Anyone got a line on an AK group buy?

[sportsbud]

Seems to be the only place in stock and for under 1k
https://www.royaltigerimports.com/i...=154#!/~/product/category=2251830&id=16117433

 

[SpeedRacer]

I'm not sure why all of the AR prices are going back down, but AKs are still ridiculous.

Because ARs are produced here in the US, and production can easily be ramped up to meet demand. AKs are seeing the same demand, but supply is still limited to what can be imported.

 

[lpso708]

I get one for a good price. I we find kits at a good price we may work something out with Bam Bam for his help in the build. this is the best way we can save.

 

[dhebe37]

Yea I checked them out sportsbud. They have good prices, but I have read nothing but negative reviews everywhere about all of the IO AKs.

 

[AK shooter]

I get one for a good price. I we find kits at a good price we may work something out with Bam Bam for his help in the build. this is the best way we can save.

Barrel less kit are running $350+, then $100+ for a barrel and about $100 for a receiver with the transfer. AK builder had some Egyptian kits and Khyber kits yesterday but are sold out today.

 

[returningliberty]

Because ARs are produced here in the US, and production can easily be ramped up to meet demand. AKs are seeing the same demand, but supply is still limited to what can be imported.

Maybe you know this, why is there not a glut of AK manufacturers here in the US like AR's? It seems like its am untapped product line.

 

[dhebe37]

Definitely seems like now is the right time to get into the business haha. Atleast if you don't think these bills are going to pass (which I don't). I definitely wouldn't mind paying $600 to build a nice AK, but I don't know what barrels/receivers I would want or what route to go or how to build them for that matter. I've been so deep into buying and building my first ARs that I shot my first AK only about a month ago. Now I'm dying to get one, but I can't afford one that's actually worth buying.

 

[SpeedRacer]

Maybe you know this, why is there not a glut of AK manufacturers here in the US like AR's? It seems like its am untapped product line.

Because the machinery investment would be immense, and as long as parts, kits and rifles are still being imported there's no way to compete with the pricing. Also demand for AKs has never been nearly what it is for ARs which makes the investment even harder to justify.

If the day comes where all imports are banned, that may change. Until then it's just not profitable.

 

[returningliberty]

Because the machinery investment would be immense, and as long as parts, kits and rifles are still being imported there's no way to compete with the pricing. Also demand for AKs has never been nearly what it is for ARs which makes the investment even harder to justify.

If the day comes where all imports are banned, that may change. Until then it's just not profitable.

I don't know enough about AK's, but you'd think they could turn them out like toyotas, automate almost all the process and flood the market with good quality $500 AK's.

 

[sportsbud]

Here you can build an AMD 65 has the reciever too... no barrel...
http://www.classicfirearms.com/long-guns/amd65rec

 

[JCcypress]

It's not an AK, and they've only got 2 of them, but I thought this may interest someone out there:

http://www.wlarms.com/product/sa-sks-7-62-x-39/

"Modified to fit AK mags, these guns shoot well. We experimented with the idea of modified SKS’s, only two were produced. Some slight modifications to the AK mags might have to be performed. The barrel shrouds need to be permanently fixed to the guns, welded or set screwed, as they did loosen during test firing."

 

[sportsbud]

It's not an AK, and they've only got 2 of them, but I thought this may interest someone out there:

http://www.wlarms.com/product/sa-sks-7-62-x-39/

"Modified to fit AK mags, these guns shoot well. We experimented with the idea of modified SKS’s, only two were produced. Some slight modifications to the AK mags might have to be performed. The barrel shrouds need to be permanently fixed to the guns, welded or set screwed, as they did loosen during test firing."

I think I will stick to a SKS-M on those, as the chinese did it correctly, O dont know if I would trust these guys on that....