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Fishing edition
>>30102490
daily reminder
>>30120634
Ahhhhhhh, I'll buy it for a high price
Need a triangle folder
looking for steel 5.45 mags.
>>30120797
shot a 47 today with a triangle folder. it was a little unpleasant. especially compared to the slav stock 74s and AR15 I shot.
>>30120747
>FarCry 2 IRL
>>30120747
Not even version...
>>30120833
what is the tl:dr of this?
I've shot AKs, both commie factory made for Iraq, and american made parts kit rifles built in a garage.
How would an AK just blow up like that?
>>30120759
>tfw no shooting a Broken Butterfly while drinking from my jewel encrusted beer stein
>>30120881
tl;dr is check the headspacing on garage made rifles and never buy rifles with a history of trunnions kabooming after 1000 rounds
>>30120833
>>30120907
My favorite part about that webm is that the magazine literally explodes and throws the rounds everywhere lmao
>>30120822
That game is the shit
>>30120892
You can make it happen anon, .44 mag revolvers are everywhere
>>30120881
Headspace issues.
In this case the barrel was most likely not seated correctly during the initial remanufacturing of the gun by Century. Meaning there were portions of the cartridge case that weren't supported by the walls of the barrel chamber.
On one of these rounds, the unsupported case couldn't withstand the pressure, burst open, and sent very hot, high pressure gases into places where the gun wasn't designed to handle it (i.e. the receiver).
In short, headspace check your shit with some go/no-go gauges, or pay the price.
So who went and triggered folks this weekend by shooting dem evil Commie guns?
>>30121209
Have some respect please!
>>30121209
Me and a friend. Shot several AKs. Then we helped Gucci AR fags fix their weapons.
>>30121209
>evil Commie guns
has anyone gotten this criticism IRL? and i mean as an actual allegation, not in jest
I've heard rumors in AKG that there's a dude selling cheap as hell bakelite magazines from Russia, all you have to do is email him. Can someone help me out?
>>30121257
Yes, PayPal me $20 per mag you want
[email protected]
Check out this sweet catch I got today guys
>>30121305
>Where did you "find" him
>>30121251
I got sour eyed by a bunch of Fudds and couple older guys using ARs while walking to my lane. Hell, I wasn't even using my anime bakelite.
They warmed up to it eventually and let a couple of them shoot my ak and got to shoot an m1a in exchange. Pretty good day overall.
>>30121351
Funny, when I brought my SLR to the range, people kept asking me "who makes that gun?"
I don't even want to know what kind of eyeball fucking this thing is going to get when I slap an Obzor on it.
>>30121320
I found him at some dentist shop off Wallaby Way in Sydney.
I'm supposed to go back in on the 17th of June for another checkup, might take another one of the bastard's fish
>>30121414
I don't blame you I have a thing for fish related items
>Rob Ski comes out with another slr-107 video
>gun hasn't catastrophically failed yet
>nothing is broken
>they fixed the trigger
>meanwhile I have my shitty RAS-47
>I couldn't have ONE FUCKING LAUGH at the Arsenormies
I hope one of you ND's into your fucking foot.
>>30121467
How does it feel knowing you could've saved a couple hundred more shekels and got a rifle actually worth a damn?
>>30121505
>implying shit finish on a thousand dollar rifle is acceptable
>>30121604
Better than premature wear on critical parts, shit snapping off, stocks splitting, or in the case of that guy from Alaska, your rifle going Kaboom when Century reassures you your rifle is fine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs7eK2SmGYM
Just bought 3 Bakelite magazines for 30$, a RPD stock set PKM stock and a supressor for my AK. Cant wait to get home from the army and refurbish all of my wood parts, gonna paint em commie red. Maybe i should blue the steel also?
Does anyone know a good railed top cover for AK? I don't want a tri-rail and the Texas Instrument Dog Leg one is overpriced as fuck.
>>30121794
Its called a dust cover anon.
Also, would recommend a side mount, opens a world of attachments to you.
Cant help you with the dustcovers tho...
>>30121860
>Its called a dust cover
Oh is it, now?
Top cover is what AK manufacturers refer to it as.
>>30121926
We'll good for you you're wrong.
>tfs
>>30121860
Thank you for being an autistic faggot over one word and overall completely unhelpful. Didn't ask for a side mount. Asked for a railed top--oh, sorry, dust cover.
>>30121942
>every AK manufacturer is wrong
kek
>>30121958
>not getting the reference
Look at this pleb and laugh.
