Posted on 02/10/2017 12:20:08 PM PST by sergeantdave
My grandmother had a boating accident and her AK-47 got dumped into the lake. Now she’s looking for a replacement.
She has $500 from winning 1st prize for pickled beets at last year’s state fair and can kick in another $700 from her kitty cat fund. So her budget is set at $1,200.
The Bulgarian 7.62x39mm SAM7R-51 from Arsenal appeals to her.
Atlantic Firearms has a Polish AK47 Rifle WBP Classic Wood W/ Range Pack on sale for $979 and an AK47 Rifle Battlefield Pick-Up Romy VPG for $739.
Do any of you FReepers have experience with these rifles?
Pros and cons?
Recommendations?
Other suggestions?
Grandma thanks you.
There is fishing then there is FISHING!
If you’re on a budget consider the NEW WASR’s. I got one and it’s far better than my SLR 107 from Arsenal.
But don’t take my word for it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfUOfDcLX0I
Man I hate it when that happens.
For $200 more you can get a CMMG
M47 An ar-15 style that shoots the 7.62x39
good reviews check out the hickok45 youtube
They’re good. Classic Firearms has a bunch of nice AKs, just to make your search more difficult. ;-)
Ghostrifle.com
Arsenal AKs have a reputation as being among the best ever made.
My grandmother bought one 20 years ago. It’s still new-in-the-box (sadly with a thumbhole stock that needs replacing) and unfired . . . at the bottom of the lake she accidentally dropped it into when her canoe capsized.
admit it,, your using your U.S. federal tax return money,,
dont be ashamed ,, we all do it...
lol
I built a 7.62x39AR that is far more accurate than any AK I ever had. The AK’s lost their appeal to me when the prices went up. I know the supposed advantages/disadvantages of both rifles. Or get you a Ruger Ranch Rifle in that caliber....
Since Trump is now President and is supposedly changing the ATF into a pro-2nd amendment agency, maybe soon we can dredge up all those guns we lost in the nations waterways over the years ;-)
Yes, grandmothers can be so clumsy sometimes.
Yes, grandmothers can be so clumsy sometimes.
I wonder if the prices will be dropping?
There would have been a lot of boating accidents losing guns if Hillary got elected.
Sorry, I would have sold her one of mine but... you guessed it- boating accident.
I’d like to meet your Grandma
An Adams short stroke piston operated AR would be another good choice. All the benefits of the AK with the accuracy of the AR.
http://www.adamsarms.net/products/rifles-lowers
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