836
gross desu

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>>33974836
Is this yours?

>>33974854
i get the aug bug from time to time. it passes.

>>33974836
If it's yours, how much did you pay for the furniture set? I wanted one, but couldn't justify the price when it popped up on the files.

>>33974836
AK-74M3 furniture?

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>>33974836
i want that stock but i think that hinge is going to bump my nose

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>>33974899
Lies

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>>33975090

Why would you do this to me?

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Any instagram posters here?

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I really need to stop buying stuff from Rogersnative, he always comes up with stuff I want for fair prices. I don't even want to imagine the total he's gotten from me over the past couple years

>>33975090
>>33974854
I want one so bad

>>33974899
No it doesn't, it's been years and it still doesn't, it only gets slightly dormant then it rears its head again even stronger

>>33975197
Me, but I'm not gonna link my personal IG on a Burmese rice harvesting forum.

>>33975197
>>33975138
>>33975090

Where the fuck can I find beautiful wood handguards like these!?!?!?!? Everything I find is either unfinished or beat up as shit.

>>33975372
this one
>>33975197
I bought them from Ironwood Designs in California and shellec'd them

>>33975298
post some content then breh

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>>33975197
I do

>>33975064
the stock extends longer, because with CERN and every major power including Russia fusing nephilim (giant) DNA tests in their military programs, people of bigger stature need longer stocks

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>>33975138
I enjoy seeing your pain.

>>33975197
Yes

>>33975249
Do ettt

>>33975372
I actually refinished mine. (After fucking up the original trying to fix a spot)

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>>33975372
BFPU sets look better than brand new sets IMO (not completely fucked, but some wear), but worst case scenario you can buy a set and refinish them yourself. It's p. easy to refinish stuff.

AK's look weird brand new to me. Wood ones at least. Plum ones look great new.

>>33975249

>it only gets slightly dormant then it rears its head again even stronger

Basically this for over a decade now.

>>33975372

I ordered mine as NOS from rusmilitary. Took a while to get here and it cost me a debit card because I later found out that their method of processing is obviously compromised, but it was worth it.

>>33975421

>I enjoy seeing your pain.

You're a fucking enabler, that's what you are.

>>33975372
Oleg at AKStuff has some nice repro sets, but I haven't heard too much about them or the company that makes them.
Worth a look-see

http://akstuff.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=63

>>33974854
>>33974899
>>33975090
>>33975249
>>33975421
>>33975576
AUG is the only non-AR 5.56 rifle that I want.
I love how AK enthusiasts have similar tastes in non-ak guns as well.

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>>33975767
/akg/ has good taste for the most part

I want an A3 eventually

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>>33975576
I'm sorry, spending money is bad...

>>33975767
>>33975797
AKG does have pretty good taste

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>>33975372
You gotta buy actual mil surplus wood. Most of it will have shellac of some sort on it. Eventually you'll hit an autism level where you can ID different countries of origin for each wood furniture set too.

>>33975389
I posted my Maadi last thread, wasn't gonna post it again, but ok.

>>33975767
I like the AUG A3 a lot, but if I had to pick a non-AR 5.56er I'd be looking at an FNC or a Daewoo.

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>>33975941
I want an FNC as well but that fuckin price tag

(you)s would probably be worth it when I tacticool the shit out of it tho

>>33975883
/akg/ meetup when?

>>33975941
FNC is on my list as well.
>>33975954
To bad everyone is in different states

>>33975954
There's a surgeon in my TeamSpeak server who bought an FNC on a whim. I'm trying to encourage him to buy the AK5C parts on RTG and convert it but I'm not making any headway.

Also, CZ Bren 2 would be pretty cool.

>>33975941
>I'd be looking at an FNC or a Daewoo.
Same. Also a galil.

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>>33975988
im fairly certain ill be getting the bren 2. i like the 805 but the added features of the 2 is great.

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>>33975985
We can make it work. Somehow

>>33975988
AK5C isn't worth it unless he's gonna go full autism and spend years getting the other parts that aren't on RTG
Pic related is a good start

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>>33975999
If you get a woo, buy the maxii not the dr-200.

>>33976070
Who's gonna be the new daewooguy?
Who's gonna be FNCguy?
Who's gonna be Galilguy?

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>>33976111
All of us anon... One day

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>>33975954
>/akg/ meetup when?
I wish, you and I are literally on exact opposite ends of the country tho. I wish I had real life shooting friends who were /akg/ tier but I don't and I will shoot alone for the rest of my life because tfw no friends who have firearm autism

>>33976141
I know that feel
I shoot with my fellow veterans, all of them have ARs and such.
I show up to shoot with AKs, PTR-91, and CZ-75.

