looking for an AK47

[Avalanche2082]

I am looking for a suggestion as to a good reliable (like drag thru mud, wet concrete , just all around can be beat up...etc and not a jammer) but cheap AK47? What are some good manufacturers and what is a decent price for one? I would like to keep the wood look. I don't know much about them.

Also wondering if there is a stock that can be used as a pistol then folded out to a regular stock that is actually comfortable, or am I better off to keep the original stock or try to find one that already has the folding stock?

Also one last thing a good drum?

Does anyone know what kind of AK's the guys in the north hollywood shootout used, were they original full auto or modified, who made them?

 

[karlsgunbunker]

http://www.southernohiogun.com/aks.htm
Second from the top $329
AIM had them for $319 but they seem to be out.

 

[Leif Runenritzer]

There is a side-folding stock in the shape of a normal stock, but it's synthetic and expensive.

http://www.k-var.com/shop/product.php?productid=16844&cat=0&page=1
http://www.copesdist.com/ak47.htm

 

[gpr]

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classic arms inc....gpr

 

[MudPuppy]

You can find cheap AKs all over, maybe even try gunbroker?

A decent, cheap, easy to add and functional sidefolder is a romanian type--but it won't be as comfortable (for most) as a standard wood stock.

You want a chinese drum--they're easier to load. Both types are reliable.

The dead guys in n hollywood, I think, used chinese Mak-90s that were illegally modified to full auto (again, with most of the information available through the media, there's going to be a lot of inaccuracies...). Some reports say they were 223 variants, but I don't have hard data on that.

 

[Avalanche2082]

Thanks for the info, I will keep a look out what kind of price is a good deal? $320 ish??

 

[MudPuppy]

I usually search gunbroker as a barometer on prices, but that's close (for a romanian wasr type). I've seen them a touch under 300, but depends on if it's got a slant brake, etc.

 

[LeibstandarteAdH]

I haven't seen any good prices on AK's on gunbroker. classicarms.us has AK-47 type rifles in stock.

As far as a good compact folding stock goes, the sidefolders are the best and most compact. The East German style right side-folding stock like copesdist.com has is very nice. It firs onto a regular AK trunion and can be interchanged with a fixed stock as needed, which is a plus.

As for the guns themselves, If you dont mind maybe having to do a little work on it or send it back to century to get something fixed as a possibility you can get one of the $319 WASR's that have the bayonet lugs, threaded barells and are basicly as close to an AKM as you can get especially for that price.