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Modern AK47? (lemmy.today)
submitted 4 days ago by sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today to c/guns@lemmy.world
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Does anyone know of a company (USA market) that makes AK47's with a generally classic appearance but with modern amenities such as optic mounting, rails, still 7.62x39, etc? Oh and ones that aren't thousands of dollars either

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[–] Carmakazi@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago

2020s AK market is a fuck. At the bottom end you're gonna pay $8-900 for a beater WASR that was $350 twenty years ago, or go with Zastava or WBP and roll the dice on QC to varying degrees. Oh, and you're gonna pay more than 5.56 for 7.62x39 for a change.

For practical purposes it's basically not worth it to run an AK over an AR because the cost parity is so skewed now. Collecting, sure, but the "AK user" is becoming a dying breed.