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>>33976141
>tfw literally no friends own guns
>they enjoy shooting mine but won't buy any
Can't really blame them I guess, they live in Maryland and I didn't like dancing around their laws when I lived there either.

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>>33976169
pistolgripanon?

>>33976141
Come to FL and join us for the next time we go to 2gun

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>>33976218
>pistolgripanon?
No?

>>33976266
shid. I was hoping he was on. Shoulda known when you said PTR tho

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Newest addition to the arsenal

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>>33975197
Yas

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Bump

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>>33976844
Slow night in the "office"?

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>>33976865
Yeppp

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>>33976844
I wanted one of those but that is a serious case of "literally the same thing but 10x more"

You ever find anything out about the AK9 gas system? I remember you found a pic on AKOU that showed something under the handguards

Aside from aesthetics is there any difference structurally between flat walled recievers and dimpled ones?

Mind to suggest on how to get into collecting AK paraphernalia and general soviet things as a whole. What makes mags rare as well as rifles/kits. I've lurked since like /akg/ Number 30 but have been too ashamed to post mine.

>InterOrdinance AK

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>>33976886
>find expensive thing
>buy it

Do plum 7.62 mags exist outside of fairytales?

fuck
should have gotten a 5.45 gun

>>33976906
((10)) made some but they run ~100 secondhand now. They're also not real plum, basically just ritdyed ((10)) waffles

>>33976906
Plum Bulgarian ((10)) waffles exist but are $120-$150 each when they come up for sale. Russian plum waffles exist but you'll never see one.

>>33974764
There was a guy selling a pso2 for 190 in the BST thread a couple days ago, check for his email in the archives.

>>33976910
>>33976894
>>33976910
>>33976913

wait. Why the fuck are these mags expensive, what quality makes them rare?

>>33976923
Not made anymore

>>33976886
Start reading sources of information about what you're looking at.
You want rare mags?
How rare, and how much are you willing to spend?
Since you have an IO, I'll assume poorfag.

Look into something like 40 round Molot steelies.
Not super rare, but less than common.
Circle 10 has some for less than $30, and I've seen them go for $70+ on the Files.

https://www.circle10ak.com/product/russian-40-round-ak47-magazine-7-62x39mm/
>>33976910
>They're also not real plum, basically just ritdyed ((10)) waffles
You know how I know you've never laid hands on a ((10)) plum?
>They're not even close to "ritdyed"

>>33976923

Quality doesn't, quantity does.

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>>33976876
Yeah lol you'll just have to settle for one with a star.

No still haven't seen one with the gas tube off.

>>33976885
I think the rounded dimples on the inside help guide the mag in more then some welded in plates.

>>33976886
Find a time or aesthetic you really like and find things that match.

>>33976886
>InterOrdinance AK
>>33976926

How bad is IO really? I live in florida and I recently became aware that I live less than 5 miles from the IO factory. I'd like to own a local gun but everyone tells me they are utter shit. Is this really true?

>>33976921
That guy had an LPS Tip2. They're like the Yugo AK of PSOs

>>33976936
rip
9x39 never since I'll never actually have the resources to go to Ukraine and fight for Novorussia

>>33976925
Until K-var "finds" a crate of them in one of their next releases.
>Fucking assholes just had to fuck Chief Thunder over.

>>33976940
>Is this really true?
Absolutely.
Unless you hate having all your fingers and your face intact.
They are legitimately dangerous, and the owner doesn't give a shit that they are and has said so.

>>33976940
>be at FFL
>there's an IO box in the back
>it says "safety 1st" on it
we both laughed.

>>33976980
>>33976988
That is unfortunate.

Someone just threw three Maadi crutches on Files for $150 shipped each.

I'm set on keeping my fixed stock but if that's your thing I'd jump on that shit post haste.

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>>33976988
I think the QC checked sticker is funnier.

>>33977021
Are they hard to find or something?

>>33976417
What breed?

>>33977059
Looks like a cat to me.

>>33977081
joke would have been funnier if you gave a latin name

Felis Catus Effigia

>>33977021
They've been sitting on there for 10 months, they are overpriced.

>>33977059
haha, hahaha, hahahahahahaha
It's a giraffe

IO Ak guy

I've shot about 200 rounds through it and never had a malfunction and I'm typing with both hands. Not saying its glorious but it scratches the itch.

>>33976926
Thanks for the info.

Been saving for a 74 parts kit. Was hoping to outfit it properly with mags and such.

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>>33977203
>200 rounds
So youve emptied 7 magazines and you think you're good to go? LOL. That gun is going to hurt you eventually.

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>>33977207
>74 parts kit
Not my area, and those are 7.62x39 mags.
But you should be able to turn up some decently priced 74 mags if you hunt around.
Fortunately or unfortunately, there aren't near as many varieties of 74 mags.

