How NOT to Buy a Budget AK 47
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Learn from my mistakes on buying my first budget AK. Take time to properly inspect any budget AK to avoid major issues. Insure properly alignment of the barrel, gas block, sights, and stock. Check the AK's magazine fit as well as smoothness of the action. Check out videos reference throughout as well as links to get products mentioned.
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Videos Mentioned:
Tips on buying a budget AK (Jim Fuller w Rifle Dynamics) - • Video
Before You Buy That Cheap AK (Hank Strange, Jim Fuller) - • Video
AK Comparison and Buyers Guide (Armory After Hours) - • Video
What you need to know when shopping for an AK 47 (IraqVeteran8888) - • What you need to know ...
I have a Romanian WASR 10 and it never stops firing until I reload and blows the X ring right out at 100yds, never had any problems with it ever with thousands of rounds through it.
Facts !
Best entry level rifle in my opinion.
My first ak was a wasr10. Bought in ban condition in 2004 just after then ban lifted so no one wanted it. Came with the gun, 4 mags, and a case of wolf for $258 out the door.
Since then I cannot tell you how many thousands of rounds went thru it. When I got it a case of wolf was $80 so it was common for me and my brother to blast 500 to 1k rounds per range trip.
Had the handguards smoking and the barrel glowing red more than once and it never missed a beat.
I can still off hand pop 12 guage hulls out to 50 yards with it.
Absolutely fantastic rifle. Just beware of that summabitch handguard rivet. Feels like a bee sting when you touch it hot lol
Video starts 6:18 your welcome
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Thanks man this guy likes to ramble on about nothing
I'm obsessed with firearms. I'll admit it lol
Romanian aks are made on the same Soviet block tooling as Russia , best aks on market
Lmao umm no
Your ak might have had some alignment issues but none of the inexpensive ones are perfectly aligned and most of them still function quite well. You’re treating the ak as if it’s an ar and as if it has tight tolerances like an ar. It doesn’t, that’s why it’s one of the most reliable rifles in the world under so many different circumstances.
A few issues with your informational video though, the underfolder doesn’t work well with your magazine because it wasn’t made for a magazine that size. The gas tube is what guides the piston into the gas chamber so when you have the gas tube installed the piston does not bump into the gas chamber. Also like almost any new weapon it may need to be broken in so it operates a little more smoothly.
You’re also creating problems that don’t exist. You’re not supposed to ride the bolt with your hand when you’re cocking the gun. You pull and release. Riding it is not good for any gun. Do the same thing with an ar and the same thing will happen, the gun won’t go into full battery. I don’t even know why you’re doing that. Have you ever seen a single gun expert do that with any gun ever? The answer is no.
I’m no ak expert but I’ve owned many over the years and the key to getting a good gun like anything else when you’re shopping is to do your research.
Great input and feedback. I agree with all of your points above.
You know what will smooth out the action? Shooting it a lot to wear everything in. AK's are known for function not aesthetics. If aesthetics is a big deal you want to be looking at a saiga AK or something that has been converted with a fine tooth comb. Romanian AK's are very reliable rifles. These are not going to be precision machined like a an AR15's components. You will have tooling marks and less tolerances because they were designed to shoot full auto.
Gas tube guides piston into place. But you’re right when you said what might happen over time. My experience has been gas piston ends up with more wobble and runs better over time. Your video seams to be the only one showing how to check alignment of piston and gas block. Now the argument if you should have wobble with the piston and bolt carrier handle. The answer is yes if you has things that are off slightly. On my Vepr? No it doesn’t because everything is straight. On my WASR 10. Yes and l’m glad it is because Century built it and it is out of alignment some. Action runs smooth now after 500 rounds. Also look at the top rails of a receiver. Some companies do a terrible job on their receivers and the rails are up and down. Jim Fuller is right when he says many of the economical AK’s won’t last forever but if you’re a weekend warrior then not a big deal.
Check the rivets. You should not be able to slide a sheet of paper between the receiver and the rivet. Also, the best rivets are dome-shaped and they should never be perfectly flat
There are some flat rivet variations , Soviet era. Russian side folders in particular.
You need thinner mags like the mil surplus and that worrying about the under folder mech hitting should disappear. You want the under folder to have stiff movements. Just oil the joints and enjoy.
Slide getting stuck is normal sight canting is normal (unless absolutely cant compensate sights) mag wobble super normal.
Yea on crappy AK’s
What are you talking about? I’ve been hit on the head by coconuts thousands of times.
