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Posted: 2/24/2020 7:09:14 PM EDT
I have never owned an AK and haven't the faintest clue about them. I was trying to sell an old Jeep taking up room on my driveway for $800. Some guy told me he had an AK he bought at a gun show for $900 and would trade it plus $200 for the jeep. I just wanted my parking spot back so I accepted the deal. Now I'm actually a little intrigued by it.
Been trying to do research to figure out exactly what kind of AK it is, if it's any good, and trying to satisfy my curiosity if that guy was lying through his teeth about paying $900 for it. Hoping you guys can help me answer those questions. I'll post it in the "Want to know the value of your AK?" thread once I find out exactly what I have. Here's the rifle and what markings I could find: 
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Posted: 2/24/2020 7:16:21 PM EDT
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Edit- Romanian parts kit built on U.S. receiver by Lancaster.
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Posted: 2/24/2020 7:21:49 PM EDT
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Lancaster used to have a shit reputation around here 10 or so years ago, and I don't know if it ever got better.
Eight year old thread on Lancaster. |
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Posted: 2/24/2020 7:49:27 PM EDT
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That is not a $900 AK
Lancaster 74s had lots of issues (gas ports too big, receivers beating themself to death from overpassing) but their AKM builds were Ok. It will probably shoot fine. |
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Posted: 2/24/2020 8:12:06 PM EDT
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If me, I would take it to a gunsmith and make sure it head spaces okay and have him make a general inspection of the rifle.
Then run some rounds through it to see how it performs. You might just fall in love, or not! It is a nice looking AK. Added: have that front trunnion checked for cracks. |
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Posted: 2/24/2020 8:33:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
That is not a $900 AK Lancaster 74s had lots of issues (gas ports too big, receivers beating themself to death from overpassing) but their AKM builds were Ok. It will probably shoot fine. 
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Posted: 2/24/2020 9:33:08 PM EDT
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Depends when it was made. Early Lancaster rifles were good but quality dropped off 8-9-ish years ago.
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Posted: 2/24/2020 10:22:34 PM EDT
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That guy may very well have paid &900 for that AK. No eat in hell I’d pay anywhere near $900.
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Posted: 2/25/2020 1:55:02 PM EDT
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I agree with the majority of the folks here; that rifle is not worth $900.
 There are numerous AK manufacturers that build fantastic rifles out there for less than that amount.
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Posted: 2/25/2020 9:44:29 PM EDT
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If he got $200 cash for it too (as he indicated in his thread at the start) its a $700 rifle.
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Posted: 2/25/2020 11:29:02 PM EDT
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If he got $200 cash for it too (as he indicated in his thread at the start) its a $700 rifle. $200 + AK = $800 Jeep AK = $600 |
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Posted: 3/2/2020 8:06:39 AM EDT
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Ok, let’s do the math and solve for AK. :). Sorry, couldn’t help it. $200 + AK = $800 Jeep AK = $600 Now the only question is... Magpul it out, or keep the wood? |
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Posted: 3/2/2020 8:45:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yea, that about sums it up. Now let's see what it's actually worth, just posted it in the "Want to know the value of your AK?" thread to satisfy curiosity! Either way I got my parking spot back and I finally have an AK. Win win for me. Now the only question is... Magpul it out, or keep the wood? Buy some go-no-go gauges and check headspace. If it checks out good, shoot it and see if you like it. Pay attention to any excessive wear on the BCG, rear trunnion and so on. Sad fact is, is Lancaster did have some QC issues but that doesn't mean you got one of the "bad" ones. Hell, I have a DDI AK, that has several thousand rounds thru it, it is doing great. |
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Posted: 3/2/2020 2:56:20 PM EDT
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If nothing else it may be a good romy parts kit, I wouldn't sell it, just check everything out and if headpsace etc is bad, take it apart, check trunnions and everything else carefully, then get a good receiver and build it. The receiver it's built on is a Nodak so it's good quality.
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Posted: 3/2/2020 5:11:51 PM EDT
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I went to my local gun shop over the weekend and had them do a real quick headspace check. They said it was good to go so I bought 3 different brands of steel cased 7.62x39 from them and headed to the desert. The rifled chewed through all the ammo just fine. Overall went through about 120 rounds of mixed ammo without any failures.
Definitely a different beast than my finely tuned 3 gun rifle. Felt like a man again after it beat on my should for a while, especially that wooden stock with a steel plate for padding lol. |
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Posted: 3/8/2020 5:18:43 PM EDT
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Yea, that about sums it up. Now let's see what it's actually worth, just posted it in the "Want to know the value of your AK?" thread to satisfy curiosity! Either way I got my parking spot back and I finally have an AK. Win win for me. Now the only question is... Magpul it out, or keep the wood? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ok, let’s do the math and solve for AK. :). Sorry, couldn’t help it. $200 + AK = $800 Jeep AK = $600 Now the only question is... Magpul it out, or keep the wood? |
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Posted: 3/9/2020 8:55:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Save your money and buy ammo. |
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