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csteiner · 10-10-2007, 02:53 PM

I am interested in getting an AK for just plinking and found a store that has a few different types. I have decided to go with the 7.62x39 caliber but not sure what make as far as Hungarian, Yugoslovian, or Romanian. The Romanian I am looking at comes with 2 - 30 round mags and is on sale for 399$.....The guy at the shop said that the Yugo and Hungarian are better but they are more expensive. Is this a good price for what it is and would I be any further ahead to spend the extra 150$ for a Yugo.......Any feedback either way is appreciated!! Happy shooting!

fastboy · 10-10-2007, 03:03 PM

If the $150 is something that will take you another 10 months to come up with, then I'd say just get the Romak (of course, I am an "instant gratification" guy!

).

But if the $150 is nothing more than another dinner night out for you, then save the dinner and get youself a Yugo.

robinsre · 10-10-2007, 03:09 PM

I've got nothing but good things to say about Yugo's

A while back I was thinking of selling mine, now Ive retracted and just decided to keep it. The are great reliable firearms.

- Ryan

speedracer211 · 10-10-2007, 03:15 PM

Out of those three I like the hungarian the best.

csteiner · 10-10-2007, 03:19 PM

Thanks for the quick response everyone, I appreciate it! Does anyone have any experience with the Romanian at all?? Any issues with breakage, fail to feed, fail to extract or any other bad news????

rockerz71 · 10-10-2007, 03:38 PM

I have a Romanian. Very happy with it, no problems ever.

I got mine for $369.

Polymerhead · 10-10-2007, 03:44 PM

You could find WASRs (Romanian AKs) at gun shows for $325 or lower last year,but I haven't been to a gun show last October. Have they gon up that much in a year?

polaris · 10-10-2007, 03:48 PM

As far as I know, AK's don't have many problems. And also, The big difference between countries of origin is some used stamped metal some use machined. The furniture can also be better or worse quality.

I have a chinese AK. Not the prettiest and it has stamped parts, but it shoots well and never stops.

I don't think you'll go wrong with any of them.

HokieMS2.0 · 10-10-2007, 03:50 PM

I've got a Romanian WASR-10. It's a solid, cheap rifle. It stays dirty, it's ugly and not finished well, and probably doesn't get oiled enough. It does exactly what I want it to do: fling lead downrange (with decent accuracy). I think it's all up to you. Is the extra quality worth it? For me, the Romanian is damn near perfect.

rockerz71 · 10-10-2007, 03:52 PM

I thought the wood furniture was fine on my WASR, but I replaced it w/ synthetic
pics here
tapco ak furniture

10-10-2007, 02:53 PM	#1
csteiner XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 13	AK47 help I am interested in getting an AK for just plinking and found a store that has a few different types. I have decided to go with the 7.62x39 caliber but not sure what make as far as Hungarian, Yugoslovian, or Romanian. The Romanian I am looking at comes with 2 - 30 round mags and is on sale for 399$.....The guy at the shop said that the Yugo and Hungarian are better but they are more expensive. Is this a good price for what it is and would I be any further ahead to spend the extra 150$ for a Yugo.......Any feedback either way is appreciated!! Happy shooting!

10-10-2007, 03:03 PM	#2
fastboy XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MI Posts: 1,356	If the $150 is something that will take you another 10 months to come up with, then I'd say just get the Romak (of course, I am an "instant gratification" guy!). But if the $150 is nothing more than another dinner night out for you, then save the dinner and get youself a Yugo.

10-10-2007, 03:09 PM	#3
robinsre XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,793	I've got nothing but good things to say about Yugo's A while back I was thinking of selling mine, now Ive retracted and just decided to keep it. The are great reliable firearms. - Ryan __________________ Zeroth law of thermodynamics : If you have 1 six pack of beer and your neighbor brings 4 beers over, you will each end up drinking only 5 beers. First law of thermodynamics : There's no such thing as a free beer. Second law of thermodynamics : Even if there was such thing as a free beer, you couldn't drink it all anyway. Third law of thermodynamics : The colder it gets, the less beer you will have.

10-10-2007, 03:15 PM	#4
speedracer211 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bradenton Florida Posts: 2,406	Out of those three I like the hungarian the best. __________________ "You can't fix stupid" Great reloading site and tell them I sent you. www.glockpost.com

10-10-2007, 03:38 PM	#6
rockerz71 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 3,362	I have a Romanian. Very happy with it, no problems ever. I got mine for $369. __________________ Luke GeorgiaCarry.org Member

10-10-2007, 03:19 PM	#5
csteiner XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 13	Thanks for the quick response everyone, I appreciate it! Does anyone have any experience with the Romanian at all?? Any issues with breakage, fail to feed, fail to extract or any other bad news????

10-10-2007, 03:44 PM	#7
Polymerhead XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: MO, USA Posts: 1,402	You could find WASRs (Romanian AKs) at gun shows for $325 or lower last year,but I haven't been to a gun show last October. Have they gon up that much in a year? __________________ No alarms and no surprises, please.

10-10-2007, 03:48 PM	#8
polaris XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 136	As far as I know, AK's don't have many problems. And also, The big difference between countries of origin is some used stamped metal some use machined. The furniture can also be better or worse quality. I have a chinese AK. Not the prettiest and it has stamped parts, but it shoots well and never stops. I don't think you'll go wrong with any of them. __________________ www.northeastoutdoors.proboards.com

10-10-2007, 03:50 PM	#9
HokieMS2.0 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 20	I've got a Romanian WASR-10. It's a solid, cheap rifle. It stays dirty, it's ugly and not finished well, and probably doesn't get oiled enough. It does exactly what I want it to do: fling lead downrange (with decent accuracy). I think it's all up to you. Is the extra quality worth it? For me, the Romanian is damn near perfect. __________________ The forum-goer formerly known as HokieMS.

10-10-2007, 03:52 PM	#10
rockerz71 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 3,362	I thought the wood furniture was fine on my WASR, but I replaced it w/ synthetic pics here tapco ak furniture __________________ Luke GeorgiaCarry.org Member

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