You made a lot of good and valid points, but you are off on a few things. When buying an AK, you should try to avoid buying an AK that is assembled in the US. There is nothing wrong the Romanian kits. The issue is with who builds the gun. US assemembled guns are often cheaply and poorly put together. For that price range, you could have got a WASR. You want to buy AKs that are built in there original country like Bulgarian Arsenal or Russian VEPR. The action is stiff with virtually every new AK. Just shoot it a lot to wear it down. If you really want to get good information on AKs, make an account on the AKfiles.com, which is a forum with tons of good information and smart people. Not trying to be a dick or anything, just trying to pass on what I know about AKs. Good luck with that thing. If Blackheart doesn't help you or you're not satisfied with it, try to sell and and get something nicer since you now know more.
+CEs7 - no offense taken. This is all about learning and knowledge sharing. Thanks for the comments, insight, and reference to Akfiles.com. Still trying to find a win win with Blackheart, hope to report something good soon. I agree that US assembled is definitely more risk and even more important to properly inspect.
didn't do my research when shopping for an ak and ended up buying a type 81...its like when a kid ask mommy for a pokemon for Christmas and ended up getting Digimon instead
You did great ! Looks awesome! Hopefully it's a solid performer, even with 5 rd limit.
Good tips! I myself just got into the AK Game back in November. I decided to save up and just go for an Arsenal (I got the SAM7R) to reduce the chances of getting a dud.
Never be intimidated in a gun store! You bought the rifle, make sure it's good to go! Believe me, the FFL could care less, especially if it was an online order as they have no skin in the game aside from a transfer fee.
I also advise to obtain a special Front Sight Adjustment Tool for AK's as I didn't know you needed on for zeroing haha.
Now for pricing:
"Budget" would be in the $500-$750 range where you typically find your WASR's (Can be good AK's if you get one that was built well. Likewise you can get an utter piece of crap, it just depends how the factory was that day), Century RAS-47's (Junk), and Interordinance (AVOID IO AT ALL COST)
*Note* - Palmetto State Armory is getting into the AK game and have complete AK's for $650 and AK kits for $399.99. I am waiting for more testing on those.
"Mid Grade" would be $750 - $1100 where you find the Century C39 V2 (Milled AK, make sure it is Gen 2) and DDI's.
"Premium" is $1100+ where you find your Arsenals & Rifle Dynamics.
Of note: You can always send you AK into Rifle Dynamics and they will throughly go over it and "rebuild" it in addition to adding things that you would like on it. I am considering that for my Arsenal down the road.
*BIG NEWS FROM SHOT SHOW 2017*!!!
Arsenal is introducing a new AK-47 with MSRP of $850! So you likely can find it cheaper in stores! I can't wait to see how it performs because if people can nab an Arsenal sub $800 that will be fantastic for the industry as a whole because all the manufacturers will have to up their game and quality to compete!
Mark, great input. Thanks for adding! I ultimately returned the AK in the video and have been scared to "pull the trigger" again. Would you recommend the SAM7R? Did you buy it local or online? It is kinda crazy there is no one properly serving the sub 1k market well. Big opportunity for someone like Arsenal if they can actually pull it off.
Psa are good guns I have a ar I built from them and my wasr is the 9mm but I’m rebuilding it with new furniture etc
first step.. research before you buy.
+GARAGE “DAprojectTuRtle” BUILT - great point. Any specific tips on the research you do? Company history? Reviews?
well my friend. it may sound redundant but I base most of my firearms purchases on has the company stood the test of time.. what is the general consensus of the public in regards to the firearm I'm researching? good, negative, is it factual or opinionated.. I do tend to watch and read reviews then I go to the comments section to get the jist of what actual owners say.. I look at what's the best option within the budget I allocate for the firearm that I plan on purchasing.. Nobody is perfect but research goes along way..
Just buy a wasr 10. They work, preferably 2015 and up.
Alright I'm going to say everyone's thinking it, how the hell do you not know the manual of arms to any kalishnikov design. 12 years old Children from farc of Colombia to the Balkans to Africa and to Indonesia know how to operate the weopon, but a grown man that has access to the internet is baffled by the operating procedures, of a weapon designed for illiterate conscript Soviet soldiers.
My Romy G kit builds are solid and run like a good AK should 👍🏻
PSA AK's are really nice and are around $700-$900
It is the Tapco trigger, most likely. The hammer has a hump that will eventually smooth out.
