I'm interested in picking up a Romanian AK47. From what I've been told this is a sporterized model, no bayonet lug, etc, though it does have a folding stock. It comes with a sling, and 2 20 round mags. The price NIB is $464+tax. Is this a reasonable asking price, or would some of the "deals" in shotgun news be a better place to look? I just don't want to end up with a P.O.S. that I have to rebuild.
Thanks in advance for the advice guys'.
J.

Here is a good site with info on Romanian AK's and there price range.

I'm a noob myself and I use this site all of the time for any questions on my SAR1 AK

http://www.gunsnet.net/Linx310/model.htm

Too much, even for a brand new SAR-1.

AIM surplus has the no-ban WASRs for $319.

Quoted: I just don't want to end up with a P.O.S. that I have to rebuild. J.

Then don't buy a Romanian.

don't let these clowns fool you, with their romy hatin agenda

a good built SAR will work everytime, and will outlive you.

But if you're on a budget you might go for one of the WASRs, off AIM or anywhere else that has them, I'd go with AIM though they seem to have the best deal.

www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/NEW_AK_WASR_RIFLE_w__Bayonet_Lug___Muzzle_Break.html

i picked up my wasr 10 (romainian) for ?375..........it is a nice peace........it tears stuff up pretty good.......if i were you i would check both types out first...

Thank's for the info guys'. I'm going to go hagle with the shop tomorrow, and see if I can get them to drop the price. If they don't, I'll just go get it at aimsurplus.
J.

i have had my sar1 for some time now and have never had a single failure

I had a SAR-1 and I currently own a SAR-3. They are good rifles which function reliably out of the box. However, these guns are no longer imported.

What are imported now are WASR's, and from everything that I have heard they are junk. At a bare minimum you will need to cut/grind a sizable piece of metal out of the mag well in order for it to accecpt high cap mags and drums properly and you will also probably need to grind a few burs out of the mag well. There is also a good chance that the front sight block on your WASR will be canted (check it carefully). If you put another $300-$400 dollars into it by sending it to someone like AK-USA then you will eventually end up with a decent rifle.

i agree with the wasr needing the mag well grinding.


a friend purchased one and we had to grind out the mag well but the front sight isnt canted

Quoted: I had a SAR-1 and I currently own a SAR-3. They are good rifles which function reliably out of the box. However, these guns are no longer imported. What are imported now are WASR's,If you put another $300-$400 dollars into it by sending it to someone like AK-USA then you will eventually end up with a decent rifle.

A Romanian WASR-10 is not worth another $300-$400 of improvement work. I'd rather take the $700 spent to make the WASR and buy something that's nice in the first place.

Quoted: Quoted: I had a SAR-1 and I currently own a SAR-3. They are good rifles which function reliably out of the box. However, these guns are no longer imported. What are imported now are WASR's,If you put another $300-$400 dollars into it by sending it to someone like AK-USA then you will eventually end up with a decent rifle. A Romanian WASR-10 is not worth another $300-$400 of improvement work. I'd rather take the $700 spent to make the WASR and buy something that's nice in the first place.

That was where I was leading, with my usual brand of sarcasm.