Recommended inexpensive AK?

[Salty Possum]

Hi folks. I'm sure it's been asked by others here already but I'm asking for me so here it goes. I'm saving up money over the next couple months to get an AK variant rifle. My price range is $500ish-$700ish. What do you recommend? I'm thinking WASR but I'd like to hear all the options I have.

P.S. AK is to be used for home defense, SHTF/WROL, so I'm looking for quality but inexpensive. Oh and I plan on buying it from Bradis when I get the money, since I heard so many good things about them plus their prices are said to be the BEST (man I'm looking forward to going to Camby this summer).

 

[vitamink]

Saiga + mags + 1000 rounds = your budget

 

[Tydeeh22]

Saiga + mags + 1000 rounds = your budget

what he said, except + the bullet guide. fixed that for ya vitamins

 

[vitamink]

Sorry I should have included "+ conversion" Thanks for the fix

 

[Salty Possum]

Saiga + mags + 1000 rounds = your budget

Which saiga? got specs or a link to some pics 4 me?

 

[Tydeeh22]

SAIGA 7.62X39 16 10RD

BULLET GUIDE- ROUND TRUNNION 7.62X39 WITH DRILL AND TAP SET

BASIC CONVERSION KIT all Saiga 223, 7.62, 308, 5.45 Rifles and 410 & 20 Gauge Shotguns

and then you have an arsenal AK for about 600 bucks.. ish..

 

[vitamink]

some saigas

 

[jd4320t]

5.45x39 Saiga

 

[vitamink]

Those are good as well. They'll look about the same except for the mag. It won't have as much of a "Marc Wallice" bend to it.

 

[Salty Possum]

Thanks dudes. I'm seriously considering an Saiga now (in 7.62x39)
I never did any drilling and tapping so I'll have to be real slow with the conversion, I don't want to be stuck with only 10 rnd mags.

 

[chezuki]

I built my Saiga completely 922r compliant and sexy as hell for <$600, but I caught the base rifle for a price we'll probably never see again on black Friday a couple years ago.

Shooting mine side by side with my buddies WASR-10 is like night and day. The WASR feels like a rickety toy.

 

[vitamink]

I built my Saiga completely 922r compliant and sexy as hell for <$600, but I caught the base rifle for a price we'll probably never see again on black Friday a couple years ago.

Shooting mine side by side with my buddies WASR-10 is like night and day. The WASR feels like a rickety toy.

 

[40calPUNISHER]

Go with the Saiga 7.62x39! Mags and ammo are still very cheap. I normally recommend 5.45x39 but if you dont already have a bunch of mags its gonna be hard to get into the game.

 

[tradertator]

If your going to do a Saiga conversion, do yourself a huge favor and buy this one

Saiga IZ 332 100 Series Russian AK47 Rifle

 

[donavonmaxwell]

Thanks dudes. I'm seriously considering an Saiga now (in 7.62x39)
I never did any drilling and tapping so I'll have to be real slow with the conversion, I don't want to be stuck with only 10 rnd mags.

You can use promag/surefire mags(checkout cheaperthandirt.com) and get the 30 rd promag magazines......Also,they have the TAPCO T6 buttstock and SAW grip which will make you 922(r)compliant......I have a Saiga,tricked out and it is bad to the bone!!!!!!

 

[vitamink]

For the love of god don't do any of that.

 

[tradertator]

For the love of god don't do any of that.

For the love of all things holy, please, pretty please, pretty pretty please, DON'T DO THAT!

 

[msr]

My cousin bought an already converted NIB Saiga 7.62 at the last 1500, if you aren't far from and Indy and don't want to do the conversion yourself you could go e that a try.

Edit: he got it for $519

 

[tradertator]

^If the front end was converted, that's a steal.

 

[msr]

Front end was original, but he wanted it that way so it wasn't a problem