The rarer ones are very pricey though, so if you get into that realm, I hope you like ramen.
>But for the most part, you can usually find good mags for reasonable prices (ie, plum 30s and bakelite 45s)

>>33977234
Ammo isn't free Anon, I know the hobby can be rich blooded but its all that satiates the need and holds back feels I'm not willing to deal with.

does anyone know if the new wasrs still have the loose mag issue or did they fix it along with the canted sights problem?

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I hope airshit was sacrificed to make that furniture

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First package was handed over to customs and released from customs in the same day

>>33978015
What package?

>>33978071
It's RPK furniture. Not mags

>>33978111
Weird, i got about a dozen of ak wood sets stopped recently.
Who the fuck would confiscate wood?

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Local shop has an NHM-91 for $700 out the door, I'm having a hard time deciding but I think I'm gonna pass.

>>33978126
Mine is plastic. Might have to do with the volume of your purchase.

>>33978152
That's actually a very good price for a Norinco AK

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>>33978222
It's a decent price, I bought my NHM-90 from a guy that works there. The 91 looks like it was fired very little, still has the mag rivet.

I've got an M72 and an AES-10B, just don't think I want a Chicom.

>>33974764
I got a kobra sight for a couple of weeks ago for 130. The shit is out there for the right price you just have to look past the Jews.

>>33978153
Just 12 wood sets and a few slings.

>>33978153
Low volume is probably the way to go for a while.

>>33978270
Did it have a nhm91 proprietary bolt and hammer ?

>>33978375

I think so, there was a divot in the top of the hammer, had not seen anything like it until I did a little research.

>>33978306
That's a large package though (for you)

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Hey /akg/ what can you tell me about this Saiga Izhmash manufacturerd Ak in 7.62x39?
I work in a pawnshop and we're just putting it up for sale for $750.
I really don't know much about AKs
so I'm just trying to get info on the rifle.

>>33976923
Prototypes, hard to find items, collector game.

>>33976954
Let's be honest Chief fucked himself over with lots of NFA rifles and a fucking anti-aircraft gun.

>>33977267
He isn't talking about the expense of ammo, he is talking about the shit-tier sub quality AK you bought. A few hundred rounds means nothing to a rifle. Google I.O. if you still feel good about owning it then what ever is to come is all you my friend.

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>>33978422
Definitely a proprietary one. Id pass on that even for 700$

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Is this a virgin bulgarian krinkov barrel, or a kvar cut down? A little hard to tell but this is the best pic I have. This barrel comes with an 86 kit.

>>33978611
Going to need a less blury pic.

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>>33978611
Your picture is shit m8. Tell him to take a better one

Here's a real bulgy krink barrel

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>>33978640
And a Kvar cut down barrel, and also a Kvar bulgy 74 barrel

>>33978534
ughhh convert that thing already

>>33978661
convert it to what? an ar?

>>33978767
To a god damn heterosexual sexual AK

>>33978534
SPORTER
P
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>KEKED BY OBAMA

>>33978661
to what its supposed to look like m8

>>33978800
>to what its supposed to look like m8
nigga oh no

>>33978534
750 is current market value it seems. Price it a bit lower if you wanna make a quicker sale. Without that ugly pistol grip/buttstock combo, it is a sporterized russian manufacted ak.

On the other hand, you could pay a decent gunsmith to convert the rear end and sell it for a bit more.

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>>33978767
>>33978800
above is converted
below is unconverted

>>33978538
Thunder chief was before i got into the AK game. Sounds interesting. Where can i learn more about him and what he did?

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>>33978534
no dimples no top dollar

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>>33978838
u wot m8

>>33978838
Depends

>>33978797
>>33978825
>>33978823
>>33978838
Thanks for the info guys.

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Looking for an nice AKM wood set. Anyone got anything to sell?

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I'm curious as to what /akg/ thinks about extended charging handles? I put this one on a couple days ago and it's pretty ugly. Still, it's comfortable and not too big.

>>33979116
Only on the Vityaz

>>33979116
You need a better ak mate.

>>33979143
I know, it was my first purchase and I regret it a bit. Looking at getting an Arsenal or Vepr eventually.

>>33979162
Why not just get a psaak at the price point of the ras47 at least the trunnions aren't cast

>>33979186
I was originally going to go with an N-PAP but I was iffy on getting a yugo rifle. I went around a bunch of local shops and found the ras for $550 and bought it on impulse. I've thought about dumping it on someone for the same price and putting the money toward something better

>>33979212
Yea dumping it is probably the best idea

i read online that the wasr has more felt recoil than the arsenal or other aks. is this true? could it be attributed to the slant brake vs the ak74 style brake on some aks?

