hrmm.. well okay, I guess this AK thing ain't half bad. :)

[Tamara]

An AK is a crude peasant's tool: lousy sights, awkward ergonomics, cheap construction, junky trigger, and indifferent accuracy.

It is also famously reliable, easy to maintain, and possesses adequate power. Plus, mags and ammo are cheap.

It is for the latter reasons that I'm on my fifth AK and have never gone more than a few months without owning one. An AK is like that primered-out '82 Toyota pickup you keep under a tarp in the back yard: You'd never drive it to church, but if you have some job that needs doing that you wouldn't want to scuff up your everyday vehicle for, it's probably up to the task.

 

[idd]

BTW, are you getting the 75-round drum?

If you do, try to get a Chinese drum. You can load it and leave it for years without having to create tension in the spring. When you are ready to use, you just twist the knob to create tension in the spring, and then you are good to go. Two years ago I paid $150 for my pre-ban 75-round drum and about $345 for my new post-ban WASR-10. No regrets here since I figured I'd better get 'em while I can.

And since the antis are scared of pistols grips, I decided to install a front pistol grip to make it into an even meanerlooking rifle. It's fun to see the looks on the faces of the other shooters at the range when go to the firing line with the EBCG (Evil Black Commie Gun). Or the time I was a wine tasting event, the subject of gun control came up, and someone asked me my opinion. "What do *I* think of gun control? Well, actually, I own an AK-47..." You should have seen those jaws drop.

Also took my teenager nephew and two of his friends out to the range to learn gun safety and shoot a few hundred rounds through it. Needless to say, they found the whole experience "way cool."

As soon as the ban expires, I will install the flash suppressor, bayonet mount, and a super-deluxe under-folding stock that I bought at the last gun show.

I suppose that the only downside is that I read somewhere that owning an AK-47 makes you 43 times more likely to go communist......