>>30121970
>didnt get reference, probably to some 4chin post or movie/show
>justifies being a faggot
>>30121958
>Didn't ask for a side mount. Asked for a railed top--oh, sorry, dust cover.
Not only are you a pleb, you're also retarded.
>>30121978
>being retarded
Oh wait we're on 4chan.
>>30121958
The inventor referred to it as a receiver cover.
Dust cover is more official than top cover
>>30121978
You're retarded, dude.
But anyways, does anyone know railed top covers, or is more memery in order?
Anyone know anything about these rifles?
https://www.atlanticfirearms.com/component/virtuemart/shipping-rifles/james-river-ak74-side-folder-detail.html?Itemid=0
>>30121999
Don't answer logically to the plebeian retard.
>>30121942
>I'm wrong
No, u.
>>30121999
>Dust cover is more official than top cover
Except it's not, at all.
When you put "Ak dust cover" in Google the first result even says Top cover.
>>30122150
>still being a plebeian retard.
How do you function?
>>30122038
there really is no one buying these rifles or anyone else curious about this? Sub (barely0 1k folding 74 and no one is talking about it???
>>30122166
>>30122150
>three different people are plebian retards because they dont agree with me
>>30121999
It's one fucking word, it is referred to as all three by different people, and you knew what I was referring to immediately.
Who knew asking a simple question would turn into a bunch of autist memes and rage over one fucking word. Oh wait, it's /k/, forgot that nothing is simple.
>>30122211
Railed top covers come in 2 varieties
>complete junk
>expensive
Pick one or just use the rail on the side like Mikhail intended.
>>30122203
>STILL being this much of a plebeian retard.
>>30121710
>USA made
hi /akg/ ,
I would like to buy a bakelite magazine, fitted well with my Norinco Type- 56 ?
>>30121251
I did once. Best part was he never even saw the gun (which was a chink SKS). Story time:
>be me a few years back
>go to small fudd range on outside of small ag based town
>cheap and only ever packed before durr season
>go inside to pay range fee plus by some ammo
>ammo has cheapest 7.62x39 anywhere for some reason
>as I'm paying for ammo and fee old fudd suddenly looks up
>"Son, I dont like ur gun, and I don't like you tryin to shoot it on muh range. So I better not see it."
>genuinely confused at this point
>"Ur buyin 7.62 for one of those AKs. I don't want no russian gun shootin up my stands, cuz u will no matter how gud u think u shoot. It's not allowed on muh range."
>k senpai, just sighting in my hog rifle
>kept shooting there for years till I moved out of town
Old fudd was a pretty cool cat besides that one incident. Weird part was that he liked AR's and all that, just not AK's because of their commie bloodline or something. Think the poor guy had dementia honestly.
>>30122780
Also, excuse my fucking illiteracy as I'm slightly intoxicated.
>>30122730
See: >>30121771
Answer: Yes.
>>30123247
thx anon
>>30121771
damn i must pay 48$ for 1 magazine.
shit
>>30123342
Where are you from?
>>30123348
obviusly..... swiss
>>30123361
Damn, Finland here. I pay 10€ for a bakmag....
>>30123439
here is 35 the bakmag and 10 shipping coast.
fuck fuck in this land ALL is expansive
>>30123462
I might actually be able to do it for you....
Like 25€ a piece
>>30123439
mistä niin halvalla?
>>30123506
thank you but I want to avoid customs problems , taxes etc ...
>>30120634
That picture makes me really miss carp hunting along shallow streams. Easily some of the best times in my life.
>>30120797
Don't we all?
>>30120821
You're mistaken: nobody buys a triangle folder because it's comfortable; people buy triangle folders because they're sexy. They're objectively the worst folding stock design for the AK platform, but they look nice as fuck so everyone wants one.
>>30122038
>Bought DDI AK74 2 weeks ago
>They were sold out
>Back in stock now
Well, too late now. Guess I'll just buy one of those later. Anyway, I think Rob Ski has a few JRA rifles and he seems to like them, though I've only ever seen them in pictures and don't know if he's made any videos with them.
>>30123594
Nettiä kun selaa muistakin paikoista kun ar-15 fanipoika kaupoista. Huutonet, Tori tarjoaa melkein jatkuvan bakeliitti lipas tarjonnan. Yksityiset myyjät ja kaupat kun käy paikan päällä. Kaikkea ei suomessa ymmärretä listata nettikauppaan.
