Ok, so, I'm an AR guy. Over the past decade, I've always thought the AKM was a pretty nice looking rifle. Seen them at the range often. As an RO, every dude with one was "Hey man, shoot my AK", I never passed up the chance, I can't argue, they shoot, that's for damn sure. Nothing feels like one. Can't compare apples to an orange.
I remember AK parts kits being cheaper than I ever thought they would be, so, I ordered a Spuds NDS-1 EZ. Cool right?
Then I went shopping for AKM parts kits. Not only were the same parts houses gone, but the places selling parts were asking the prices you could buy a whole rifle for, 10 years go, along with a case of 7.62x39. Holy smokes!
What happened with the price of AK parts? I'm not an AK dude, so I am NOT in the know, am I looking in the wrong place? Was I just not paying attention? Was I just hung over for a decade?
Looks like a kit is going to be a pricey proposition, this is not the affordable rifle of old.
It's quite competitive with the AR platform in price now.