I was in a gun shop today that i have never been in before. I was looking at their AKs and came across a nice looking AK with wooden furniture and a dimpled receiver. It was stamped CAI on the side so it is a Century rifle. They had several for $400. The dimple threw me for a loop. What would the most likely origin be of these rifles?
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I was at the used car lot the other day looking at cars. One had 4 wheels, leather bucket seats and "Chevrolet" written on it.
Can someone tell me what kind of car it was?
Jbabbler, we'll need some more info to really be able to help you.
Can someone tell me what kind of car it was?
Jbabbler, we'll need some more info to really be able to help you.
cute. Thanks for your valuable contribution and knee-jerk sarcasm.
The truth is though that Century doesn't have that many AK's on the market that match the criteria that I gave. The have the C93 which has synthetic furniture and a milled receiver. They have Yugo underfolders that do have the dimples but are obviously not equipped with wooden stock sets. They have WASR-10's in single and double stack configurations that have this same furniture but none of the WASr's have dimples to my knowledge. Century also has some GP1975 rifles that have the dimples but I do not see them with wooden furniture in the Century catalog. My gut feeling is that they are indeed GP1975's though. So, unless someone else can come up with a new stash of wooden stock Century Arms AK47s with a dimpled receiver that are of a different origin that also happen to fall in to the WASR $400 price range I would like to hear about it.
Im sorry but the description that you gave could apply to almost any AK47 variant. If you mean the large depression below the safety laver, than I would suggest that is at least a milled receiver. Even that does not slim down the options at all.
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Wasr-10 (no dimple over magwell)Im sorry but the description that you gave could apply to almost any AK47 variant. If you mean the large depression below the safety laver, than I would suggest that is at least a milled receiver. Even that does not slim down the options at all.
GET PICS!!!!!
All other Stamped AKM variants (dimple above magwell)
Milled AK Receiver (completely different)
The ones at the store are CAI import stamped and have the cheap looking WASR stock set but have the dimple. They are not milled.
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I'd guess a Romanian SAR-1. CAI usually stamps the model of the gun right next to their receiver mark.
Humm I just got up and looked at mine my 10/63 WASR has no dimple (it no longer has any wood on it either ) My GP1975 that my bullpup AK is built on does have dimples apparently.
Maw always said dimples made stuff cute so I reckon if ya want a cute AK you should get it, not sure why it'd throw ya for a loop to be honest I never noticed until just now.
Only thing I look for is to make sure I don't get one with an extra hole in the receiver, and if I happened to it would get lost in a tragic boating accident.
) My GP1975 that my bullpup AK is built on does have dimples apparently.Maw always said dimples made stuff cute so I reckon if ya want a cute AK you should get it, not sure why it'd throw ya for a loop to be honest I never noticed until just now.
Only thing I look for is to make sure I don't get one with an extra hole in the receiver, and if I happened to it would get lost in a tragic boating accident.
It matters because the "dimpleless" receivers were singlestack receivers that were ground out by CAI to accept doublestack mags. I have seen huge differences between guns in a single batch with some having horrible wobble.
I'll go back and look this weekend and see what the markings are. They were busy so I could only see the shelf from my side of the counter.
I'll go back and look this weekend and see what the markings are. They were busy so I could only see the shelf from my side of the counter.
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It probably isn't a WASR-10 because I'm pretty sure they don't have dimpled receivers. I know that the Draco Pistols have dimpled receivers, but I would think you could have identified that on your own.
Now, are you sure that it wasn't an AK-74 and not an AK-47? I do believe that the '74s (at least some of them) have that dimpled receiver you are talking about.
If anything, I'd say essayons21 is probably right about it being a Sar-1.
Now, are you sure that it wasn't an AK-74 and not an AK-47? I do believe that the '74s (at least some of them) have that dimpled receiver you are talking about.
If anything, I'd say essayons21 is probably right about it being a Sar-1.
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I have seen some Saigas sans the dimple as well. However, the Century Arms Wasr-10's were imported as single stack guns and were modified at Century to accept standard magazines. None of those have the dimples as far as I know.
You nailed it.
I went and grabbed it today. I'll snap some pics once I get it cleaned up. Turns out that only the first one on the row was a SAR-1, the rest were WASR's and this one was mislabeled. It has a chrome-lined barrel and the trigger is matel. There is no bayo lug and it isn't set up with a muzzle brake. I paid the WASR price $379.
as far as i know it might be polish or yugoslavian? Im pretty sure century imports these, and i know for sure WASR's dont have dimples in the magwell......
It would help if you could snap a few pics
It would help if you could snap a few pics
whoops, heh heh heh.....
sorry, didnt see your post till now
sorry about that and congrats on the purchase!
sorry, didnt see your post till now
sorry about that and congrats on the purchase!
whoops, heh heh heh.....
sorry, didnt see your post till now
sorry about that and congrats on the purchase!
Lol, no worries. She looks like a keeper so far.
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The SAR's were the predecessor to the WASR's. They are basically, "pre ban" import AK's, the WASR's are post ban.
I have both, and both shoot fine and both are accurate and reliable. The SAR did have trigger slap due to the crappy US compliance parts, and I replaced it with a RSA and have never regretted it. I did regret the Tapco G2 I put in my WASR (the stock trigger was much better and since replaced). The SAR also has slightly canted sights, but nothing like some of the early guns. My WASR was much better over all in both fit and finish, but did not come with the furniture you see today. It looks like a SAR, just lacks the dimples.
I have both, and both shoot fine and both are accurate and reliable. The SAR did have trigger slap due to the crappy US compliance parts, and I replaced it with a RSA and have never regretted it. I did regret the Tapco G2 I put in my WASR (the stock trigger was much better and since replaced). The SAR also has slightly canted sights, but nothing like some of the early guns. My WASR was much better over all in both fit and finish, but did not come with the furniture you see today. It looks like a SAR, just lacks the dimples.
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