I have a Mak90 that had a trigger slap. Put an ALG trigger in fixed that.
the wasr 10/63 have come along way in the last 5 to 10 years. There was a time I would not touch a wasr but now they have cut down on the crap that they were getting from Romania. On a magazine I believe it was the NRA magazine that talked about the wasr gas and front sight canted problems they said 3 out of 5 were bad but now these days they side there quality control got it down to 1 in 50 and I would say that not to bad lol but yes always look over a firearm you aim to buy because once it's yours it's a new ball game and in a bad way😕 so WEll SAID MY FRIEND! also century arms can be a pain in the neck to work with!
That's not a wasr 🤦♂️ not is it a Romanian import. That was made by blackheart they used some Romanian parts but a US barrel and reciver. There a shit company worse then century that's why there not in business anymore.
Your rifle is absolutely fine.
Just tell your story!! No need to put others down while doing it, at the end of the day you own an AK-47. "I OWN A FEW HAND GUNS AND I'M FAN OF NAVY SEAL MOVIES", YOUR SHOWING US YOUR AK-47, man stop!! You like guns!!!
Hey it's an AK..... pry on the piston with a crowbar until it centers in the gas block. It'l be smooth as silk.
Actually a great idea lol. But what he should do is get all that jizz off his rifle put the gas tube on and shoot the dam thing. Than make a review.
I'm having a hard time understanding something. Ak's were designed to be made inexpensively out of cheaper materials and with less precision than an AR15. They have been produced in Egypt, China, poor countries in Eastern Europe and retained their reputations as reliable and low maintenance. So why are some US made AK's like Century Arms and PSA more expensive than some decent AR's and not super reliable?
Because that's just a myth. The AK is only cheap to make when you have cheap communist labor in a factory set up to make a large number of them (in the tune of tens or hundreds of thousands). The com block countries making them also had Russian engineers to help them through the factory setup and process. Theres a lot of subtlety to the ak design that's very purposeful, but that's what makes the ak so awesome.
Right away I noticed that while this uses romanian parts. They are not the same parts made in the Romarm factory that produces military rifles and parts for wasr 10's. This looks like a nova modul rak-1, or parts from it. Which is made in a civilian plant in cugir romania. I see parts kits from this factory pop up for very cheap to this day and stay away from them. Get something that you know was made in a real state arsenal that produces military rifles.
My first purchase when I turned 21
I have a Romanian part kit build from 1967 and I have a WASR 10 current production. The difference is night and day.
Which is better?
@@stoegerstewie8351 part kit build is better. Smooth action, no tooling marks, better fit and finish.
My misr 90 is tenfold better than that, lol
Best advice I got was - IT'S A FREAKING AK, GRIND THAT STOCK TO FIT
Aks if com bl are made from cold hammer forged steel. Average man willnt be able to shoot enough rounds to cause any serious damage to their rifle regardless of alignment issues. It’ll just run rougher. Many upon many men fight for their lives daily with rough out of line aks.
Shhhh.....I'm trying to get him to sell it to me.....haha
@@bmphil3400 tell him the VZ58 is a far superior rifle and platform and he should sell to you and get one
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I actually have had problems with Rifle Dynamics...
I have 2 of em,
Honestly Very Overrated Company.
Go with "Joe Firearms" they make great AKs with fantastic
Customer Service, good prices and offer more for the money.
Definitive arms is awesome too,
I have no knowledge of Krebs butvIm sure there fine.
As for factory
Vepr (Any)
Zastava (m90np)
IWI (Galil Ace)
Norinco (84s underfolder)
And if you were lucky
Polish Archer Beryl.
Haven't had any problems with em..
Great Vid BTW
Any brand you would recommend? What issues did you have? Thanks for sharing your info.
@@gadgetdad765I stated a few for ya..
Just look at the 1st message..
As for rifle Dynamics, I kept on having problems with the gun jamming I tried different magazines and different ammo and the problem continued the area where the round goes in the chamber is not rounded so I think that may contribute to the problem rifle Dynamics told me that it shouldn't be causing that..
I went to Red October too and that's when I first started having the problem shortly after I sent it to get checked out and they had the gun for almost six months they sent it back to me and on the first magazine after getting it back the problems continued I kind of just gave up on them they are very overrated regardless of what people think.
Pros to Rifle Dynamics are that they are lightweight even though they do shop a couple inches off the barrel the rear sight is nice.. but that's about it. Other than that your paying for the name...
As for Joe firearms you get a lot more bang for your buck you get flared magazine well quick mag release left and right hand charging handle.. also they could do custom cerakote jobs for you camo Digi whatever.
