AK-47 “rankings”

[snorko]

Arsenal SLR 106F is my favorite....

5.56x45mm in an AK is heresy. Well, it is a nice GF/child's gun. I admit to having ONE converted Saiga and it is like shooting a .22LR.

 

[indiucky]

5.56x45mm in an AK is heresy. Well, it is a nice GF/child's gun. I admit to having ONE converted Saiga and it is like shooting a .22LR.

I was wanting to have all my SHTF rifles in the same caliber...The SLR 106F was the only AK variant in 5.56 I was aware of that was built from the ground up in 5.56...

I love that dang thing....I got a butt load of circle 10 magazine's for it.....

 

[stocknup]

I have Yugo Underfolders, Mak90`s and Sar-1`s ........Though all have been 100% reliable , I always grab one of my Sar-1`s first .
They feel and handle the best to me. It is a natural pointer when shouldered . The only thing I added to these were a Hogue Rubber grip .
The Maks come in second ... I have grown to get used to the thumb hole stocks ( but have done some extensive filing and sanding to make the grips a lot thinner and with finger grooves )
Happy Hunting ...

 

[snorko]

I was wanting to have all my SHTF rifles in the same caliber...The SLR 106F was the only AK variant in 5.56 I was aware of that was built from the ground up in 5.56...

I love that dang thing....I got a butt load of circle 10 magazine's for it.....

I understand. My Saiga is a quality conversion that uses $8.00 Tapco Galil mags. Unfortunately the gas block took a dump and I am still dealing with that.

 

[indiucky]

Looks good Snorko....

 

[kawtech87]

I tend to stay away from Arsenal, Hoppes takes the finish right off of them in my experience. Not worth the premium IMHO

High temp flat black paint fixes this problem fairly easily and seems to hold up to chemicals better (still not great) than factory Arsenal finish..

I picked up an SLR107R last year for $850. Initial cleaning took the finish off part of the receiver hit it with some flat black high temp paint cant tell the difference.

 

[Fallschirmjaeger]

I was wanting to have all my SHTF rifles in the same caliber...The SLR 106F was the only AK variant in 5.56 I was aware of that was built from the ground up in 5.56...

I love that dang thing....I got a butt load of circle 10 magazine's for it.....

I have a Norinco 84s (5.56) that is a dream to shoot. Unfortunately, mags are hard to find and expensive. As a previous poster alluded, 5.56 AKs are an oddity (or an abomination, depending on your viewpoint). Virtually all, regardless of maker, exist solely for the commercial market and are not simply semi versions of military guns with widely adopted common specs like those chambered in 7.62 or 5.45. Thus, no standardization of parts or mags, sadly.

 

[TangoFoxtrot]

I am so confused.

I have done enough research to know what I want.
-I want an AK that was built in Eastern Europe or Asia.
-I want to spend under $1K.
-I don’t care about looks at all.
-I want it to perform flawlessly and resist wear/breakage, as a military weapon should.

But beyond the above, does anyone have a link or two to a website that lists or ranks by military quality the various AK brands/country options out there?

I’m tired of Googling, just looking to be pointed to a definitive source/list on the web.

If someone here wants to school me, that’s fine too.

Israeli Galil is best ak-47 out there imo.. and reasonably priced. They took the Russian version made some significant upgrades and improvements

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[kawtech87]

Israeli Galil is reasonably priced.

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https://www.atlanticfirearms.com/products/iwi-galil-ace

 

[jspy5]

Israeli Galil is best ak-47 out there imo.. and reasonably priced.

If you thought they were a good price at $1700 you are going to be real disappointed in knowing Classic Firearms had a blowout last Friday on both the 7.62x39 and 7.62x51. Seems they had some with slight cosmetic factory blemishes selling for $999. First reports indicate the blems are hard to find on them.

I'm still kicking myself for not reading my email with this announcement, so they were all gone by the time I got around to it.

 

[croy]

Wow!
I had no idea they're worth that much.
I just figured they're used and maybe gotten for under $1K.

I'll give you 1k for your polytech legend

 

[edporch]

I'll give you 1k for your polytech legend

No thanks, not of a mind to sell it yet.
It's in excellent condition though.

 

[indiucky]

Virtually all, regardless of maker, exist solely for the commercial market and are not simply semi versions of military guns with widely adopted common specs like those chambered in 7.62 or 5.45. Thus, no standardization of parts or mags, sadly.

Arsenal SLR 106-F is the exception to that rule...Arsenal built a full auto from the ground up in 5.56 when they (Bulgaria) joined NATO...The SLR 106-F is the semi auto version of that.....

Which is why I love it...But it only runs with factory mags and I am fortunate to have about 10 of them.....

 

[TangoFoxtrot]

Israeli Galil is best ak-47 out there imo.. and reasonably priced.

If you thought they were a good price at $1700 you are going to be real disappointed in knowing Classic Firearms had a blowout last Friday on both the 7.62x39 and 7.62x51. Seems they had some with slight cosmetic factory blemishes selling for $999. First reports indicate the blems are hard to find on them.

I'm still kicking myself for not reading my email with this announcement, so they were all gone by the time I got around to it.

I paid under a thousand for mine when I got it

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[TangoFoxtrot]

I paid under a thousand for mine when I got it

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I believe you can actually clone the Galil and it's still hands down better than the Kalashnikova

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[TheWabbit]

Buy a WASR.

 

[TangoFoxtrot]

Arsenal SLR 106-F is the exception to that rule...Arsenal built a full auto from the ground up in 5.56 when they (Bulgaria) joined NATO...The SLR 106-F is the semi auto version of that.....

Which is why I love it...But it only runs with factory mags and I am fortunate to have about 10 of them.....

I believe I read the Israelis are going to start mass producing for sales in the US

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[Ricnzak]

I'm still kicking myself for not reading my email with this announcement, so they were all gone by the time I got around to it.

At about 3:30pm Smokey Mountain Guns and Ammo had some Galil’s back in stock. They had 39’s in stock and 95 of the 7.62 NATO.

 

[mammynun]

I bought a used, unconverted Saiga 7.62 in 2011 for $299, and it's been rock solid for many thousands of rounds.

Here he is after puberty (aka "conversion").



Here she is after gender reassignment surgery...

 

[jspy5]

At about 3:30pm Smokey Mountain Guns and Ammo had some Galil’s back in stock. They had 39’s in stock and 95 of the 7.62 NATO.

By the time I seen this I missed out again....