>>30123594
Nytkin kun tarkistin niin Huutonetissä myynnissä 2x lippaita 20€
>>30123838
itekki ostin huutonetistä "vasta" muutaman kappaleen
>>30123848
eikhän mulla hetkeksi riitä, kuva liittyy
>>30123862
Onko torni lippaat?
>>30123870
ostin tutulta, ku se myi sen M92:sta
>>30123796
Wire and under folders are worse then triangle folders.
If you had to survive for 24 hours during The Great Trump Riots of 2017, when people are running around rioting and purging each other, what rifle would you take.
- WASR-10 from the company of your choice
- SLR-107FR
Note: You can have whatever easily-affixed aftermarket parts you wish, including optics.
>>30123988
Wire folder suck as stocks but they're far better at space saving than triangle stocks are. That being said, underfolders are far superior to triangle stocks, in my opinion. They allow for a decent enough cheek weld and are by far the best and space preservation, which is the overall idea of a folding stock. Triangles suck at saving space and really aren't comfortable as stocks, and they also seem to be the most expensive to produce, which really just makes them shit overall. They look nice, but that's about it.
>>30124004
>WASR-10 from the company of your choice
Do you mean whatever website it selling it? Because only CAI produces WASRs.
The answer is neither, but of the two the Arsenal.
As an AR-15 guy, what should I look at getting to start in the AK world?
>>30124082
depends on how much you want to spend and what country you are from.
prolly WASR or if you have the money, Arsenal or VEPR
>>30124082
Go back in time, only skin and gristle left on the table son
IT BEGINS!
>>30124100
I've heard there are different variations on the AK pattern that aren't compatible with each other. Would I have to worry about that with any of those?
>>30124236
you're missing one hole on the receiver, it's still not too late to make it
>>30124356
Oh, you!
>>30124341
what do you mean by that? the different cartridges, mag compatibility, furniture compatibility?
yes, you potentially have to worry about it, you should research these things for all the different AK models you have in mind
>>30121794
The answer is "no". The TWS Dog Leg isn't over priced btw.
>>30124004
>- WASR-10 from the company of your choice
The only people who bring in WASR-10's is century.
>- SLR-107FR
It won't matter that the paint has bubbled off. I'd honestly go with the latter, get a decent red dot, and then get a decent flash hider. The Folding stock on the SLR-107fr is a big factor. If I didn't have to choose from that and still be in a decent price range I'd get an SBR'ed Draco, preferably done right with either an underfolder or a regular fixed rear trunnion with the latter having a wire side folder.
>>30124341
Depends on how compatible you want it. For 99% of AK models, even those with this proprietary stuff, there is a significant after market for them.
>>30124082
Assuming you're from the US, get a WASR that you've personally inspected. It's the best way to get started now. If you had a time machine and could go back 30 years, then you'd be at the prime time of cheap 100% foreign made AK rifles. Now we have to deal with 922r shit and only being able to import "sporters" (well it's been that way since '89) PLUS we can't import anything from China or Russia now so the market is kind fucked except for Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Serbian, and Polish rifles, which don't come in at nearly the price point nor the numbers that they should.
>>30124582
>for polish and polish rifles
>>30124597
I meant Bulgarian on one of them.
If it isn't Russian, Polish, German, Bulgarian or Chinese it's shit.
>>30124652
not anerican, but
>the american Arsenal is shit
>>30124582
Pick
>shit tier overpriced kits
>$1000 buttholes
>$1500 shit Saigas
>Used Bulgarians
>hope more Bulgys come in
>meme tier DDI 'the punisher'
>>30124745
The American Arsenal is just an importer.
>>30120634
I call bulllshit on that picture.
No way there's a fish that big.
>>30124836
Nigga, that's not even that big. Summer much?
>>30124836
Fish are big anon
>>30124932
>wearing open toed shoes around fish or anything you take out of the sea
I hope he just threw those on to pose with the thing because if theres one sure way to fuck up your feet, it's to accidentally brush against something you didn't know was sharp on that kind of fish.
>>30124951
Pro tip
Fucking everything on all fish is sharp and filled with a venom designed to cause debilitating agony.
Another RAS47 bites the dust..."Blew off the dust cover, bulged out the receiver and cracked the trunion. RAS 47 is done after 3000 rounds. My dad's forehead is a bit bruised from the dust cover"
-AKOU4774 FB page
>No one buy this rifle
>>30124974
Yeah this. I took a front flipper spine from some catfish and the pain. It wasn't particularly deep, but stung like a mother. Hurt enough where I just knew there was some kind of venom on that fucker.
