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So I'm interested in buying a 5.45 AK, but the only options that I can find are the Molot Vepr at $1000 with the too thick/too heavy 1.5 mm receiver, the Arsenal SLR-104 at $1100, and the SGL31 at $1400+. Why can you find 47s in the $600-800 range, but no 74s below $1000!?

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/art_n_ideas/article/us-gun-owners-cry-foul-play-over-kalashnikov-sanctions/505013.html " In fact, Russia itself has several non-Kalashnikov factories that produce AK rifles. Izhmash, the producer of the popular Saiga AK rifles for Kalashnikov— which is owned by...

I scheduled a much needed day off work yesterday for the girlfriend and myself to go down to the Philadelphia Expo Center to the Eagle Arms Gun Show. Here are my various and sundry takeaways. 1.) I was surprised to find so many Saigas at relatively reasonable prices. X39s as well as 12s were...

I spent the better part of the day attempting to sell my Super Vepr 308 to scrounge together the funds for a Vepr 12 before they're all gone. I don't relish the idea of selling her, but I REALLY have the jones for a box fed semi auto 12 guage that's built like a tank. I came home, defeated...