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Posted: 1/3/2003 9:49:03 PM EDT
[#1]
Well... What are you looking for?
I went with cheap, ugly, reliable. SAR-1. I paid $300 for a new one in a local private sale. |
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Posted: 1/4/2003 8:47:24 AM EDT
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i am looking to pay under 400....but somthing that looks nice.....yet reliable...but i dont want these city shops to rip me off. whats the going prices for the different brands?
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Posted: 1/4/2003 10:20:20 AM EDT
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I have bad news for you. Your fundamental premise is severely flawed.
It's impossible to buy just one! <maniacal laughter> HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH </maniacal laughter> |
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Posted: 1/4/2003 10:33:28 AM EDT
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Sounds like another SAR budget. Wholesale at about $280, so handpick with no shipping/local dealer fees tacked on up to $350 out the door is fine with me (335 is easy in Ohio). They are much better since 1999-2000, but still look it over for straight sights/gasblock/side rail, no more than minor hangups in the new action. Pick one of 3 calibers and a case of commie ammo.
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Posted: 1/4/2003 11:53:11 AM EDT
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lol...thanks for the tips
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Posted: 1/4/2003 2:55:40 PM EDT
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I'll agree with everyone else that for a budget of $400 or less, pick up a Romanian SAR rifle. They are available in 3 calibers: SAR-1 =7.62X39, SAR-2 =5.45X39, or SAR-3 =5.56X45(.223).
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Posted: 1/4/2003 3:03:25 PM EDT
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Your best bet is to put some of your ARs on the market now, that way you can allow yourself a week or so before you discover you must not have an AK, but all of the known ones in the world!.......MUHAHAHhahahahaha...You are sooooooo hooked into "the Dark Side" now...MUHAHAHhahahahaha... Remember, "after the first the rest are...
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Posted: 1/4/2003 3:21:39 PM EDT
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Hey Citabria, I think you shot both of mine. They were 300 each when I bought them a couple of months ago. Both are Romanian. Just make sure that the front site is straight and look for the small cleaning kit in the butt of the rifle or in the box and the sling.
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Posted: 1/4/2003 5:52:51 PM EDT
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A SAR or Romak, maybe even a MAADI is what you want based on your budget. Another possibility would be a MAK 90, if you can live with a butthole stock. Converting it(legally) to a pistol grip will probably put you over your budget(unless you get a great deal on the rifle itself).
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Posted: 1/5/2003 4:48:20 AM EDT
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under 4 bones...the romanian sar series is the way to go.
handpick one for straight sights and a reasonable finish. we can fix the trigger slap later. |
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Posted: 1/5/2003 8:43:50 PM EDT
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ok...thanks sparsky...thanks for lettin me try yours by the way!
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Posted: 1/6/2003 1:08:59 PM EDT
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Hello texas boys....spersky...I bought one this past weekend........
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Posted: 1/6/2003 2:35:01 PM EDT
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I bought an SAR-1 about a month ago-that's the 7.62x39 caliber one (the 2 is 5.5 and the 3 is the 5.45 x something or other commie version of 5.56) I paid $ 350, I could have gotten it for $ 280 plus shipping and FFL fee but being able to paw through four or five SARs at the shop was worth the couple of extra bucks.
The sights are LAME! But other than that it's more accurate than I thought once you get used to the sights, and it's pretty damn fun! The magazines are cheap and eats up cheapo $ 100/1000 wolf like there is no tomorrow. I have already ran about 750 rounds through it. The trigger slap is very annoying if you are blasting away for shits and giggles, but not as noticeable if you are taking the time to actually try and hit something. Resist the urge to shove the cleaning kit up into the hole in the buttstock. |
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Posted: 1/6/2003 2:44:12 PM EDT
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SAR1 7.62x39 SAR2 5.45x39 SAR3 5.56x45 Agree with the price info, though. If you can find them locally for $300 or so, it's like paying a handpick fee, and saving yourself the need to ship one back if you don't like it. |
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Posted: 1/6/2003 7:15:13 PM EDT
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Good deal Hound!!
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Posted: 1/11/2003 2:21:11 PM EDT
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Helped a buddy pick one out at Medina recently. Paid about 300 clams for a SAR1. Had to rifle through (Rifle through, funny huh???) about half a dozen till I found one with straight sights and decent wood. For a starter SAR get the SAR 1. Cheap ammo and mags. The later ones 2001 and up seem to have less problems.......
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