>>33979332
Lol no

>>33979332
The Wasr is lighter weight and does not have a muzzle brake like an Arsenal

>>33979332
Due to Gypsy spells that the Romanians put on their gun to give the bullet more power

>>33979347
>>33979507
>>33979538
for real tho some people were saying that it has a larger gas port or whatever that increases recoil and that the slant brake isnt as good

>>33979562
It recoils like an AK.

>>33979562
You won't notice when your choppin a mahfucka fo real

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I bought one of them SGL21s why they got to be so much pay now

>>33979667
bc theyre not imported anymore

>>33979683
They important to me

>>33979699
Fucking kek

>>33978538
Stop acting like you were in the AK game at that time.

>>33978828
Chief Thunder info:
http://www.theakforum.net/forums/14-general-discussion/7393-so-what-whole-story-what-happend-chief-thunder.html

http://www.theakforum.net/forums/14-general-discussion/25185-chief-thunder-back.html

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/160379_chief_thunder_needs_YOUR_help___keep_him_out_of_prison_____free_mags_.html

>>33979930
Never said I was faggot. Thanks for assuming and making an ass of your self. Informing people about a legend is not the same as professing I was around during his time.

Are the new production wasrs as good as arsenal?

>>33980005
A legend. You mean a criminal like you Vince.

>>33979699
I see what you did there
>>33980125
WASR is best AK on market
WASR is love, WASR is life

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>>33980160
Awwwww are you upset?

>>33978278
where should I begin looking?

>>33974764
is your wasr new production or old? i want to buy one but im scared of the canted sights and loose mag problems

>>33980769
Find a retailer with a good return policy like Atlantic, or go look at some in person at cuckbelas

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>>33981642
The barrel from my prospective kit is from a bulgarian kit that the seller's friend parted out. So although the pics are shit, he's got the benefit of the doubt until I see it in person.

Who is the go-to guy for autistic krinkov builds?

>>33981716
Anybody really, get the 74uLLC receiver and all you have to make sure from there is that the builder presses the rivets right (some round head, some flat) and doesn't mess with the original paint wherever possible.

If it really is from a Bulgarian kit then it's real. Either that or somebody is lying. Those barrels go for like $700+ loose. Did I mention, fuck you?

>>33981779
Thanks, I'll have my local go-to guy build it then. I've never believed the 74ullc hype, but I don't want to regret my reciever choice. The fact I am overthinking it already says I probably will.

He says he paid 700 for the barrel, which is why he doesn't want to seperate it from the kit. I'll bring my kvar cut barrel to compare before cash leaves my pocket, just in case.
Fuck you too.

>>33981901
You've had work done from him before? Just make sure he knows how to press the rivets well, and specify which ones need to be flat headed. And make sure he doesn't do anything like sandblast the completed build and repaint the whole thing. The serial numbers on the safety and dust cover are just scratched on. They would be gone forever if they were sandblasted or painted over.

Reasons why you should buy the hype:
>oval shaped depression where safety goes
>small circular depression (or lack thereof) on left side where safety sticks through
>receiver rails, do they roll down
>shape of ejector and reinforcement rib/lack of
>spot weld count and location
>shape of trigger axis pin bumps/lack of
>shape of dimples
>magwell pattern
>pg reinforcement plate/lack of
>shape and placement of selector notches
>selector markings that actually look stamped instead of engraved (not sure but they may just be etched, which is a close second best)
>shape of Y/I stamps
Every imaginable detail is accounted for and painstakingly replicated

>>33982162
He did a great job on my 11,xxx serial STG58. I'm having him deban the fsb and gb on my maadi friday with egyptian parts, so I will consider that his test run on how well he can save the paint/ not fuck up on the maadi. I'll go from there.

I will do some research and compile a list of particulars for him with pictures, just in case.

Thanks for making the case for the reciever. I'll be sure to put you down as a reference so you get your cut. What is it now, 20%?

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>>33982271
>11,xxx serial STG58
PICS
125433 here

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>>33982309
Resizing my other pic.

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>>33982389
>all that matching park
Holy shit I'm so fucking wet rn

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>>33982389
>type 1 lower
>type 3 receiver

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>>33982389

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>>33982405
>giving a fuck
Na m8

>>33982605
That's fuckin nice

>>33982405
ATF fucked uppers though, gotta take what you can get

>when you buy the same expensive part twice
>to get the variant you need to have
that's autism

>>33982389
Dang nice man, is the rest of the kit matching? Mine is in the early 156,000s but my bolt and carrier are unnumbered Steyr production

It's all still in its original unfinished state and it rusts super easy, I have to oil it like once a week or else it starts to rust, super annoying but I don't want to refinish it

>>33982628
>gotta take what you can get
This, this is how mine is too and I'm glad I don't have FAL autism like AK autism or else it'd bug me really bad

>>33982883
FAL autism is hard to do because of the lack of parts and avenues to get them. I've got some decent autism in it anyways searching down Belgian parts and hopefully hiduminium later on, but goddamn I WISH it was as easy as just importing shit from Russia or having a receiver custom made

my friends has a saiga from the 90's and the side scope rail is longer than an akm one does that sound right? and found a cheap rs ripoff that looks like a Yugo size will that work for it?