How much should I sell my shitpiece Lancaster for at this point to fund a cheap WASR-10 replacement? The headspace has been adjusted so it won't blow my face off now.
Should I wait until November?
>>30124980
Good lord. How is it even legal for Century to sell that shit?
>>30125065
Got to be some lawyers salivating over this shit.
>>30125065
Because it's the kind of thing the ATF SHOULD be doing instead of enforcing bullshit laws about barrel length and firing mode.
>>30124582
>>30124421
What's a WASR? Like, production, furniture type and such? How's that compare to NPAPs and VEPRs?
I'm just used to everything fitting on one platform, where, for the most part, an AR is an AR.
>>30125030
Get the WASR now and wait to sell the Lancaster, if you can.
Anyone ever used one of these? What are they like? Thinking about getting one
>>30125401
>What's a WASR? Like, production, furniture type and such? How's that compare to NPAPs and VEPRs?
A WASR-10 is pic related. It's a pretty standard AKM, will fit most AKM/AK-74 furniture, will use most AK/AKM standard parts, and the only thing that doesn't make it a perfect AKM clone is the lack of dimples on the receiver (for whatever reason), however they weld in small steel plates to do the job of the dimples.
>>30125475
They're Century Arms imports, right? The ones that people had canted sights with?
What things should I be looking out for when I handle one in person?
>>30125475
>the only thing that doesn't make it a perfect AKM clone is the lack of dimples on the receiver
Don't most of them use single stack bolts too?
>>30121257
That would be me. My email is [email protected]. the first order is over but I'm going to another one in the near future
>>30125393
No, people should be able to buy poorly made guns if they want to. Otherwise you end up with a Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale like in CA.
>>30124932
what the fuck is going on with that guy's hand? Did somebody shop a fishing pole out of the picture?
>>30125603
I think that's about me friendo, one guy whom i got mags spreads rumors about me as a sign of gratitude.
>>30125455
doesn't do much, the benefit of a ghost ring comes from it being close to your eye.
makes more sense to get tech sights
>>30123796
I think the triangle folders work out just fine. They're pretty comfortable to me. I hate my underfolder, though.
>>30125708
It looks like someone shopped out a picture with their name on it and tried to fix it.
>>30125801
I didn't know there was another mag person here.
>>30125816
>ghost ring
Are you retarded?
>>30125850
One of the guys on here claiming to be selling mags is a scammer
I got scammed via PP recently
The temptation of 9x39 mags was too much
>>30125030
>called no less than 8 different gun shops in my town
>most of them had Arsenals
>none of them had WASRs
Fuck me, is the panic buying starting already?
>>30125850
Come on, i'm your supplier.
I'm a tall guy with long arms.
Slav Spec stocks are not exactly large enough for me. Yet I don't want to replace the original milsurp bulgarian wood stock on my 74.
Which butt pad would be the best to get some more length of pull ?
>>30125927
Ohhhhhh. We are on an anonymous Vietnamese paper maché forum so I didn't know.
And that isn't the email you gave me
>>30125927
Anon confirmed for indian poo-in-loo scammer
>>30125955
Square up to the rifle and you'll literally have no problems. Just shut the fuck up and stock complaining about it. Theres always some jackass complaining about how short the stock are, here's a hint, unless you're fucking 6'8", there's not reason to complain
>>30121267
>Seems legit
>>30125996
I don't think those are the same people.
The above post I quoted isn't the same as the Russian anon's email I have either.
>>30125902
Nah,
>>30126078
True, that's not my mail. Fug, maybe i should make a trip but i hate trips.
>>30120747
Speaking of which,
>buddy buys "an underfolder AK"
>says dust cover won't stay on
>gives to me to fix
Brand new, still-in-box Century AKMS came with a too-long dust cover. I mean, pretty easy fix (about 6 minutes with a file on the front edge of the dust cover), but still. WTF Century.
Also, not normally an AK guy but the Tapco G2 is breddy gud trigger.
>>30125902
>Tumbr Universe .gif
/arg/ is probably more your speed.
>>30126226
That's one of those old Polish AKMS builds by century, isn't it?
>tfw my first AK was one of those
>I sold it and got a WASR
One of my biggest regrets. The thing ran perfect and with a little polishing work, would have been super smooth.
>>30126242
What the fuck? I'm not him but i think that SU is a good show.
>>30126305
-_-
>>30126121
Perhaps.
