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GUN REVIEW: Century Arms C39v2 – The American AK
AShooting Journal ^
| 11/18/2015
| Tatiana Whitlock
Posted on 11/18/2015 1:49:32 PM PST by w1n1
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posted on
11/18/2015 1:49:32 PM PST
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w1n1
To: w1n1
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posted on
11/18/2015 1:54:54 PM PST
by
Arm_Bears
(Biology is biology. Everything else is imagination.)
To: w1n1
the C39v2 lacks a bayonet lug and cleaning rod. However, this allows it to adhere to California laws, California can screw itself.
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posted on
11/18/2015 1:56:24 PM PST
by
NorthMountain
("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
To: w1n1
Marry this receiver to the high-quality wooden forend furniture and Warsaw-length stock, finish the receiver and barrel inside and out in black nitrite, and you have one classy-looking rifle!Pretty is as pretty does. Can it survive the beating and abuse the old Soviet AKs are reputed to take?
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posted on
11/18/2015 1:57:09 PM PST
by
JimRed
(Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
To: Arm_Bears
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posted on
11/18/2015 1:57:18 PM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: w1n1
I still have a hard time trusting Century Arms.
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posted on
11/18/2015 1:58:22 PM PST
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: Arm_Bears
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posted on
11/18/2015 1:58:30 PM PST
by
kinsman redeemer
(The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
To: w1n1
Lol.
Accuracy and AK in the same sentence.
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posted on
11/18/2015 1:59:55 PM PST
by
MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: w1n1
finish the receiver and barrel inside and out in black nitrite Nitride. With a "d".
Nitrite is for curing bacon.
Nitride is for passivating metal surfaces.
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posted on
11/18/2015 2:00:19 PM PST
by
NorthMountain
("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
To: USMCPOP
Last time I heard Gun Talk Radio, Tom Gresham mentioned Century Arms with bad references to past products and customer service. The FFL I worked at part-time, wouldn’t carry any of their products. I’d probably pass on this unit, for now.
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posted on
11/18/2015 2:16:00 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
( The cheddar cheese slid off my cracker on 11/6/12.)
To: carriage_hill
Seems like Century Arms would get parts or pieces and slam them together. If it went BANG they were good to go. Like scummy guys who dealt in mil-surplus stuff in times past. Or maybe that’s them, still going.
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posted on
11/18/2015 2:34:02 PM PST
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: w1n1
The C39vw isn’t a true Type 3 but its a decent knockoff. A few things I don’t like, missing bayonet lugs, no cleaning rod, and the lightening cuts are all wrong. The barrels are Green Mountain and actually pretty decent, the receiver milling is done actually otherwise good save for those side cuts. I believe the FSB and gas block are cast. If I were in the market for a USA AK i’d probably look at DDI or Definitive Arms. DDI will be offering a true hammer forged 4150 milled type 3 receiver and the lightening cuts look better. This is not a hate Century reply though, Century does contract out some of their builds to reputable builders...their M70Ab2’s are solid builds. I’d avoid the RAS47 and any I.O product.
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posted on
11/18/2015 2:44:49 PM PST
by
gwgn02
To: USMCPOP
Ditto. Century has a reputation of “Monkeys with hammers”.
To: USMCPOP
Had problems with early Century Arms “AK-74.” Had to gut it. Rebuild it. All the time thinking, why didn’t I just start from scratch?
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posted on
11/18/2015 3:22:57 PM PST
by
donozark
(Herbicides improve visibility.)
To: NorthMountain
Nitrite is for curing bacon. Depending on the target, a little bit of bacon in the action might be a good thing.
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posted on
11/18/2015 3:43:35 PM PST
by
Pollster1
("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
To: w1n1
Are there any recorded instances of a crime being committed with cleaning rod or bayonet lug?
To: w1n1
Kalishnikov USA is also offering “made in USA” rifles. Been checking out the US132K and US132F1 models.
Anybody have an opinion on these? Can’t seem to find reviews.
To: donozark
My son’s buddy had a jam-o-matic 74 from Century.
I think I lucked out. Have a Norinco MAK-90 and a Bulgarian milled receiver AK clone. Got them cheap 20 years ago. Like $225. +/-.
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posted on
11/18/2015 4:18:21 PM PST
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: USMCPOP
Yep. I’d rather pay $2,000 for an Arsenal AK series than $200 for a Century Arms
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posted on
11/18/2015 5:31:19 PM PST
by
DCBryan1
(No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
To: sergeantdave
Arsenal AKs best in Western Hemisphere IMHO.
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posted on
11/18/2015 5:32:51 PM PST
by
DCBryan1
(No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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