What is best muzzle device?

>>33983237
Muzzle nut looks pretty cool in Syria footage dropping some guy at 20 yards

>>33982883
Thank you. The barrel is in the 20xxx range, but all the other parts match the lower.

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>>33975420
to add to this research, why else would the Russians design a reticle like this (look how far the mountains are), unless they were planning to rangefind nephilim

>>33983711
>>33975420
this is a rare occurrence where I want somebody to use a trip badly.

you are a crazy person

>>33983711
>look how far the mountains are
How? I have no frame of reference.

>>33983711
>>33975420
Hmmm

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>>33978270
What was the price on that? I want a chicom underfolder some day.

>>33976417
Aww lil muffin

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Henlo friends
Anyone know what optic this is? Thanks friends. Much appreciated. Love you.

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>>33983711
new trend with stocks makes sense considering the overall covert direction being taken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr-eC7sxtNQ

>>33984086
primary arms red dot?

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>>33975197

yep

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>>33983237
T W O H O L E S is best :^^^^^^^^^)

>tfw not enough fingers for brakes anymore

>>33984144
looks like it.

>>33984089
Hmmm
You have a point...

>>33983078
Weird get it picture, I'm not aware of a different factory rail

>>33984308
Ivan coulda got drunk and threw an SVD rail on there

Anyone know if the new wasrs have welded on muzzle brakes?

>>33984591
What?
Why would they?
Maybe if its a cuck state

>>33984623
idk some of the older ones have welded on muzzle nuts and brakes for some reason. not sure if the new ones do or not

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdP36acYf0s

i live in mississippi but i'll be buying one online

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So are the chinese RS Regulate copies any good? Im assuming they are trash but I just wanted to know if anyone had any experience with them.
>pic related

>>33984668
That was probably for the ban. No need for that anymore.

>>33984591
Some still do.
They're usually labeled as such though.
If not labeled either way, the model with the welded muzzle and no bayonet lug is RI1826-N

The one you'll want to seek out is RI1805-N
It's the one that has the slant brake and bayonet lug.

>>33984670
> you saw that on the files too
Rs owner got all butt-hurt about it on there. So they are prob gtg. Amazon has one on it.
https://www.amazon.com/Fireclub-Full-Length-Flashlight-Modular-zastava/dp/B01L6TYQN0/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=26N678ACATRAVG8T8ZPK

look at the reviews prob answer your questions.
Im going to buy one and see fuck it.

>>33985072
>that Zenitco knockoff they make too
Damn they steal everybody's shit.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0177PW0ZI/ref=s9_dcacsd_dcoop_bw_c_x_1_w

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>>33985072
I did see it on the files and the butthurt was pretty funny "Im gonna tell the mods on you!!". Gonna buy one because fuck it, Amazon has a decent return policy.

>>33985180
Are 1988 AK74s special or something? I've been seeing a lot about them lately. Why so much talk about them but not other years?

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>>33985180
Fuck, I just remembered that my '83 kit has scratched in partial serials on removable items (gas tube retainer, selector, dust cover).

When builders refinish the gun, they usually remove those, right?

...right?

>>33985336
They're the single most commonly available year for Russian ex-military AK-74 kits right now. 1983 kits are significantly less common but would be considered the second most common Russian '74 kit.

>>33985355
Lol no.

>>33985410
Oh, I was considering one but if they're common I don't want one.

On the topic of 1988 AK-74s, why are there so many unissued kits of them? Why did the Soviets make so many just to never issue them?

When they adopted the AK-74M, what did they do with all of their previous AK-74s and AKS-74s? Put them into storage and eventually sell them as surplus/parts? That would explain unissued 1988 kits.

>>33985671
>Why did the Soviets make so many just to never issue them?
In case of world war 3

>>33985570
I meant remove the parts from the barreled receiver before refinishing. I can't imagine why they'd keep removable parts on the gun when they finish it, but now I'm paranoid about it again.

>>33985798
What's that green mag in the background?
Looks like a glass filled green, next to a flecky plum.

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>>33985815
907 KALASH Guy is in Russia and got to handle bunch of neat shit

>>33985845
Where? Some AK museum, collectors place something ?

