re: AK47 Recommendations?

The only real negatives about the Yugos are:

- They are heavier than most other stamped AKs

- The buttstock and handguards are not interchangeable with other types of AKs. (However, since the Yugos have been gaining popularity, many manufacturers make a version of their accessories that fit Yugo pattern guns. For example, SlideFire makes a yugo version)

- Yugo barrels are not chrome lined. Yugo AKs (including their military rifles) have never had chrome lining. This is supposedly due to the fact that Yugoslavia didn't have access to chromium in their country back during the Soviet Union days. (For most people this is not going to matter)

Negatives about Arsenal rifles:

- Price

- The paint/ finish that Arsenal puts on their rifles is absolute shite. When I was getting my Arsenal Krink engraved to SBR, the engraver pulled a huge flake off the finish just from putting a little bit of masking tape on the receiver.

- Most of the Arsenal SLR models that I see for sale right now have the factory sidefolding stock. I personally don't consider that a negative because that is my favorite buttstock style. However it does limit the options if you want a different style buttstock; and you can't use a wood buttstock on a sidefolder.

Thanks for all the info. I'll keep looking at vids and reading but I think for the price I'm still leaning yugo for this first one.

you won't ever notice you don't have a chromed barrel and you shouldn't choose a rifle based on whether slide fire makes a 350 dollar piece of plastic that fits on the butt. An alternative to the yugo, that does have a chromed barrel and comes with the best AK stock trigger ever made, is a Norinco MAK90 (type 56), if you can find one

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Speaking of triggers, the ALG AK trigger is legit if you're looking for an upgrade in whatever you end up with.

No one needs a weapon of war designed to kill people. You should be ashamed of yourself for wanting something like this.







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I agree with Clyde spend the extra and get the Yugo mfg one.

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I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the Yugo N-PAP from Atlantic.

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So how long will it take for you to get this one. Was it in stock...ships soon?

I've ordered from Atlantic many times
It's usually at the FFL within the week

I have 5-6 ak's and my favorite is the amd-65.

Also, not a fan of milled. It adds alot of unnecessary weight. I have a yugo underolder that is milled. Nice gun but the milled receiver sucks.

Yugo uses different furniture and has CHF non chrome lined barrel. WASR uses standard AK furniture and has CHF chrome lined barrel.

03GeeTee- I've read a lot about the bad cheek slap from Yugo's, with some saying if is resolved by technique (move your nose closer to the dust cover) and others say replacing the stock.

What are your thoughts?