But those in the know, already know who you are.
You're good тoвápищ, scammers are always going to fleece somebody.
>Idiots willingly just sending money to some random email/paypal deserve to get ripped off.
>>30126300
Not sure. Not really an AK guy and I've only had it a half hour.
Also, despite being a brand new gun (he bought it yesterday) there's huge gouges in the rear trunnion under the dust cover. I don't even know what could cause those.
Also also, I'm assuming underfolders typically don't have the accessory rail? This one doesn't. Looks like it would interfere, but again I'm not an AK guy.
>>30126329
Maybe this means more to someone in the know than it does to me.
>s/n covered cuz' its not mine
>>30126329
>Not sure. Not really an AK guy and I've only had it a half hour.
I'm 99% sure it is. That grey park. the Polish furniture, and that under folder style, and the pistol grip ring true to that.
>Also, despite being a brand new gun (he bought it yesterday) there's huge gouges in the rear trunnion under the dust cover. I don't even know what could cause those.
Post pics
>Also also, I'm assuming underfolders typically don't have the accessory rail? This one doesn't. Looks like it would interfere, but again I'm not an AK guy.
Yeah, underfolders don't usually have the scope rail on the side unless the stock has been fucked with. How much did he pay for it?
>>30126360
Yeah, its one of those Polish builds
>>30126369
These are the gouges.
Was kinda under the impression Tantals were the only Polish guns that made it into the US (yes I know Century is a parts builder). But again, not really an AK guy.
No idea what he paid for it. I'll ask.
>>30124236
IT IS COMPLETE. Minuse the front latch pin cause its a bitch to do and i dont want it painted. Now i just have to wait 4 months for it to go SOT to SOT than do my fourms after also going to etch the Russian engraveings later since i had it cut for 3 selector stops.
>>30126406
Oh also there's some rust in the receiver already. Just behind the last of the weld on the right side bolt rail. Kinda looks like they park'd it before they welded the rail.
>>30126406
>Was kinda under the impression Tantals were the only Polish guns that made it into the US (yes I know Century is a parts builder). But again, not really an AK guy.
Nah, tons of Polish AKM parts kits have come in through the years, just not complete rifles. Also Century doesn't actually build most of their guns, they're either imported and desporterized (the WASRs and N-PAPs) or they're built by a third party and sold by century.
>No idea what he paid for it. I'll ask.
If he paid less than about $750 then he did alright.
>>30126421
Yeah, the park finish on the rifles isn't that great. It's something that would be worth taking some grill paint or engine enamel to if he didn't pay too much for it, or get it done professionally by a gunsmith.
>>30125902
New AK owner here, wasn't cognizant of firearms prices back during the Bush and most of the Obama administration.
What was the last "panic buy" like? Were the prices of guns and ammo that outrageous? Double? More?
>>30126467
>What was the last "panic buy" like?
You couldn't find anything unless it was horribly over priced.
>Were the prices of guns and ammo that outrageous? Double? More?
Easily doubled in price, plus availability went to shit.
>>30126441
Cool. Didn't know that.
Also, he claims he paid $649.99 before tax at one of the hole-in-the-wall pawn shops around here. Breddy gud I guess.
>>30126452
I am his gunsmith (and am an actual, school-trained gunsmith, though I'm not working as one atm). Surprising considering how popular AK's are that I got basically zero training on them other than basic maintenance.
Here's a pic of the dust cover beforehand.
>>30126410
Neat
If you paint them don't paint over the original finish pls
>>30126467
It was bad enough to dry out most AK parts kits, but at the time there wasn't too many anyways. We're still feeling the burn but that's because of the current political climate (Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, etc.)
>>30126501
>blurry AF ak
>can count every thread in my jeans
What the fuck camera.
>>30126508
What do you recommend paint-wise? I've been looking at Alumahyde. Also, what the best way to remove the cosmoline off of parts without screwing up the pre-existing finish?
>>30124811
are you sure? i read multiple times that the american arsenal slrs are converted saigas, not arsenals own production
>>30126501
It looks like it should have been fine. The AK top covers are supposed to be pretty tight and require you to smack them in a bit. The finish on the top cover looks like it belonged on a different rifle though which I didn't notice until this pic.
>>30126326
Thanks friendo.
>>30126528
It's called focus you fucking faggot. Autofocus on phone cameras can be a bit tricky, so it's best to take your time and stabilize your phone with both hands or something
>>30126547
Nah I smacked the shit out of it. It was off by almost a 16th of an inch. It's tight AF now.
