With the high cost of .223, 7.62x 39, and .308 these days, it had really put a end to my shooting at least once a week. Well thanks to a heads up from postban, I found a cheap solution to keep me shooting as often as I like.
The solution: Bulgarian Century Arms AK-74 chambered in 5.45 x 39.
•Build on Nodak Spud Receiver
•Polymer Stock
•New U.S. Made Barrel and Stamped Receiver
•Muzzle Brake
•Barrel 16.25”
•Overall Length 37”
•Siderail Bracket Installed on Rifle
You can have one, shipped right to your FFL for just $369.99:
http://www.centerfiresystems.com/akagun74.aspx
While these aren't the very best quality AK's, your bang for the buck is hard to repeat. Mine ran flawlessly today, the trigger was surprising nice for an AK, probably the best I've ever felt. And I've owned SAR-1's, SAR-2's, and a couple other Romy variants. My only complaint is the furniture, it's a cheap polymer set. Smells like burning plastic every time you heat it up, which is fantastic.
While the 5.45 x 39 isn't readily available at most gun stores, it is very cheap online at a couple of ammo surplus sites. You can get of 1080 rounds of Russian surplus for just $129.95 to your door. :gr_patrio That's just $.12/round compared to the $.50/round you'd pay for .223 at most retail stores.
It's corrosive as hell, and it's imperative that you get some windex down the bbl as soon as you can after shooting it (the ammonia neutralizes the salts) but for these prices the little extra work is well worth it.
This is the results from today, 25 yards, iron sights and right out of the box. Nothing has been adjusted on this gun.
So go, buy, and shoot shoot SHOOT!!!! :gr_patrio
The solution: Bulgarian Century Arms AK-74 chambered in 5.45 x 39.
•Build on Nodak Spud Receiver
•Polymer Stock
•New U.S. Made Barrel and Stamped Receiver
•Muzzle Brake
•Barrel 16.25”
•Overall Length 37”
•Siderail Bracket Installed on Rifle
You can have one, shipped right to your FFL for just $369.99:
http://www.centerfiresystems.com/akagun74.aspx
While these aren't the very best quality AK's, your bang for the buck is hard to repeat. Mine ran flawlessly today, the trigger was surprising nice for an AK, probably the best I've ever felt. And I've owned SAR-1's, SAR-2's, and a couple other Romy variants. My only complaint is the furniture, it's a cheap polymer set. Smells like burning plastic every time you heat it up, which is fantastic.
While the 5.45 x 39 isn't readily available at most gun stores, it is very cheap online at a couple of ammo surplus sites. You can get of 1080 rounds of Russian surplus for just $129.95 to your door. :gr_patrio That's just $.12/round compared to the $.50/round you'd pay for .223 at most retail stores.
It's corrosive as hell, and it's imperative that you get some windex down the bbl as soon as you can after shooting it (the ammonia neutralizes the salts) but for these prices the little extra work is well worth it.
This is the results from today, 25 yards, iron sights and right out of the box. Nothing has been adjusted on this gun.
So go, buy, and shoot shoot SHOOT!!!! :gr_patrio
