thatguy96786
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Looking to by one of these in the future. What is the difference between a Russian AK-47 and a Romanian AK-47, besides the price? What should I really get?
thatguy96786
What is the difference between a Russian AK-47 and a Romanian AK-47
Scottsdale Gun Club has SGL-21s for 699.To Dream, Do you know a place that gets rid of the Arsenals for $800? My local place has them for a little over $1000. I'm looking for wood furniture.
A new gun is a rip-off unless you talk the person below MSRP
I currently own an Egyptian Maadi simply because the kids like shooting it for fun.
It is about as accurate as an uncontrolled fire hose.
Actually, no. The original AK-47 was designed with a stamped receiver, but the Soviet manufacturing tech wasn't quite up to producing them well, so when it went into production they reverted to milled steel technology. That design prevailed until about 1958, when the revised AKM was introduced with a new stamped steel receiver.the original AK-47 from Russia has a milled receiver
That's half-true. AKM pattern guns are lighter, but the durability of one over the other is a complete hypothetical. After over half a century of hard military use, AKMs are NOT coming apart or wearing out, in any appreciable numbers. It is easy enough to establish that the barrel will be shot out LONG ... VERY long ... before a stamped receiver is trash. It would not be unfair to say that no single shooter is ever going to wear out an AK of either design.All Romanian AKs are built on stamped receivers and are therefore lighter but less durable.
I've shot some 'very' accurate milled receiver AKs. (2" groups at 100 yds w/ surplus ammo) I've shot some AKMs that would hang right with them. Inconsistent value-priced ammo will hold down their accuracy to a greater degree than the inherent accuracy deficiencies of either platform. It would be great to see an exhaustive accuracy test of a selection of milled AKs vs. a selection of AKMs all using consistent, high-quality ammo ... but I've never heard of one.There are some milled receivers out there and they are generally more expensive and heavier but more accurate.
To be fair, though, that's pretty much a SOP for prepping any AK you get your hands on.The only way i could get my Draco to accept magazines with out knocking them in with a sledge hammer was to open up the magwell with a file.
I think the big difference is probably the barrel. Milled civilian guns tend to be high-end and are fitted with top-grade barrels, so the proper comparison would be to high-end stamped guns with similar top-grade barrels. From what I've read, accuracy is about the same.There are some milled receivers out there and they are generally more expensive and heavier but more accurate.