And yeah, that was my first thought on the dust cover. Asked him if he'd accidentally swapped with a buddy or something and he said that was what was in the box and he doesn't know anyone else with an AK.
>>30126580
This post went from super aggressive to super helpful.
>>30126543
>are you sure? i read multiple times that the american arsenal slrs are converted saigas, not arsenals own production
Are you drunk or retarded? The SLR rifles are converted Bulgarian rifles, not Russian Saigas. The converted Saigas are the SGL line, which Arsenal doesn't do any more since the sanction and import restrictions on stuff from Russia
>>30126580
Yeah it WAS focused up until I hit the damn button. This also isn't a phone camera, but a (admittedly pretty old) point and shoot digital.
>stabilize phone with both hands
Kinda hard to do when I'm holding the rifle, the phone, and trying to get the light right. It's dark as shit in here so I had to angle it towards a desk lamp.
I'm just pissed that it decided to switch focus right at the last instant for no apparent reason. Guess it digs my jeans or some shit.
>>30126597
>fucking faggot is super aggressive
Are you new?
>>30126542
I've always just used spray can stuff for gun paint, but alumahyde is supposed to be good stuff.
Don't use any hydrocarbons cleaning off the cosmoline, no alcohol or degreasers, they'll take the paint right off. Just wipe it off with a shop towel and maybe use hot water to help, then chase it with an oiled rag to help prevent rust on the steel. I personally would only take off what I could wipe off, anything else isn't really going to hurt anything, and will actually help inhibit rust in the tricky spots.
>>30126620
>Kinda hard to do when I'm holding the rifle, the phone, and trying to get the light right. It's dark as shit in here so I had to angle it towards a desk lamp.
Go set it out on your porch or something and take a picture then...
>>30126620
Regardless of camera, invest in a tripod for it.
Even crappy snap shot cameras often have a higher quality picture mode that only works with the stability of a tripod.
Also be prepared to go to gimp-shop or something and auto white balance your pictures before you post them. But they'll be amazing compared to the quick snap shot mode.
I even use the indirect light from an LED flashlight in most of my indoor pictures.
I'm not saying they'll all turn out perfect, but that's why you take a few and sift for the best one.
>>30126542
>Also, what the best way to remove the cosmoline off of parts without screwing up the pre-existing finish?
Don't do what I did and boil them. Just get some simple green, mix it with water, and take your time.
>>30126646
That's what I normally do when I'm serious about good pics, but sitting here shitposting about Century quality and asking some questions didn't seem to require that.
Also, it's the middle of a thunderstorm here. Pretty much nowhere in my house has good light right now and I'm not taking it out in a thunderstorm.
>>30126647
I've got an adaptor for my shooting sticks my camera goes on. I CAN take good pics when I feel like setting everything up. I should also build a light box at some point.
>>30126542
heat. or a de-greaser.
you might get away with using alcohol
>>30126681
>Pretty much nowhere in my house has good light right now and I'm not taking it out in a thunderstorm.
Wheres your sense of adventure? Just sit out there and wait for lightening to get good light.
>>30126681
>Also, it's the middle of a thunderstorm here. Pretty much nowhere in my house has good light right now and I'm not taking it out in a thunderstorm.
Oklahoma?
>>30126720
Southeast Missouri.
>>30126739
Hello neighbor, Kansas reporting in.
>>30126637
Yes
>>30126754
When people are super aggressive on 4chan, don't take it seriously.
>>30126645
Alright, will do. I will try to retain as much of the real finish as I can, just for you.
>>30126669
YIKES. Thanks for the advice.
>>30126607
thanks, are the slrs made by the bulgarian arsenal, or are they made by other bulgarian manufacturers?
i was thinking about getting a bulgarian arsenal (SAR M1), noone seemed to know anything about those, thats why im asking
>>30126795
Yes. They're shipped here, and they have some american parts thrown on them to comply with 922r. Like the muzzle brake, furniture, trigger, etc.
>>30126778
Segwaying off this, should I just paint the barrel, let it cure, and then populate it? With the receiver, I'm also thinking of riveting the rear and front trunnion and then paint and curing, taping over any original pail on the front trunnion.
>>30126795
the SAR M1 aren't really available here, however if my experience with Arsenal of Bulgaria products is any indication, they're decent rifles.
>>30126843
>Segwaying off this, should I just paint the barrel, let it cure, and then populate it? With the receiver, I'm also thinking of riveting the rear and front trunnion and then paint and curing, taping over any original pail on the front trunnion.
