The best AK47

[thumperdogg]

I am not talking brand such as Arsenal or anything like that, I am talking country, Egypt, Russia, China...

Who makes the best AK47's and why??

 

[dom1104]

I am interested in this as well.

Peoples "Standards" for AKs are so low, how do you measure "best"?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Of the imported AKs?

 

[indykid]

Probably the best AK imported into the land of shall not be infringed was the now banned Poly Tech Legend, the closest to a true AK Type 3 in semi-auto you could buy.

It can be argued that Hungarian or Chinese were the better imports, but with the ban on them, it is really hard to tell what they would be like today with our higher quality standards.

 

[MattCFII]

For the ones that have been imported here: China, Russia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Poland, Hungry, Romania, Egypt in about that order. Russia knows how to build an AK, China makes so very nice ones that arguably are better depending on the type. Bulgaria can equal or surpass Russia depending on issues.

Overall very hard to say, there are pros and cons of all of them and each country has their own tweaks. Then when you throw in the import like Century having to monkey with them it can skew the results somewhat.

 

[pirate]

Get a Saiga and convert it for cheaper than what an Arsenal or Poly would cost you. That way you can still have a Russian rifle made in the same plant that the Russian Ak's used to be

 

[tatic05]

Kalashnikov..... the one and only. USSR it is where it began with Mikhail Kalashnikov

 

[gunselman]

Russia. then China.

 

[TheDude]

Mr. Kalashnikov says Bulgarian. I mean whos gonna argue with this guy.

 

[Ryan281]

Bulgarian guns are top notch from my experience. Same for Chinese. i have never shot a Russian AK.

Ryan

 

[snapping turtle]

Poly tech but mine is not a legend.

 

[hot rod al]

Hmm... not knowing squat about AK's I would have assumed the Chinese ones would have been at the bottom of the list but it seems like a few people have them at the top. What makes them so good?

 

[Clay]

well built (like a tank), good fit and finish, and the best factory AK trigger out there.

 

[JCDPA]

Why are they so notoriously poor for accuracy?

 

[tv1217]

Because the irons are garbage.

 

[JCDPA]

Seems they would have been able to fix that during the production run over decades and several countries.

 

[TheDude]

Why are they so notoriously poor for accuracy?

Most Soviet conscripts never had access to a sight tool and this was kept with the armorer. Ive read that the armorer bore sights or "Gets it close" and its considered good. And then.....theres the internet. Americans care about accuracy a helluva lot more than most countries. My guess anyways.

 

[JCDPA]

Most Soviet conscripts never had access to a sight tool and this was kept with the armorer. Ive read that the armorer bore sights or "Gets it close" and its considered good. And then.....theres the internet. Americans care about accuracy a helluva lot more than most countries. My guess anyways.

You're probably right. Most video's I've seen of AK's in use, they are just pointing i the general direction and pulling the trigger. Seems a terrible waste of ammo.

 

[MattCFII]

The whole misconception on bad Chinese AKs is what allows lucky bastards to find usually great MAK90s with crappy stocks to be picked up for $300 or less and resold for $700-800.

Seems they would have been able to fix that during the production run over decades and several countries.

Valmets and Galils did exactly that. However, the standard AK sights may not be the best for accuracy but they are plenty effective for combat on moving targets. I normally paint my fronts blaze orange and "Fullerize" my rear sights by widening the notch to about 0.80" and rounding the corners.

 

[JCDPA]

The whole misconception on bad Chinese AKs is what allows lucky bastards to find usually great MAK90s with crappy stocks to be picked up for $300 or less and resold for $700-800.

Valmets and Galils did exactly that. However, the standard AK sights may not be the best for accuracy but they are plenty effective for combat on moving targets. I normally paint my fronts blaze orange and "Fullerize" my rear sights by widening the notch to about 0.80" and rounding the corners.

Don't get me wrong, I love the AK's. They are immediate attention getters due to their reputation as the bad guy's assault rifle. But , for the type of shooting I do, I'd prefer something more accurate. There's GOTTA be aftermarket stuff out there, somewhere, right?

How can I become a "lucky bastard?"