I have to Rifle Dynamics and to Joe Firearms personally I think Joe Firearms offers a lot more for similar cost, and more importantly better customer service
When i saw made in the USA I knew the problem. Romaine aks are excellent but because of laws they cut the receivers apart and put new us receivers and trigger groups in. This causes the guns to kinda suck. I have a romainian ak and it's got the milspec triangle with the arrow in it and it works great. I probably have fired 9000 rounds or more. The receiver is a nodak Spud. They are great receivers. Also if you don't want mag wobble, look for the ak receivers that have dimples in the magwell region. That's a sure shot sign to know the mag isint sloppy. Good luck to ya!
The dimples have nothing to do with mag wobble dummy! It give the receiver rigidity.. that’s it. Even on the AK’s with them they don’t even touch the magazine a lot of time. And 9 thousand round huh? Ok
Alot of Romanian AKs imported to the US are factory produced, no US receivers. They just come into the country with smaller Magwells so that they can be imported. American companies open the magwells for standard mags and puts 922r parts into them, they’re still almost 100% Romanian made. What you’re talking about is parts kits. That’s a whole different thing.
Good video, thank you for posting.
Who did you send it to to get straight. I have a Romanian under fold that is the same way, sight block and rear sight and front sight is way off. Did notice it till I left the store and got home. Drives me crazy. I paid 850 before tax.
After several rounds sending back and forth to Blackheart, they gave me the option to refund for a 13% fee. Kinda ridiculous to get a jacked rifle and have to get a fee to get money back. Happy to pay the fee and get some money back vs. a rifle I will always have questions about. I have heard of some people taking to a gun smith but can easily spend 2 to 3 hundred on it. Crazy if the gun only cost 600. I'd suggest trying to call and work with manufacturer. Maybe you will get one that really cares about having a good product and will work to straighten. Be ware that even shipping something back and forth is not easy and will cost about $100. Most of the FedEx and UPS totally freaked out when I brought it in and told me I would need all kinds of documentation to ship it back. The dealer normally has ability to send you shipping labels to make things easier if you can get them. Hopefully that info helps. Good luck and let me/us know how it goes and if you learning anything on how to get sorted out.
Very nice info here .. well done
Century Arms bft47 put 11k round through it took it to get inspected there’s nothing wrong with it. That was 800$ so the newer us made ak’s are much better made than the earlier ones
sorry dude, but you're off on quite a few points of your video...
Sirs
Which variant of Ak47 is popular for long period of time ??
Wasr
Zastava
Arsenal
Always inspect at ffl before accepting transfer.
FUL dealers could care less as they typically have minimal skin in the game. Plus several semi automatic rifles hang up if you baby the bolt regaurdless of how well they're made. That being said many budget aks may have rough receivers as a result of dull tooling being used to reduce cost of production
Don’t lump all Romanians together. The Sar series are middle to upper tier. The sar1 is a true military rifle. The century built Romanians are spotty that being Wasr’s.
IO and all American built are to be steered clear of.
Great input, thanks!
RD is not the only option.
Great vid...I got a n-pap AK47 that the barrel was out of line .I sent it back an d they made me a great deal on a Century 39/ak47
C39's are problematic. You would have been better served with the canted pap
That thing is complete junk.That front trunnion isn’t aligned with the gas block. And that’s a stiff piston. Once the piston loosens and wobbles it won’t cycle at all. You might as well sell it
Good grief man you have no idea what you're talking about, just an FYI, it doesn't matter what country the kit comes from blackheart has always made crappy AK's, in this case they took a Romanian AK parts kit and did a bad job of assembling it, typical blackheart workmanship. You should have contacted them about the problems and sent it back to have them fix their mess.
FYI... I did contact them and sent it back. It came back with no real changes to note. From there I sent it back for a refund. Thanks for feedback.
Is that a Romanian AK/AKM carrier and piston in your BlackHeart?
i have the same gun just with a fixed stock the internals are us made billet steel. really wanted forged but didn't want cast but all i could find in gun stores near me was this. this video helps explain why cast is horrible .
ruclips.net/video/i03Kic5gaRs/видео.html
"have the people at the dealership help safety check so that you are comfortable. "
+quicklady - yes just don't be shy to ask. They want to keep you and customers safe also. Remember, gun people love to help and educate other gun people, never be shy to say I'm new at something can you teach me. Say something like, "I'm new to this type of gun, can you show me how to clear it." Or "Can you help me double check that the gun is clear". Obviously, always try to obey the four rules of gun safety, sometimes hard not to have it pointed at someone when you are in a store, but you can do your best to keep pointed up, down or in direction where there is no people. Hopefully that helps answer your question.
