Yugo underfolder AK-47 from century ??

[MIL-DOT]

both classicarms and aimsurplus list the yugoslavian M-70 AK-47 underfolder for $429. it looks like a cool deal, with it's 1.6 mm. reciever and US trigger group ( or so i was told). the only downsides are no chrome bore and that it's "slapped together" by century, whose lack of regard for quality control is widely documented here. BUT......i've read the occasional comment about this being one of centurys' better efforts, and this was also confirmed by the guy i spoke with today at classicarms ( a reputable operation ).
anyone have first hand experience with this rifle ? as always, any and all comments much appreciated......m.r.

 

[SnakeEater]

I can tell you that the quality is a step above the crude Romanian kits out there. That being said, it's not uncommon for the Yugo's to have canted sights. I'd highly recommend spending a tad more and getting a Vector, like THIS

 

[MD_Willington]

I can't remember where it was posted, here or an AK forum, or who posted it, but they were able to get a ND from moving the safety lever, apparently released the hammer IIRC, just something to watch for.

 

[HorseSoldier]

I have one. When purchased one of the trigger hooks was improperly installed and prevented the trigger from resetting when it cycled. Once I realized there was a problem at the range, it took about ten minutes to diagnose, and about ten seconds to fix. Since then, it's run fine. Fit and finish and such seem pretty good for an AK, at least compared to, say, a Romak.

 

[jagdpanzer347]

They can be a good deal for the money. HOWEVER, I would not buy one sight unseen. If you're not quite sure what to look for, bring a knowlegeble friend along.

-jagd

 

[GotGlock]

The yugo's coming out now are great, we sell a bunch at the shop and they are all straight and look good, nice finish, and shoot well.

 

[dstorm1911]

the latest Yugos are not built by Century but have been farmed out the quality is much better than the earlier builds.

The safty issue was on a home built Yugo from AKfiles.com

The Yugo as sold by Century is a very good deal for the $$ as we builders can't even begin to compete since we are paying retail for kits etc... Ya are getting basically an underfolding short barreled RPK

They are running a Nodak spuds 1.5 mm fully heat treated reciever that we pay $95 ea for

They are the only ak with integral tritium night sights that fold down outa sight when not needed

They are useing the much heavier RPK front trunion and all the other components are actually for a milled AK

if ya modify the lower rung on the grenade sight it will allow ya to see your iron sights so ya can go super accurate manual operation

Ya are getting a Match grade hammer forged Green mountain barrel (we have to pay $80 ea for and still fit em etc..)

Ya also are getting a G2 FCG

a bottom of the barrel parts set runs $250 these days

and best part its the only AK ya can thread a grenade launcher onto without shearing the front trunion rivets and warping the reciever which means ya can buy onea these

http://www.facsupplystore.com/proddetail.asp?prod=PAAK1012

and then either make your own dummy grenades and arial fireworks etc.. or buy onea these (these are a BLAST to play with!!)

http://www.surplusrifle.com/reviews2006/fore/index.asp

I can nail jack rabits out here in the desert at 100 yards easy with a golf ball using this launcher

here is an old THR thread regarding making dummy grenades for the Yugo SKS same launcher etc..

http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-234626.html

and another on another forum, ya can also just use tennis balls too

http://www.akforum.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5916&view=next&sid=64ac6e85a896b749bfc653b1af393166

have fun........ and the fun mentioned above can ONLY happen with the much heavier duty Yugo AKs so please folks if ya don't have one don't try usein the launcher on a standard AK it will literally shear off your front trunion rivets and usually warps the thinner 1 mm recievers within only a few shots...... I've repaired a few already its no fun the wider RPK trunion is pocketed into the reciever (the swelled sides) this transfers the shock directly to the reciever without even effecting the rivets on a standard front trunion the sides are flat which puts ALL of the force on the rivets in a shearing fashion it trashes the rivet holes in the reciever when they shear useually requireing a new reciever......

 

[Omnivore]

They are of variable quality due to use and parts assembly stateside, but some are quite good. We have one here at UltiMAK with a completely shot-out original barrel (no rifling left) so check it out before you buy.

We get a lot of calls from new M70 owners who learn only after their purchase that the M70 furniture cannot be replaced with any after-market furniture currently available. The Yugos have furniture that is entirely unique and not interchangeable with other AKs. Our optic mount and ACR2 tri-rail forend take care of the front, but you have to want the system because it costs almost as much as the rifle. M70s will take standard AK pistol grips, but that's it.

In all, they are well-made and as reliable as any AK.

If anyone knows of any after-market furniture that fits them I'd like to know.

 

[dstorm1911]

If your getting a Century assembled M70 it has a brand new hammer forged barrel made here in the USA the only issue anyone has ran into on akfiles.com has been canted sights .......... now a kit built gun with an original barrel could very likally be trashed but all of the Century guns its a non issue

 

[MudPuppy]

http://www.ironwooddesigns.com/2aprod/1zAKproduct.html

Ironwood makes aftermarket furniture for the Yugo. No firsthand knowledge of the century types--built my own on nodak receivers. The yugos are little monsters--beefy ,little over-engineered things.

 

[MudPuppy]

One more aftermarket option for the Yugos--

http://www.centuryarms.biz/proddetail.asp?prod=PAAK1124

 

[dstorm1911]

mudpuppy, those are the ones installed on all the Century built Yugos now as they ran outa wood sometime back...... those are the exact Handgaurds people are wanting to get rid of, I wouldn't call em an "option"

However Ultimak does have a Yugo version of their optics rail handgaurds available for $104