At the fun show today I saw a dealer selling an ak, listed as a 'maadi with pre-ban features' for $480.

Isn't this a little low for a pre-ban ak? Or maybe this guy is full of it. I don't know enough about maadi's to identify them in any detail.

Any info would be appreciated.

PS: My breasts would [b]not[/b] be too large to preclude me from operating this rifle.

Schnacke,


What the dealer was selling was a post ban MAADI with enough US parts (hopefully) to have the pistol grip (the "pre-ban feature").  Unless the MAADI says "Imported by Steyr, Secaucus, NJ" it is a post ban gun.  There are the US parts MAADI and the thumbhole MAADI guns (which are not bad guns--the SAR's may be a little better, but are not up to the quality of a Yugo, Hungarian or Legend).  

SAR's--$270
MAADI's--$250

Pre-ban Guns--
Norinco $800
Legend $1000
Hungarian $1100
Steyr MAADI $1200
Yugo $1600

So, he was overcharging for the post ban MAADI (unless it did say Steyr, then you should be kicking yourself for not buying it and turning $800 profit).

I think the giveaway would be the 'pre-ban features' phrase used by the dealer.

AKs are such a troublesome subject when it comes to determining whether a particular weapon is lawful or not. 'Course then so are ARs for that matter!

Pretty pointless laws, but if you get caught on the wrong side....


Eric The(Wary)Hun[>]:)]