My ffl helped me take apart and put together my first ak when I bought it.
I would recommend you _NOT_ buy a bargain basement or "budget" AK or any thing for that matter. In America you do not need to do this as there are many, many other (honest) ways to get a "good" or great AK. Foe example:
- save up, you don't need the rifle right now, put two (2) or three (3) dollars a day in a piggy bank and in a year you will have enough to get that sweet AK
- buy used, Gun Broker or you local gun store probably has some use higher quality used AKs
- Pawn Shops have previous owned AKs check them out.
God bless
I would suggest you buy higher end factory built browning , Winchester, or weatherby. and stay away from stamped euro if you are looking for nice fit and finish, try a fn, after browning entered, ak is the lowest end poorest built hard to destruct rifle ever built I love my sks better quality, machining , and finish, you don't expect that from a real ak you bend the sights in every direction to make it hit target and when you lose it and find another one ran over in the road you do the same so you can hit with that rifle its not for everyone to hit its not built to be perfect just to be good for the guy holding it
Hungaria?
Hands down best budget Ak is the norinco mak90. (Chinese variant) only Ak variant that comes with a chromed barrel.
Roberto Sanchez a mak90 is not a budget rifle but highly sort after
Get to the point
Love your vid and intro...keep doing your tging
Is there an update video for this ak?
Nope, but probably should be. Was waiting to do one when I figure this out but haven't had the confident to pull that trigger again b/c the general AK "quality" is just so different then what I am used to in the AR world.
If you buy CZ, everything will line up.
CZ doesn’t make Ak. CZV58 is close but not an AK. Great gun though.
Good video!!
What did you end up doing about the piston hitting low on the gas tube?
Ended up sending it for repairs but their fixes did not change anything. I returned the gun and got refund minus restocking fee. Still looking for a quality brand so I don't have to go through that again. Let me know if you find one.
@@gadgetdad765 Arsenal is the best " production" AK.
They have been known to have delicate finishes on them.
I have seen the yugo paps work well in classes.
The Palmettos are good guns. The newer hammer forged FN barreled ones look exceptionally good if you can find one.
Russian Saiga conversions are good but expensive.
If I could only have one production AK it would be an Arsenal 107 series.
@@bmphil3400 some of the best feedback on this post that is very useful to the topic. Thanks for sharing and I'll definitely take it under advice as I go back for a second round.
@@gadgetdad765 yw.....don't get discouraged everyone gets bit by one gun or another not working right.
I have had expensive SIG pistols with loose sights, Kimbers with loose grip bushings.
If you have an more questions let me know....I have helped build two AKs and seen a few more assembled.
The kit builds from good builders are way expensive now because the kits are drying up. A matching number Romanian kit,plus a 100% receiver and some 922r parts probably makes the best gun. Then you can have it coated....but that expensive. I have 2 rifle dynamics guns from back when Jim did builds for $350 on your parts.
I don't like the new gas blocks he is putting on them now. I don't know if Mark Krebs is still building but he makes/made a nice rifle too.
That guy Robski reviews alot of them on youtube and the ones he recommends would be good guns.
Thanks for the video
Good video. Great information. I’m an AK fan myself and wish I knew these things before my first AK. I did get lucky and got one of the good WASR rifles that never had an issue. My next three AKks have all been Arsenal with my current being a SAM7SF.
Something to check on the stamped receivers are the rivets. Too lost and they can fall out. Too tight and they bend the stamped metal and can make the barrel out of alignment. I like the SLR107 (stamped) and the SAM7 for milled. Arsenal does a great job with the triggers as they both have a 4lb trigger pull.
That thing is junk the bcg should come in and out easy that recoil spring is jacked bad example of a cheap AK why put money into it don't shine a turd just shoot it and have fun
Simple . Theses guns run in all territory. Snow l , heat . Mountain and jungle , these rifles are steadfast
What about a century wasr 10
in the market, i'll check it out.
God!!! Get to the point.....
very comfy feelin to the vid lad uwu
First 6 min are just blah, blah, blah. After this, get to the point and you wouldn't lose viewers.
agree! one of my first videos. thanks for feedback.
Black Heart makes shitty rifles been there never again.
I dont know if you said "Hung-Gary uh" or "Hungaria" and it's bothering me lol great video though
Dude that's pretty funny!
