looking for an ak47

machined, not stamped receiver

they all work just fine, for a below average weapon, they are shooters, reliable, not very accurate at all, milled receivers are the nicest, you can spend $900 on one if you wish

they are a great trunk gun, throw it in and forget about it with a few hundred rounds of ammo, it will fire if needed

get a fixed stock, plastic if you can, stay away from folding , telescopic butt stocks. 20 round mags fit in american tactical pouches better

Chinese Norinco's are pretty nice but hard to find

Russian Siagas and AKMs are nice

The cheap ones are century arms and bottom of the crate romanians etc

if they are below average, what do you recommend?

what do you want to spend?

how much experience do you have with weapons?

what do you envision being your threat?

you do not need one and they are illegal in california

i have an smith 45, winchester 30-30 ruger 22 and a .32 as far as money 1000.00 or less.

ok, keep what you have, i would look at a 20" barrel AR-15, or any battle rifle in .308, G3 or FN/FAL, if you shop around you should have enough to get a few hundred rounds of ammo, cleaning kit, sling, and case for that money

unless you hunt with the 30-30, i would look at selling it and getting a military pump shotgun, such as the mossberg 590
if the .22 is a rifle, it will put food on your table

good luck! if you have anymore questions, let me know, go here for some ideas

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you picked a shitty time to buy. Prices have gone up quite a bit.

even on the romanian stuff. Most are running anywhere from 400-700 now just for WASR-10's

if you can find a chinse AK, expect to pay at least 2000 now or more.

You might have some luck with bulgarian variants.

milled receiver AK's are always more expensive, but now they are ridicolously priced.

russian.

I think Jesus might be able to help you out.
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Best AK's are Arsenal arms, they run between 800-1300$.(made in usa believe it or not)

Romanian are pretty good, and pretty cheap usually about 500$


It is getting hard to find assault rifles these days.

The longest ones like 50 to 55 rounds are the hardest to load and I would think that spring will not last forever or very long if you keep them loaded for long. IF you can find a 75 or 100 round drum they are a little unweildy and haevy as well as a pain to load BUT when you get them loaded; then jst tur the winding handle just enough to put a tiny amount of tension on the spring and keep the rounds from falling out without tension. ALso keep in mind that a SKS which takes an AK mag is a good supplement or backup, Oten referred to as n SKK it will teka any AK mag BUT the drum cause the receiver/stock walls are too tall top to bottom and the "chimney" on top of the drum will not reach up in there far enough to lock in. In a pinch/emergency it looks as if you could gind down the bottom of the receiver walls and stock to allow this but it may weaken the overall package. I have read that some guys, in a place where AKs ae specifically banned by the language of the statute, SKKS have been substituted with equal effectiveness except for the drum question. I got 1-2 mags a payday back in the 90s and after buying 2 $4.oo mags and 2-3 boxes of Chicom steel jack/core ammo at $2.99 a box I looked around one day and found I had 32 mags with about 7-8 still in plastic with cosmoline or similar preservative. Those were the good old days.lol..the 90 ones as opposed to the 70s or 80s ones.

thank you and everyone for the help. it's really appreciated.

Go to the Ukraine, it will cost you about the same.

Even though they've gone up quite a bit (think $4-450) for the money, the sks is hard to beat. You'll have a more accurate weapon. Easy to load with stripper clips. If you get interested in one look for a milled receiver. The Romanian and Yugo's arn't too bad. Keep the wood! Don't fancy it up-don't really need a scope etc.

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You should try a gun shop or gun show. Probably not in a thrift store.

well, god bless you too!

Malu had some great advice. I like the 7.62 for semi auto and .223/5.56 for auto it sounds like your not going the class III route. The AK-47 is a inaccurate weapon and even the race versions arent so hot. The FAL is widely produced and liscensed to many countries FN makes a good one. M1A also very nice and my favorite. Personally i would steer clear of AK's. It is a good reliable easy to clean weapon but at 200 yards its achilles heel is prominent.

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I know im a springfielda whore here sorry to the guys who know me im a broken record

why do you want a 7.62 x 39?

why?

anything you buy in the USA will not be a REAL AK but a copy....

why do you want one? what are you going to do with it?

and your point is????

what a joke AK 47 only worked for kid
NUKE is better , just flash like a light no pain and no fear

Malu, out of curiosity, why are you against folding stocks? When locked into place, they are as solid as a fixed IMO.

You're from MI, need I say more???

Siaga (stamped) $399 at pawn shop

How much are you willing to pay?