>>33985845
>>33985853
Fug.
Must be nice, although I'd find it extremely difficult not to klepto something.

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>>33985855
Think just a collector

>>33985907
45° gasblocks look so much meaner.

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>>33974745
Yugo M70AB2T

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>>33985907
>tfw will never be the envy of /akg/ with a bunch of rare slavshit
why live

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>>33985962
Try harder, it's really not that hard to get ahold of neat pieces.

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>>33985960
Order a set of balkan war furniture and throw that polymer set in a parts box.

https://www.apexgunparts.com/balkan-wars-handguard-set-yugoslavian-pending-c.html

>And get some dummy grenades if you want to have some fun

>>33985997
Money though. I can't dump all my money into rare AK shit unfortunately. One day soon

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>>33986030
Doesn't need to be expensive

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>>33986108
>Doesn't need to be expensive
But all the good shit is expensive Zesty

>>33986117
No it isn't.

You could have a Vityaz for $1500 easily

>>33986147
>ALL THE GOOD SHIT IS EXPENSIVE

Why are there still people that shill for this shit?
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/05/01/review-century-c39v2-u-s-manufactured-milled-receiver-ak/

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>>33986154
That's why you buy things a bit at a time. Spreads the cost out, so you don't get hurt too bad all at once.

>over $2200 deep in my '83 AKS-74N project
>plus like $600 worth of magazines
>considering whether or not to drop another $500 on a 1PN58 right now or to wait
>mfw I spared no expense

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>>33984670
I've got one. Needed some decent filing to fit my WASR. And even then I had to slightly file the rail on the rifle. Will not fit my SLR 104. The clasp won't close flush when clamped down.

But it held zero just fine at 25 yards.

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>>33984670
Here's a pic of the filing I had to do.

>>33986194
>>considering whether or not to drop another $500 on a 1PN58 right now or to wait
Was looking at that thing too. Don't think I can afford tho

I'm probably gonna get a sling setup and a SF3P FAL before any more AK stuff desu, 100 on pads was enough to satisfy my Ukieslut for now

>>33984670
Actually, let me add a bit to that. The model I bought was from eBay. Listed under the brand Azura Dynamics or some shit like that.

>>33986263
I've been seeing a number of 1PN58s pop up in the $500-600 range lately. That's the main reason I'm currently holding off; there's a chance they could go down a bit.

That, and I'd like to actually have the gun back from the builder before I go to town and top it off.

>>33986317
There's always 34s at half the price too. How long till it's estimated to be back?

>>33986328
I know there's 34s, but the 58 is going to be a lot more durable. If memory serves it uses an LED for illumination instead of a standard bulb, and it's significantly lighter and crisper too. If I'm going to throw $500+ away on obscure Soviet night vision optics, I want them to work.

As for the wait, Meridian told me another month last week. I want to strangle whoever sent him a bunch of fucking Yugos in late September/early October last year, because apparently those kits are very issue-prone and are part of what's making this take so long.

>>33986344
>a bunch of yugos
Kek

And the 34s are basically gen1 while 58s are gen2 AFAIK, which would explain the major differences. Could be wrong and it's gen 0 and gen 1 tho. Don't remember which

>>33986355
Yeah, 1PN34 is Soviet Gen 1, 1PN58 is Soviet Gen 2. 1PN51 is also Soviet Gen 2, but it wouldn't be period correct since it hit in the late '80s I think.

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>it's a "I don't know anything about AK's and I'm an old guy so I can sexually harass this poor booth girl relentlessly" episode
https://youtu.be/sL9rXUGYmCM
I was physically uncomfortable. Her reactions really made it clear, you'd have to be fucking autistic not to realize.

>>33986550
And the comments are almost worse. JFC

>>33986550
I saw her when I was there.
PSA had the best booth babes, obviously not gun girls though.

>>33986571
Do guys really hit on them?

>>33986582
That's why they're there.
What do you think booth babes are for? You can tell when a booth worker doesnt know anything cause they'll just read off gun specs to you.
I barely talked to them as I grabbed free shit off their table and fondled their new folding AK.
Shouldve gotten a picture with her and copped a feel cause I know I couldve akshully pull it off.

>>33986599
>and fondled their new folding AK.
What? The fagpul one?

>>33986613
No, theyre making a triangle folder

>>33986258
>>33986261
>>33986274
Thanks for the info anon!

>>33986628
Oh. Are you sure you're not thinking DDI?

>>33986650
Well PSA owns DDI now. And it was at PSA booth. Even if it is made by DDI, it's being marketed by PSA.

>>33986668
Not quite. PSA is owned by the same guys as DDI, sorta.

>>33986693
You have that backwards.
DDI is owned by PSA.

