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Posted: 5/12/2005 3:32:25 PM EDT
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Gents I am thinking of having Derek at Az Arms to do my WASR10 over as an underfolder. Since it is paid for and I like it, I figured I will have him do the following: 1. Add the slant brake 2. Add bayo lug 3. Convert it to an underfolder 4. Refinish the rifle. I figured with the wait time for the Vectors plus they seem to be using Rommy kits why not pay a few dollars on refinishing my WASR10? He wants 400 for the job. What do you guys think and do you anyone else that can do this type of work? I really do want an underfolder but 600 plus dollars for one when I already have the underfolder stock, the WASR10 and it is already paid for. LMK what yall think Thanks Max |
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Get a Yugo under kit since the stock goes for about $90, roll the dice on another $60 (150 for kit) and see if the bbl is good or otherwise easily cleaned up. If not, $100 gets a mint Romy kit the next week. You can get another gun built for close to the cost of a do-over. If you get the brake and lug with the kit, that pretty much pays for a new receiver. |
+1. That's how I got it figured too. I thought about jacking up my post-ban WASR just like you, but my gunsmith talked me out of it. I stopped with refinishing the wood and adding a G2 for the slap. I feel pretty good about stopping right there and not adding all the other stuff. I want a Vector too, but I figure I could wait it out rather than do all this. |
| It is your money, do as you please. Derek at AZEX does good work and his finishing is top notch. I dad a similar project on a CETME, had Derek tune the trigger, fit a quieter brake, clean-up and refinish the wood stocks and refinish it OD green Parkote. It came out nice, but I put $600 into a $400 rifle. Worst thing about the CETME is the fagile cast fire control parts put in by Century Arms to make it semi-auto. |
| A WASR was my first AK. I refinished the stock, did the trigger slap fix and threaded the barrel and added a slant brake. If I had it to do all over again, I'd have put on a cheap Romanian folding stock and tossed the gun in the box in my Jeep and called it good. It's a good rifle, but not worth putting money into it. Save that for a more valuable kit and keep the WASR for you beat around gun. |
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My Vector underfolder only cost me $495 at Shooters Pawn here at Bragg. I sold my WASR to put the Vector on layaway. Now If I only had the $175 to get it out of layaway.  Maybe next month I would just save an extra $100 and get the Vector, Even if you add the underfolder it wont look as good as the Vector IMO. FREE
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