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Posted: 10/16/2011 8:38:15 AM EDT

I've been out of the game for a few years and no longer know who the better AK builders are. Back when I posted here more, the big builders were Troy at InRange, Ohio Rapid Fire, AK-USA, and a poster here who went by the handle "cnewt" I think.

Are any of these guys still around? Or what builders would you all recommend for me? Thanks.

Posted: 10/16/2011 10:00:17 AM EDT

[#1]

I think it was jnewt, and he's out of building.

Posted: 10/16/2011 10:29:20 AM EDT

[#2]

Inrange still does and as does Ak-USA

Posted: 10/16/2011 10:42:46 AM EDT

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Randy at Sledgehammer Arms is still building kits and is one of the best builders I've used.

Posted: 10/16/2011 11:16:55 AM EDT

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ORF is no more.

I have Arizona Response, Overland, and POHF builds and am pleased with all of them. I would certainly do business with any of them again.

Posted: 10/16/2011 8:44:24 PM EDT

[#5]

Thanks guys. I used to have an original, first-run AR15.com Special Edition Bulgarian AK-74 (SEAK) that was built by ORF. Guess times have changed.

I also saw a photo of a gun built by Jesse at 762 LLC. The guy who posted the picture highly recommended him. Has anyone else had a gun built by him?

Posted: 10/16/2011 9:03:09 PM EDT

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Thanks guys. I used to have an original, first-run AR15.com Special Edition Bulgarian AK-74 (SEAK) that was built by ORF. Guess times have changed.

ORF's owner actually died and his family shut down the company afterwords.

Posted: 10/16/2011 9:49:11 PM EDT

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Thanks guys. I used to have an original, first-run AR15.com Special Edition Bulgarian AK-74 (SEAK) that was built by ORF. Guess times have changed.

ORF's owner actually died and his family shut down the company afterwords.

Really? thats the first I herd of him dieing. I'm pretty sure he just ran his company into the ground from being an asshole to his employees and firing his CNC machinist.

Posted: 10/16/2011 10:02:22 PM EDT

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Thanks guys. I used to have an original, first-run AR15.com Special Edition Bulgarian AK-74 (SEAK) that was built by ORF. Guess times have changed.

ORF's owner actually died and his family shut down the company afterwords.

Really? thats the first I herd of him dieing. I'm pretty sure he just ran his company into the ground from being an asshole to his employees and firing his CNC machinist.

Died of liver failure last year.

http://www.tributes.com/show/Todd-Andrew-Grove-88559958

ORF got off to a big start. But it seemed like they expanded big time and tried to take on way to many projects and the place just came undone.

Posted: 10/19/2011 7:03:06 PM EDT

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So no one else here has experience with Jesse at 762 LLC?

Posted: 10/20/2011 4:41:41 AM EDT

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I've been out of the game for a few years and no longer know who the better AK builders are. Back when I posted here more, the big builders were Troy at InRange, Ohio Rapid Fire, AK-USA, and a poster here who went by the handle "cnewt" I think.

Are any of these guys still around? Or what builders would you all recommend for me? Thanks.

AK-USA hasn't updated their front page of their website since 2006.

Posted: 10/20/2011 7:26:13 AM EDT

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I don't have the tools, the skills, or really the time to go about building an AK - how much does a builder typically charge to put together a parts kit? Say, a Bulgy 74 kit? Including the re-finish.

Posted: 10/20/2011 11:30:24 AM EDT

[#12]

The prices vary with the builders but fixed stock demilled kits with original barrel cost around $300 including refinishing, underfoolders and sidefolder $350 and up.

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