>>33986724
It's not backwards. Backwards would be DDI owning PSA, which isn't the case, neither is PSA owning DDI. The same group that now owns DDI has a stake in PSA.

>>33986732
Ah, I gotcha.
It was worded oddly.

>>33986693
>>33986724
>>33986732
Fucking whatever. PSA had a folding triangle at their booth. I fondled it and eyefucked the booth babes.
Also reminded myself that I need to sell my gen 1 PSAK before I buy another AK

>>33986747
You should, instead, shoot it until failure allah an endless magdump. Just make sure to wear proper PPE. Make sure to record the whole affair. Might be fun

>>33986747
Awfully defensive, huh?

>>33986744
No it wasn't
>PSA is owned by the same guys as (own) DDI

Was 4chan broken for anyone else for a couple hours?

Are ribbed Bulgarian triangle folders rare or desirable or something? I've been seeing an awful lot of talk about them lately.

>>33987141
They uncommon compared to russian.

Is this a good rifle to buy?

http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/component/virtuemart/shipping-rifles/ddi-ak47-milled-detail.html?Itemid=0

Also, how much does it generally cost to gold plate one? Because reasons

>>33987208
Nick pls go

>>33987259
I can't find a reason why folks don't like DDI here.

>>33985845
Nice!!! I there a source to those pics?

>>33987299
David Fillers is a grade A cunt and their US builds are of questionable quality. Their kit builds are great, but once they started pumping out US made rifles they started dropping in quality and having problems.

>>33987141
Russian triangle folders are easier to come by, now that Arsenal stopped producing triangle folder SLRs a while back they've become kind of scarce without a steady flow of them coming into the US on rifles. I'm not aware of any rifles of /akg/ with Bulgarian triangle folders, everyone has either cheaper Izzy triangle folders or more expensive Tula ribbed triangle folders.

>>33987208
I'd honestly buy one if they had been in stock this decade

>>33987299
eric from iraqveteran8888 said his ddi ak was his favorite gun

>>33987125
Completely broken for me. All posts froze 7:17 or something my time

>>33987481
Damn where's the best place to pick one of these DDI American AKs?

>>33987538
oops wait nevermind i remembered that wrong his fav was a saiga

>>33987453
>I'm not aware of any rifles of /akg/ with Bulgarian triangle folders
One of my triangles is the factory triangle folder that came on my SLR104, I'm sure there are others here that have factory Bulgarian triangles but I don't know

>trying to post a pic but keep getting error upload failed
RREEEEE

>>33987783
I have one. They're not a big deal

>>33987825
What rifles do you own chimps ?

anyone know where i can get some od green polymer furniture cheap for a wasr? It wont let me post a pic

>>33987825
Never said they were a big deal and that's what I was getting at, I just don't care enough to ask people what their ribbed triangle is. It's just kind of funny that now that they're not being brought in on SLRs people are more curious about them

Ill give you 10$ for that Egypt muzzle nut .

>>33987873
Four AKs, garand and carbine, PS90 sbr, Tula SKS, a few others

>>33987905
I know, I was just reinforcing what you were saying

>>33987953
Nah I bought it for $15 and I'm wanting $15 back from it, if it doesn't sell I don't mind keeping it in my parts bin to have a proper Egyptian muzzle device

>>33987960
Ah ok. I've come close to buying a Tula triangle a couple of times but can't get myself to do it when I've already got a ribbed triangle and $100 on a triangle stock that I don't really care for feels like a waste. I mean if I had a krink then yeah I'd want a proper Tula stock but I don't so the Bulgarian I've already got and a cheaper Izhmash triangle are good enough for me (I say as I spend money on variations of the same muzzle brake ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

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>>33986117
ugh, gross

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>>33988054
>gross
Our lord and saviour Dennis will ascend us from wood, friend

>>33985072
Kek the rs regulate owner is actually responding to questions on that page

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>>33988090
And we'll all drown the world in our collective puke.

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>>33988145
The world is moving on anon. Russian spaceguns soon

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>>33988142
Kek, you the one that asked this?

lel I kind of want to buy a Chinese knockoff RS mount just to brag about how great it is on the Files and how everyone should buy one and piss the owner off. I want to mark it with a BROWNINGSBROWNINGSBROWNINGS tier phony RS Regulate logo and markings.

>>33985355
This scratching in of serial numbers was how they used to keep track of parts. If anything, that just makes it more like an authentically issued AK, if you care about that stuff.

>>33988027
I've got a spare Tula triangle but I don't even use it. It's too tight on the pin and makes the pin spin in the hinge instead of the other way around.

