Should I take the plunge and get the CMMG MK-47 rifle?

[chef1231]

So I have never owned anything larger then a 5.56 rifle and until I saw the new MK-47 I had no desire to buy anything AK but..... This thing is sweet looking. I guess I am trying to talk myself into another caliber. I just reduced my collection so I only have .22,9mm,5.56,12 g and thats it. Which makes it easy to buy ammo in bulk. Buying this new rifle would mean starting from scratch with mags, ammo, etc... I have never shot an AK so I am not sure how much different it is then the 5.56 but ammo seems to be a little less. I would be running it suppressed as well.

On a side note it looks like the rifle comes in 3 regular versions with the least expensive coming in around $1,400. That would be the version I would most likely go with.

 

[Clay]

for me personally, the draw of the Mutant is that I have a crap ton of ak mags and ammo already.

If you don't have that, then for me it wouldn't make sense to get one, and it would be a hell of a lot cheaper to just buy a WASR10 or something like that.

Now if you just have to have it, go for it.

 

[snorko]

The only advantage I see of the mutant over a quality AK is apparently the gas blowback when suppressed is substantially less per MAC/AK Operators video

 

[venenoindy]

If I was to get a 7.62x39 rifle it would be a real AK.

 

[MohawkSlim]

AK and AR ammo is roughly the same price right now.

I recommend taking whatever money you'd spend on that mutant and buying more 5.56. $1400 of 5.56 will last you a long, long time!

Or buy a cheap AK ($500 from several sources), a few mags, and then $800 worth of AK ammo and blast that stuff off for the next few years.

 

[wsenefeld]

I debated this when I wanted to add 7.62x39 to my collection but couldn't justify the price compared to a WASR. For the price of a Mutant I was able to add Magpul furniture, a Manticore brake, and an Aimpoint T-2 in an RS Regulate mount to a new WASR.

 

[M67]

I sold all my 7.62x39 AKs, could never get into them and they never felt right.

I had a chance to shoot a Mutant before but completely spaced to do so.

I made my mind up though, when I get another 7.62x39 rifle, it will either be a POF Puritan or a P415 (hopefully they'll release that version eventually). I have shot the Puritan, both suppressed and unsuppressed, and ran like a champ and felt a hell of a lot better than any AK I've shot.

 

[tradertator]

I think Clay nailed it. If you were sitting on a mountain of mags and ammo, and preferred the AR platform to an AK, it seems like a no brainer. Both platforms obviously have their advantages, but I personally the AK so I have zero interest in it.

 

[chef1231]

Yeah I guess I'll wait till I get this SBR cleared and see if I love it, thats the case then I will just buy a crap load of ammo and be done

 

[vitamink]

I still prefer the m10X. I don't care what you guys say, that thing is cool.

 

[Trigger Time]

I still prefer the m10X. I don't care what you guys say, that thing is cool.

I say banana hammocks suck

 

[223 Gunner]

I have zero interest in that thing. Just stick to a traditional AK, it will have better re-sale, should decide it's not for you.

 

[vitamink]

I say banana hammocks suck

I wear them for a week then plop them in a glass jar with water and make sun tea. Stop by for a glass.

 

[CallSign Snafu]

Buy a nice AK and save yourself a lot of money that can be spent for ammo and optics. The mutant is not going to magically change the performance of the 7.62x39 round. Palmetto state armory also has AR47s now that look pretty cool. Bottom line save your money the extra cost of a mutant does not come with a substantial reward over owning a decent AK or AR47 and you will be saving a lot of money.

 

[FreeFAL]

At that price, I would strongly suggest waiting to get the new Galil ACE.

 

[tradertator]

Buy a nice AK and save yourself a lot of money that can be spent for ammo and optics. The mutant is not going to magically change the performance of the 7.62x39 round. Palmetto state armory also has AR47s now that look pretty cool. Bottom line save your money the extra cost of a mutant does not come with a substantial reward over owning a decent AK or AR47 and you will be saving a lot of money.

Doesn't it use a proprietary magazine just like the countless other failed attempts of chambering an AR in 7.62X39? If so, I'd definitely give the mutant an edge over it.
But I totally agree on just getting an AK if your wanting to shoot 7.62X39.

 

[chef1231]

I have been back and forth with this for a bit and decided its like a car and I am going to need some kind of a test drive. I have never shot any 7.62 so I think a trip to the range with a buddy that has an AK may be in order.