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phixion · 04-11-2008, 03:42 AM

Is it "now or never" to get an AK-47 or do you think they will still be plentiful a year from now (consider no ban)? And if so, would you bet on a large price increase?

Sorry if it has been asked.

Thanks in advance.

LKB3rd · 04-11-2008, 03:58 AM

Well, now you can definitely still get one. In the future, I think the past shows us that it is not so certain.
I have seen posts where people are doing exactly what you appear to be contemplating.

shyi3t · 04-11-2008, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phixion

Is it "now or never" to get an AK-47 or do you think they will still be plentiful a year from now (consider no ban)? And if so, would you bet on a large price increase?

Sorry if it has been asked.

Thanks in advance.

well you might as well get one or "more"

now .. before things dry-up .. or get really expensive. i am already starting to see price increase on Ak's .. so if you want 'em .. just get it already ..hehe

Globeguy · 04-11-2008, 06:52 AM

Currently there's a ban on importing barrels and there was a manufacturer (I forget who) who advertised a new US made barrels coming soon for their AKs.

So if the political climiate does not change the AKs will not dry up (we'll see in November). But whatever AK you get will not have its original barrel but a brand new US made barrel.

phixion · 04-11-2008, 07:04 AM

Does anyone know where I can find a parts kit? While this isn't the way I want to go, it may be my best option seeing as how I don't have the money to buy a complete rifle. Might be fun to build it when the time allows also.

**einheit 13** · 04-11-2008, 12:29 PM

get one cheap now, or really pay for one later...

shyi3t · 04-11-2008, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by einheit 13

get one cheap now, or really pay for one later...

.. + infinity

bigjimcalhoun · 04-12-2008, 06:53 AM

ClassicArms.us has parts kits. I bought one last November thinking I was going to build one, until I figured out it is work. After I priced out the tools I would need and the cost to build, I sold my kit and bought a Yugo M70AB underfolder.

Edit:
I think it is this year or never. Most people don't understand that AK-47s can be legal. I am new to gun-ownership as of late last year. I was amazed that people at work (large software company based out of the top left of lower-4

were buying AKs. Basically, someone at work told me that if I ever thought I would want or need one, this year would be the year. My AK has gone up in price about $70 since I bought it 4 months ago. Some people locally predict the price to exceed $1000 if they are banned.

George Costanza · 04-12-2008, 09:07 PM

I certainly have the itch for an AK 47...

When I recover from buying the XD, I might start looking around.

speedracer211 · 04-12-2008, 09:24 PM

My goal is to have more ak's than I know what to do with so far I only have 4 or 5. Cant remember off hand.

04-11-2008, 03:42 AM	#1
phixion XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 70	Now or never? Is it "now or never" to get an AK-47 or do you think they will still be plentiful a year from now (consider no ban)? And if so, would you bet on a large price increase? Sorry if it has been asked. Thanks in advance.

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einheit 13 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, C.S.A. Posts: 5,320	get one cheap now, or really pay for one later... __________________ Wer nicht zweifeln kann, ist ein dummer mann! (He who cannot doubt, is a stupid man!) “It is the lack of will power, and not the lack of arms which render us incapable of offering any serious resistance.”

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bigjimcalhoun XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Castle Rock, Colorado Posts: 158	ClassicArms.us has parts kits. I bought one last November thinking I was going to build one, until I figured out it is work. After I priced out the tools I would need and the cost to build, I sold my kit and bought a Yugo M70AB underfolder. Edit: I think it is this year or never. Most people don't understand that AK-47s can be legal. I am new to gun-ownership as of late last year. I was amazed that people at work (large software company based out of the top left of lower-4 were buying AKs. Basically, someone at work told me that if I ever thought I would want or need one, this year would be the year. My AK has gone up in price about $70 since I bought it 4 months ago. Some people locally predict the price to exceed $1000 if they are banned. Last edited by bigjimcalhoun : 04-12-2008 at 07:10 AM.

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speedracer211 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bradenton Florida Posts: 2,179	My goal is to have more ak's than I know what to do with so far I only have 4 or 5. Cant remember off hand. __________________ "You can't fix stupid" Trigger kit group buy

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04-11-2008, 03:58 AM	#2
LKB3rd XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CT Posts: 828	Well, now you can definitely still get one. In the future, I think the past shows us that it is not so certain. I have seen posts where people are doing exactly what you appear to be contemplating.

04-11-2008, 06:52 AM	#4
Globeguy XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 66	Currently there's a ban on importing barrels and there was a manufacturer (I forget who) who advertised a new US made barrels coming soon for their AKs. So if the political climiate does not change the AKs will not dry up (we'll see in November). But whatever AK you get will not have its original barrel but a brand new US made barrel.

04-11-2008, 07:04 AM	#5
phixion XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 70	Does anyone know where I can find a parts kit? While this isn't the way I want to go, it may be my best option seeing as how I don't have the money to buy a complete rifle. Might be fun to build it when the time allows also.

04-12-2008, 09:07 PM	#9
George Costanza XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bluegrass State Posts: 77	I certainly have the itch for an AK 47... When I recover from buying the XD, I might start looking around.