Nope. Populate it, get everything together, the entire rifle, and then tape off the stuff you don't want to paint.
>>30126795
SLR is made by Bulgarian Arsenal AD and then sent to Arsenal USA for conversion, conversion consist of applying necessary 922r parts
>>30126827
thanks, i guess that confirms that the SARs will have a nice quality aswell, in my country they are about 200-500€ more expensive than (non-sporterized) saigas, up there with the VEPRs
was wondering about the wuality of the SARs, noone on here knew anything, and i could find barely anything about it outside of /k/
>>30126751
Your tornadoes suck (pls keep them on your side of hell) and KC-East has the better barbeque.
>>30124836
carp get fucking huge, dummy
>>30126860
Sounds good, thank you. I should probably function test while I do that as well.
>>30126874
>and KC-East has the better barbeque.
Fuck you (you're right though)
>>30126886
Yup, it should be fine though assuming you got the headspacing right and don't fuck up welding the rails in.
>>30126508
I will, just going to have the reciver and barrel than a few other parts that had to be welded will be painted over a bit, going to have it kg gunkoted and as far as i can tall it looks close to the originals, or should i try rust blueing?
well it's pay day and I'm finally ready to get my new furniture. Gonna go with an Amber Shellac + Iodine dye, but I hear you're supposed to combine Shellac with denatured alcohol, is that true? Or can I get away with just combining the shellac with the iodine?
>>30126410
nice, except whoever did those rivets on the front one, completely fucked them up.
>>30126528
its called setting the camera on "Macro" or "Flower" to take closeup pictures, you retard.
>>30126542
Non-chlorinated brakeparts cleaner sprayed onto a rag. wipe down and oil/paint immediately afterwards
>>30126410
Lookin good
But for that one miss matching rivet
>>30126508
This
Currently in a shitty state and miss my AKs
>>30126843
paint is final step. Make sure you grease the fuck outta press fittings with thick, hightemp grease before you get to populating. will prevent rust and keep parts from seizing together if you ever gotta replace them. make sure to wipe off anything visible and degrease before painting.
>>30127488
>going to have it kg gunkoted
>rust blueing
kill yourself faggot.
>>30127988
Rear one
>>30128081
I meant the front rifle. He crushed all of them completely flat.
>>30125500
Look on the side, if it says '15' at the end of the serial then you know it's a new production one. Mine has a very slight cant but it still is on target.
>>30120833
>>30128139
That blood spray always amazes me.
>>30128167
>blood spray
Where?
All I see is a shadow of the smoke cloud.
>>30128107
They're supposed to have the preformed head on the inside (on a aks74u anyway)
Also apparently that gif of my bizon mag made it on the front page of Reddit or somethin
>>30128284
Huh, you may actually be right. It just always looked really red to me.
I'm happy to see more 5.56 AK love. Love my 106.
>>30128314
5.56 AKs a best.
>>30128312
Yeah, I had to watch it like 10 times to see what you were talking about.
It does kinda look like a blood spray at first though.
>>30127988
Well considering there are no rivits forward of the trunnion.
>>30128081
The rear gun needs its rivits modified the only ones we had were regular ak rivits but i had them sanded flat.
>>30128064
uh what? KG done by a professional looks amazeing and close to the originals.
>>30127488
Rust bluing would not be correct, you need paint over park, and I think your receivers are already parked so you're good
>>30128064
I was thinking about using regular anti-seize.
does anyone else think molot grips feel like sex
>>30129053
Well i cant reall park areas that had to have dimples put in but i think it will look all right.
where's the best place to buy a complete Romanian dong stock set?
Apex has em for $40 in fair condition
>>30129517
That's about it
>>30129104
Looks like cheap garbage to me.
I just bought a 2160 7N6 crate for 24 cents a round. Is this what heaven is like?
>>30129648
Where ?
>>30129674
Armslist, dude supposedly has more crates too. They start at 450 and I paid an extra 80 for shipping to Florida
>>30129104
I put an extra one I had on my SLR-107, feels good but the fact that it hangs over the reinforcement plate annoys me. I'd like to try an Izhmash grip, same design without the finger grooves.
>>30120933
45 magnums aren't, especially not schofield/SAA amalgamations
>>30129717
>>30129744
>>30120926
Ditto.
Just got some golden tiger in, what kind of ammo does /akg/ shoot?
