Arsenal AKs

[StagLefty]

No matter what mfg / brand AK one has or likes. It doesn't hold a candle to my Polytec Legend's No pictures will be available, Til i decide to post it in the Firearms For Sale sectiom

Big tease !!!!

[Big E3]

If someone starts trashing Polytec Legend's, I'm passing the baton to Jim. As far as I'm concerned class is over, I've done all I will do with this teachable moment.

[ray1970]

Don't be jerking our chain, Jim. You know you wouldn't part with the Legend.

[Great-Kazoo]

Big tease !!!!

Don't be jerking our chain, Jim. You know you wouldn't part with the Legend.

Not sure if that goes or this IMI Galil

I'm probably holding on to this one, maybe

[Dave_L]

Oh my! I need to keep an eye out for when you post one of those.

[spyder]

FYI, it takes 5.5 hours of machining just to produce a Bulgarian milled receiver...

It takes them 5 hrs? WTF are they doing? Must be using old 3 axis HAAS's or something with four, or five extra fixture steps just for fun, and then running the machine at 80%.... Or... they're made of titanium? lol

[Bailey Guns]

No matter what mfg / brand AK one has or likes. It doesn't hold a candle to my Polytec Legend's No pictures will be available, Til i decide to post it in the Firearms For Sale sectiom

Oh, hurry up! I've got $350 burning a hole in my pocket...

[Bailey Guns]

It takes them 5 hrs? WTF are they doing? Must be using old 3 axis HAAS's or something with four, or five extra fixture steps just for fun, and then running the machine at 80%.... Or... they're made of titanium? lol

Yep. And at Eastern European labor rates of about $5 per hour that's almost $30 for labor right there. No wonder they're so expensive.

[Jacket]

I just don't understand why some people persist on throwing uninformed false blanket statements out about all AK quality, it goes nowhere

I am not bashing the AK.. Seriously. I love the AK-47 and have owned an AK (numerous kinds,) most of my adult life. It is an awesome gun, it is also a military gun that is designed to be produced cheaply and easily= One of the main qualities of the AK. It is not a china cabinet curio, precision marksman rifle, handcrafted from Russias fined gun shop, ... they are imported AK parts put together in Las Vegas. Much better then a Century AK-47.. but sill a AK-47.

All I am saying is I do not see $1000.+ in an AK. Gold plate it, milled receiver, put the picture of the virgin Mary on it. I give you $500. Show me an AK that will group past 100yds with a warm barrel and maybe I would pay more but that is not what an AK is. It is a reliable cheap to build military rifle it does what it is designed for- Easy to use, cheap to build, easy to manufacture, takes neglect and abuse and still is a reliable killing machine.

As far as I'm concerned class is over, I've done all I will do with this teachable moment.

Thank you for your "teachings" but it seems more like fan boy ramblings/regurgitated marketing. Not to be a jerk but I haven't seem much interesting or knowledge AK info in your posts on this thread.

[Jer]

Not to be a jerk but I haven't seem much interesting or knowledge AK info in your posts on this thread.

As a neutral party in this discussion I disagree with this statement. So far he has added gobs of useful, tangible specs & facts to bolster his side of the discussion. What you've come to the table with is feelings & emotion and almost no quantifiable information to go off of for your side of the conversation. Say you don't want to be a jerk but by definition that seems like exactly what your mission is from a neutral party watching this unfold and having an interest in AK47's. You want to not seem like a jerk? Don't argue on emotion against someone who is basing their stance on fact.