>>33988613
He knows that, he's worried his builder is going to refinish over them

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Anybody else just look at old pics of their raifus and think about how far they've come

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is it possible to find 74u for under $1000? am i better of just finding a pistol or sbr variant?

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>>33989131
Yeah, from time to time it's fun to go from pic 1-32 on my folder.
Fun to watch it evolve slowly.

>>33989162
You cant just buy a 74u
At least not for under 1k

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>>33989131
Yes but I don't really feel like I've come far tho, just gone in circles

>>33989162
No, and there aren't any 5.45 AK pistols on the US market. Your only options are but a kit and have it built or SBR an SLR104ur

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>>33989246
>>33989696
>Your only options are but a kit
explain?

>>33989922
74u is an SBR, nobody makes those for general production because of the paperwork associated with buying them. You either need to buy it in pieces (most of which would come from a parts kit whichis made by cutting up an old soviet assault rifle) and have those assembled OR by the long barreles variant made by arsenal, get your tax stamp and have the barrel cut down, recrowned, and rethreaded.

>>33989966
shieeetttttttttttttttttt all that effort just to own a short barreled rifle.

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>>33990028
You don't know

Is there a guide to painting bakelite?
I got an old bakelite pistol grip I want to paint blue for shits and giggles.

>>33990605
Not really.
But I've painted bakelite, and it's held up pretty well so far.
I used mineral spirits to clean any oil or residue off, and then used polycarbonate specific paint.
If you want to still see the swirls of the bakelite, use a translucent paint.
For blue, I'd go with this

https://www.tamiyausa.com/items/paints-finishes-60/spray-ps-(polycarbonate)-61700/ps-38-translucent-blue-86038

Unless the grip is really dark, in which case I might go with the light blue

https://www.tamiyausa.com/items/paints-finishes-60/spray-ps-(polycarbonate)-61700/ps-39-translucent-light-blue-86039

>>33990605
Step 1: buy paint
Step 2: clean and degrease grip
Step 3: paint grip

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Any autist willing to answer an ignorant dumb-dumb's question? This might just be how I end up choosing which rifle to go with. Of the two rifles I am looking at, one of them has a hammer forged barrel. In both layman/practical terms, what is a hammer forged barrel? Does it do anything significantly better then a non-HF barrel?

>>33990785
Hammer forged barrel means it was made by some factory worker beating it into shape with a hammer, it's old world technology and a non hammer forged barrel is more modern and generally a better barrel.

>>33990746
>>33990750
Awesome. Thanks.

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>>33990418
guess 'pistol' is way to go

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>>33990811
You taking me for a ride? Anyone else care to answer without over-simplifications and memes? I remember reading that those barrels are much bigger in diameter before they are "hammer forged" to condense the barrel and "align the molecular “grain” within the metal". Which makes me think that they'll last longer or somehow be more accurate because of "harmonics".
I don't know shit about barrels besides that chrome lined barrels last longer compared to non-chrome lined barrels.


Source on quote: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/10/18/chf/

>>33990878
kek

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I got another aluminium waffle today.

>>33990785
Google cold hammer forged vs button rifling/cut rifled barrels
>>33990944
Read this, it's a good start
>It's ARF, but there's a few good links and info

https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/500471_hammer_forged_vs_button_rifled.html

>>33990957
Nice.
Did you get it as cheap as the last one?
Same antique shop, too?

>>33991061
Actually this was a pawn shop find. Paid 30 for it.

>>33991086
Very nice indeed.
Congrats.

>>33991135
Thanks anon

>>33986732

DDI no longer exists, David fillers fired everyone Christmas week, and sold the company to PSA's parent company.

they own the name, there is no physical DDI existence, warranty for DDI branded guns is done by PSA.

>>33991144
Now if only IO would suffer the same fate.

>>33990987
Hmm, seems like it only increases the life of the barrel. Interesting read, now I know how they solved the issue with the MG42 and exactly what HF barrels are.

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>ak74 upgrade package selector on akfiles
>75 fucking dollars
God fucking DAMMIT

>>33991477
Just buy a krebs. Already have two of the upgraded ones. lol.

>>33991477
Meh, post when something cool like the hand guards get posted.

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>>33990957
Nice, 30 is a good deal for that

>>33991477
You're too late anyway, someone just claimed it

>>33991500
>retard cutout
>not imbued with vodka
nothx

>>33991522
Nigger I've wanted one of those for like 8 months leave me alone

>>33991527
I wouldn't spend 75 on a safety anyways. I'm broke nigga

New thread

>>33991589

>>33991589

>>33991589

>>33991500
"But my authentic rifle needs authentic parts to work properly..."

>>33991086
What shop?

>>33991673
Eagle Pawn & Jewellery in Cumming, Ga

>>33990418
Where did you buy the correct gas block from?