>>30129888
>only 1k rounds
>>30129901
Im new to aks and just finished 1k tula. Im looking for a good brand of ammo to buy.
>>30129888
I've only shot Tulammo and Wolf, both seemed to be fine for me. Tulammo apparently has some problems, but I've never encountered them myself. Make sure you check your ammo before loading, my friends have told me they have found 5.45x39 in their 7.62x39 boxes before from Golden Tiger.
>>30130075
whatever is cheapest after shipping. it all shoots and functions the same for me. i try a little bit to stay away from tula just because the ammonia smell seems to be stronger than other brands, but if its cheapest i dont really care.
>>30129888
>what kind of ammo does /akg/ shoot?
My WASR has been on a steady diet of Barnaul white box since February
>>30129888
Mostly golden tiger, some old brown bear, some wolf, and really a mix of shit
>>30129888
Russian surplus, GT, Barnaul "mil spec", yugo M67, red army elite if I'm at the fag lanes. Usually shoot a half a case and stash the other.
What is the best AK for under $1k in 7.62x39 and in 5.45x39?
>>30130523
Slr104 for 5.45
>>30130523
RAS-47
>>30130541
Lol
>>30130523
slr107fr for 7.62
>>30130531
>>30130578
And those are under $1000?
>>30121351
ty for the anime navy bakelite again.
>>30130606
Get a used one buddy boy
So I've got nine Bulgarian sanitized painted black Russian plums that I picked up locally for $100 a few months ago. They function flawlessly, but I'm wondering if it'll be with it to strip the paint to revert them back to plum color. I've read online that it's hit or miss though and that they could either be decent looking or have been all sanded and ugly. Has anyone stripped the paint off of sanitized mags before? Was it worth it?
I'm not hurting for plums as I'm sitting on about a dozen, I just think they look cooler than plain Jane black.
>>30129888
For 7.62x39 I only shoot golden tiger anymore unless other stuff is given to me. I'm sitting on around 13k rounds of GT strewn between my house and my parents house, and I recently found another 1k rounds or so of GT I had brought to my grandparents house and forgot about.
I've got a grandfather who loves Cabelas and whenever 7.62x39 is on sale he will buy a few boxes for me (mostly Herters) and I shoot that stuff before I dig into my GT stash.
For 5.45 I only shoot WPA as a local shop keeps it in stock for $0.25 a round which is a great price considering no shipping and supporting a local business. I'm sitting on two tins of 7n6 but that is mostly just for collecting or long term storage now that non corrosive stuff is nearly the same price.
>>30131100
leave them sanitized and painted black if you've already got plenty of plums
Bakelites when fellow VA?
>>30131430
He is/was taking money if you haven't already placed an order.
[email protected]
>>30131540
Already did.
I think he's only taking money for the first batch, which excluded the 7.62x39 thirty round bakes.
I'm just kinda anxious to know when the second batch, and the paypal links, come.
another RAS blows up
>>30131589
more at 11
>>30131589
>calling gun shops around town looking for a WASR-10
>"Sorry, no WASRs, but hey! We got great deals on the RAS-47!"
>mfw
>>30131654
just order online
man people are dumb
>>30131682
To be fair, I can understand if you're hoping to hit up some pawn shop that has one for like $540 or something
>>30131613
I thought that was a penis about to penetrate an AK from the thumbnail.
I am disappointed.
>>30131802
Yeah, I've been trying to score one for under 600.
Shame AKs are only getting more expensive.
>>30125955
Replace the stock you wanker.
I have a PKM stock on my AK, im 6'5. Shits just fine,
Hey /k/ I have a question for you. I got my AK recently from my dad for $200, but he's had it forever and pretty much the only thing he knew about it was that it's an AK.
I bought a couple of pmag magazines online assuming that an AK mag was an AK mag, but when I went to try it out the dang things are too big to fit in the gun.
Am I missing something obvious? I tried to search for different sizes of magazines, but didn't find anything except for capacity differences. All I know about the rifle is that it's Romanian ROMARM. I hadn't started doing any research until just now.
So how stupid am I?
>>30131942
Single stack mag well, that's a very old girl.
>>30131942
Your gun looks like one of those assy Clinton AWB era guns that can only take single stack 10 rounders. The uglyass thumbhole stock and lack of barrel threads seems to confirm this.
>>30131892
Ehh, a lot of it is the gradual election stuff and some other shit. Just a year ago you could pick up WASRs for like $500 after the prices settled down, now they're going back up again.
if it's stupid and it works, etc.
