Entry level price/quality?

[Dave_L]

Now that things are coming back to reality price wise, I want to pick up an AK. What are some good brands in the entry level category? I see most WASR s around the $600 price point. What about the M&M M10s? I seem to read good stuff about them but they run around $700?

I've read that the WASRs have gotten a bit better since their poor reputation. Can anyone verify that? Any ones to completely avoid?

[Great-Kazoo]

Best bang for the buck. There is nothing a $900 AK does any better IMO than a $500 one. Outside fit, finish, features. You'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between a good AK built off a nodak spud or receiver flat, then one ready to go from a vendor. YMMV
http://www.centerfiresystems.com/AKAGUN02.aspx

[def90]

Get one of the Yugo NPAPs or OPAPs from Atlantic Firearms. They claim that they inspect each rifle they send out and back it up with their own warranty.

https://www.atlanticfirearms.com/ak-...47-rifles.html

NPAP = $529

https://www.atlanticfirearms.com/com....html?Itemid=0

[Great-Kazoo]

Get one of the Yugo NPAPs or OPAPs from Atlantic Firearms. They claim that they inspect each rifle they send out and back it up with their own warranty.

https://www.atlanticfirearms.com/ak-...47-rifles.html

NPAP = $529

https://www.atlanticfirearms.com/com....html?Itemid=0

Nice prices. However this sentence, In spec? Oh they mean Mil Spec
. The rifles will take all normal in spec double stack AK47 mags and drums

[kwando]

Did you win the lotto?

[Great-Kazoo]

Did you win the lotto?

OP or me ? Want to buy an upper , it's one of those Ghost uppers, no one's seen em

[Dave_L]

Did you win the lotto?

Lol ! Hey, you said you don't take cash to your grave, right? I have to wait for this one but just doing some legwork in the meantime.

[Dave]

When it comes to AK's there isn't much the 1k+ do that the 400 versions won't. Some might be prettier or have a different country's name on it for the extra money. I have a Romanian SAR-1 I paid 300 for years ago and it has chewed up over 2000 rounds of Wolf, Bear and Soviet MilSurp without a jam that wasn't due to a bad Tapco mag I don't use anymore. You don't buy AK's for sub MOA groupings at the range anyway. You buy it because when you pull the trigger it goes bang and a nice .30 cal projectile comes out the barrel really fast.

[kwando]

Lol ! Hey, you said you don't take cash to your grave, right? I have to wait for this one but just doing some legwork in the meantime.

GB?

[Dave_L]

I'm down for a GB. how many people do we normally need? I have a buddy that would probably get one also.