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Looking for a cheap AK47. Don't care about the furniture color/condition as I'll be switching it all out. Obviously, i can get a sub $400 AK from Aim, JG, or Atlantic but wanted to check here first.

I am looking at ordering up one from AIM this, they have that Romi WASR for 379.00 and I have heard pretty decent things about them, but if someone here has something comparable for sale let me know also!

try http://www.classicarms.us" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

if you google them you can read various reviews on them yourself. they have some pretty nice packages, WASR for 350 and "shooters package" for another 50..

ill be ordering from them in a few months, ill put up a review then.

hope i helped

also i apologize in advance for the dents that website puts in your pockets haha

they also have a colt m-4 in .22lr for 500 bucks

speepdaedeesi wrote:try http://www.classicarms.us" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

if you google them you can read various reviews on them yourself. they have some pretty nice packages, WASR for 350 and "shooters package" for another 50..

ill be ordering from them in a few months, ill put up a review then.

hope i helped

thanks for sending. i just found these guys last night and prices seem to be lower than anyone else out there. their site and ordering process is not so great, but i may have to give them a shot. you have to get them the FFL info before you can place your order.

on a side note, am i reading this wrong or does the "shooters package" include free shipping? if so, that's quite a deal. 2 additional mags, bulldog case, AND free shipping?

Center Fire Systems has a good price on a AK74 ($350ish shipped). I have to keep talking myself out of ordering one.

cajunautoxer wrote:Center Fire Systems has a good price on a AK74 ($350ish shipped). I have to keep talking myself out of ordering one.

man, tell me about it. I've been eyeballing that for a while now. And the 1080 spam cans of 5.45 ammo for $129 +/-...

I'm sure I'll cave at some point.

pbwalker wrote:

cajunautoxer wrote:Center Fire Systems has a good price on a AK74 ($350ish shipped). I have to keep talking myself out of ordering one.

man, tell me about it. I've been eyeballing that for a while now. And the 1080 spam cans of 5.45 ammo for $129 +/-...

I'm sure I'll cave at some point.

i couldn't find the $350 one but did see one for $369 shipped. i have considered a AK74 but i worry about the ammo supply. isn't it all foreign surplus? so if that runs out, will any US manufacturers produce the round? i suppose i could buy several thousand rounds to last me (cheaper than AK47) but what about 10 years from now? everything i read is that most using the AK74 are gng back to the AK47. so what does that imply?

sorry, just asking because i'd love to go with AK74, just have a few concerns.

jeeperbryan wrote:

pbwalker wrote:

cajunautoxer wrote:Center Fire Systems has a good price on a AK74 ($350ish shipped). I have to keep talking myself out of ordering one.

man, tell me about it. I've been eyeballing that for a while now. And the 1080 spam cans of 5.45 ammo for $129 +/-...

I'm sure I'll cave at some point.

i couldn't find the $350 one but did see one for $369 shipped. i have considered a AK74 but i worry about the ammo supply. isn't it all foreign surplus? so if that runs out, will any US manufacturers produce the round? i suppose i could buy several thousand rounds to last me (cheaper than AK47) but what about 10 years from now? everything i read is that most using the AK74 are gng back to the AK47. so what does that imply?

sorry, just asking because i'd love to go with AK74, just have a few concerns.

I honestly don't know, but I do see new production 5.45 @ Academy (Monarch I believe).

I've got a AK47 now but am looking to pick up the 74 for fun/plinking/truck gun. $369 + $129 for 1080 rounds...cheap fun!

pbwalker wrote:

jeeperbryan wrote:

pbwalker wrote:

cajunautoxer wrote:Center Fire Systems has a good price on a AK74 ($350ish shipped). I have to keep talking myself out of ordering one.

man, tell me about it. I've been eyeballing that for a while now. And the 1080 spam cans of 5.45 ammo for $129 +/-...

I'm sure I'll cave at some point.

i couldn't find the $350 one but did see one for $369 shipped. i have considered a AK74 but i worry about the ammo supply. isn't it all foreign surplus? so if that runs out, will any US manufacturers produce the round? i suppose i could buy several thousand rounds to last me (cheaper than AK47) but what about 10 years from now? everything i read is that most using the AK74 are gng back to the AK47. so what does that imply?

sorry, just asking because i'd love to go with AK74, just have a few concerns.

I honestly don't know, but I do see new production 5.45 @ Academy (Monarch I believe).

I've got a AK47 now but am looking to pick up the 74 for fun/plinking/truck gun. $369 + $129 for 1080 rounds...cheap fun!

yeah, i've seen it at Academy. it all comes from Russia so hard to tell if Monarch would be available in the future.

SO here's my thinking now....i could get a AK74 and a few thousand rounds of ammo stocked. then i'd only shoot what i bought at Academy or locally for cheaper than i could shoot an AK47. if 5.45 ever becomes scarce, then i could sell my stock of 5.45 for a premium and throw in an AK74. if an AWB ever comes to fruition, then i could sell both the ammo AND AK74 for a premium.

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i couldn't find the $350 one but did see one for $369 shipped. i have considered a AK74 but i worry about the ammo supply. isn't it all foreign surplus? so if that runs out, will any US manufacturers produce the round? i suppose i could buy several thousand rounds to last me (cheaper than AK47) but what about 10 years from now? everything i read is that most using the AK74 are gng back to the AK47. so what does that imply?

sorry, just asking because i'd love to go with AK74, just have a few concerns.[/quote]



Like I said $350ish. I don't know why they would quit using the 5.45 round. It has its place in this world. I havn't read anything about the "Euro" countries no longer relying on the 5.45







[/quote]sorry, just asking because i'd love to go with AK74, just have a few concerns.[/quote]

I honestly don't know, but I do see new production 5.45 @ Academy (Monarch I believe).

I've got a AK47 now but am looking to pick up the 74 for fun/plinking/truck gun. $369 + $129 for 1080 rounds...cheap fun![/quote]

yeah, i've seen it at Academy. it all comes from Russia so hard to tell if Monarch would be available in the future.

SO here's my thinking now....i could get a AK74 and a few thousand rounds of ammo stocked. then i'd only shoot what i bought at Academy or locally for cheaper than i could shoot an AK47. if 5.45 ever becomes scarce, then i could sell my stock of 5.45 for a premium and throw in an AK74. if an AWB ever comes to fruition, then i could sell both the ammo AND AK74 for a premium.[/quote]





This is the way I see it. I'm hoping soon to start going to one or two carbine classes a yr. That's usually around 1k rnds a class. I already have 4 cans of 5.45. I got them off a GB for $99. So that's 4320 rnds for less than $480. Now if I were to order .223 it would cost me $800. That right there is either the cost of the AK47 or a 5.45 S&W upper. I'll also start buying a case or two when I see a good deal on them. The ammo will last my life time

Now in a truly a problem arises situation I'm grabbing my AK