Just call it by its proper name: Magarska
You sound like the guy who does game like tutorials on life and dating and stuff lol.
lol, gadget mom says I should write a book on dating. hopefully gadget daughters will listen.
So confused were you a Navy SEAL?
Nope, wish I had the nutz to give it a shot though. Huge fan of all our men and women who have and are serving our country!
Another my AK is better than your AK Video? That's something new! This is nothing but Ford Sucks and Chevys are Great...Revolvers are better than Semi Auto...12 ga shotguns are better than AR's for Home Defense...Wendy's is better than Burger King...Etc, Etc B.S.
I hope ppl dont Listen to you
me too!
Call Hillary's Campaign she my give you one, Only Kidding,.....L O L.
All ak47 ya see any more in the USA are budget low end ak47. All I ever see in the stores in my area are junk io ras47 and npaps. Used to see wasr and would be able to pick out a good one but haven seen any any place. Heck don't see meany good ones on line any more. Would like to get the arsenal slr 107 for 849.00 but every one is out of stock on them Ben out of stock for a long time. What ever happened to the Egyptian maddie? Seen a ak63ds on Atlantic but don't know if it junk or not. Not hardly any thing about them on the internet. Want one that I can count my life on. Can't afford a 3,000.00 dollar Jim fuller ak47. Yeah he knows his shit about ak47 but I think he full of shit on most shit to make his work out to be gods of ak47. He is a business man just like every one else so of course he going to talk up his from every one else. Like the wasr. Made for there military it the same sent to the USA they are used by people over sea in war and some contractors private security. But they bottom of the bearrle ak hi. So if people take them to war and trust there life with them hum what that tell you? Maybe they better then you thing. I don't see Jim fuller ak being used in real combat. Why waist the money that probably don't even have on a 3,000.00 dollar gun that all it going to be is a safe queen. Get a reall gun that Ben proven in combat that you won't be afraid to put a scratch on it. Wasr are tanks they run good they shoot good. Yes they had some issues in the past but most of that with the newer ones is solved. Just inspect it like any other gun you would buy. In my own 2 cent I would not go higher then 1,000.00 for any ak47. You worried about this and that ak well go get a dam ar15. Ar15 are fucking awesome I have a bcm. For me it runs great threw cold weather rain snow mud it's a beast. I clean it ones a MONTH no problem. Just saying cheaper ak just because they are cheaper dose not mean they are junk don't fall into the if it not 3,000.00 dollar gun it junk. Just do your part look it over do research just like any other gun you buy. Do your part and you be happy. Don't let any one tell you you have to get this or that because it better bull shit. I seen wasr and I seen wbp polish ak47 and arsenal and not a whole lot of a difference. One might have a little bit more better paint job that's it ooooo who cares long as it works for what you need it for.
rifle dynamics rifles are crap
+GARAGE “DAprojectTuRtle” BUILT - Can you help be specific? What has your experience been? FYI... I called RD and they are at a 6-12 month wait for their production rifles. When I said it was too long, they came back that they could do it in 4-6. Crazy.
well here's the thing about rifle dynamics.. Their customers will say they are great.. But I feel that is subjected to the fact they dished out their money for one. If you look into what RD actually does for the rifle if your just sending one into be JIM FULLERIZED, you'll see in my opinion a lot of it is basic stuff that most gunsmiths can do without the 6-9month wait for half the price.. The replacing of the FSB with a FSB/GB combo just to save a 1lb of weight up front sounds great and all but it is at the expense of a shorter sight radius.. Also the FSB/GB combo they use requires you to file down the sight itself when zeroing the rifle, which is not good because then you cant add material once it is removed.. The U-Notch that they do to the rear sight leaf is easily done at home.. Yes they replace the barrel of your rifle with a new US made barrel that is also shorter but then pin a muzzle device on which then limits muzzle device interchangeability.. Also unless you have shot out your rifles barrel (20k+ rounds) replacing a combloc CHF barrel for a US barrel is just dumb.. the FCG filing that they do is highly questionable in the sense of does it actually help anything.. Yes they bead blast and repaint the rifle which is good if you've totally manhandled your rifle to where its all scratched up but like most if you haven't this becomes redundant.. Some folks will say well you don't own one or haven't shot one so you have no right to say what you say.. Well my friend to make it simple and to provide an example we all know kia cars are crap for the most part and we didn't have to buy one to know that.. If you only shoot maybe 1k rounds a year than a RD rifle might be perfect. But if you shoot a lot and if you evaluate what you get for the money you spend you might digress in choosing RD as a rifle company for your AK..
Where is Hungaria?