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Does anyone have any info on an AK experimental self laoding carbine,model#1943,7.62x41, built in 1944.
It uses 7.62x41 cartridge; has a double edge bayonet which folds under the barrel; uses a 10 cartridge clip and has a wood stock.
It is listed at....http://www.milparade.com/kalashnikov/chapter2/02_01.shtml.
Is there ammo available for it? Where?
Value of the rifle?
Anyone who owns one?
How many made?
Many thanks.
Preston
It uses 7.62x41 cartridge; has a double edge bayonet which folds under the barrel; uses a 10 cartridge clip and has a wood stock.
It is listed at....http://www.milparade.com/kalashnikov/chapter2/02_01.shtml.
Is there ammo available for it? Where?
Value of the rifle?
Anyone who owns one?
How many made?
Many thanks.
Preston
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Could someone explain the difference in the AK type rifles.What are the better ones to buy.I want one that can take hi-cap. mags but want Quality.Thanks for any help on this.
David Collins0 -
Judging from your location, I would think you just need to test a few of those supposedly laying all over......sure you'll find one that will work just fine!
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Sorry about the location errorI am in the USA in South Carolina.I will change profile.
David Collins0 -
There are four different types of AK receivers and a large number of variations with each country modifying their rifles in a way which best suited their needs. For the sake of this post we will consider all rifles as either MILLED receivers or STAMPED receivers. If you want quality thre are a number of rifles from which you can choose, all of which will be far more costly than the typical post-ban USA compliant rifles selling in the $300 range. I will discount Valmets and Galil's which, although they use the AK action, are rather different rifles.
The best quality AK's available are in my opinion the Yugoslavian's which were imported by Mitchell and American Arms, the Hungarian rifles which were brought in by Kassnar and KBI, and the Polytech Legend series. All of these are pre ban and have military features such as threaded barrels and bayonet lugs. There were very nice post ban AK riles brought in from Bulgaria. Early post ban Romanian and Egyptian rifles were also of very good quality, although this has dropped off quite a bit in recent years. Avoid anything which came from Hesse Arms as these were of very low quality and trouble prone. What is the budget on this project? This post is rather general, but more specific questions can bring specific answers.
Mark T. Christian0 -
I just bought a Romanian SAR 1 and I have no complaints. 
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As usual Mark has covered the subject efficiently ... however, I've found that if you are in the mid to upper range preban market ($1000+) there well may be some Valmet's in your price range, and the fit and finish of the Valmet is far superior to the run of the mill AK ... Bulgarian and Hungarian AK versions are (IMHO) "The cream of the crop" ... pre or post ban, (after the Valmet & Galil which are not considered "run of the mill") followed by the Chinese variants Polytech and Norinco ... Polytech Legend at the upper end.
Regardless: Your disposable income is at risk![^]
If your like me, I want the biggest bang for my buck ... and with the now readily available US made parts to satisfy the BATFE requirements many variations are possible in the post-ban market. If your wanting to be in the $300 range the SAR 1,2, or 3 depending on the caliber of your preference; or the Arsenal newly introduced SLR-101 but I haven't seen one yet ... $500-600 range, I would recommend the post-ban Arsenal SLG-93, 95 or SA-M7 ... around $700 you'll start seeing some of the lesser quality or well used pre-ban's $900-1100 NIB, LNIB pre-ban AK's and nicely used solid stock Valmets ... and the prices go up from there ...
Best of luck ... if you have questions don't hesitate to ask ... lots of good info here!
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