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Posted: 5/31/2007 12:24:35 PM EDT
| anyone have any opinion on the yugo m72 rpks that are out there??? some seem to be built by century some not...anyone got one and think theyre worth it??? |
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We had one in the shop awhile back, and I was darn impressed. Nicest Century product I've seen in years. Nicely parkerized, not the usual WASR-10 scratched-up-spraypaint finish. Wood was a bit raw but you can always refinish that, it wasn't dinged or gouged or anything. I'm thinking of picking one up for my personal collection. |
That's exactly the one I'm talking about. The AES-10 isn't an RPK at all. You meant the Yugo M72 like this: www.centuryarms.biz/proddetail.asp?prod=RI1233%2DX&cat=54  Obviously, its still a Century product, but they are built on NDS receivers and parkerized nicely. We got ours from SOG along with a bunch of other stuff. Now, the AES-10B model, with emphasis on the "B", is going to be interesting. We haven't gotten one yet but its more of a traditional RPK than the old AES-10, I'm thinking about getting one into the shop just to see what they look like. So far it looks like they used actual RPK kits, and I'm wondering about details like receiver and whether its a US (non-chome) barrel. www.centuryarms.biz/proddetail.asp?prod=RI1407%2DN&cat=54 
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look at my score at the funshow thread to see what i spent my RPK74 money on.  actually, that and/or a 5.45 krink are going to be my next purchases. and a saiga 12 and a bulgy 74 and a....... dammit i need a new job  ETA does the longer barrel give any more accuracy? |
yup...looks like that...but it has a finned barrel under the gas tube i read the aes-10s are simply long barreled romy aks with a bipod i just got an nhm91 but i wanted something a little beefier and the yugo looks the way to go |
The Yugo is quite beefy, its super heavy. If you don't want to spend the money on ammo to shoot it you could always use it as a barbell when you exercise. And yes, the one I linked to has the cooling fins behind the gas block. Its just difficult to see them with the weenie stock photo. Here's a better one: 
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Get a parts kit from ORF before they dry up. Send it to a reputable builder to turn it into a complete gun built to your specs. I don't believe anyone is offering a complete RPK-74 unless ORF has some on hand still. |
Didn't you see the Vector RPK-74 pictured above?  |
Call Vector:Tel: (801) 295-1917, here is their website www.vectorarms.com Check out their Blogspot too www.vectorarms.blogspot.com/ To make sure though, give them a call The ORF Kitss are $1,500.00 to $1,600.00 |
Cause vector bought up all the used kits from ORF.  
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