Reccomendations for up to date/modern Ak-47 or 74?

I was looking in he safe and I notced that the AKs I do have are your basic AKs with wooden furniture, issue sites, and so forth. They look so primitive next to my tricked out ARs. I was wondering if anybody knew of a good manufacturer that sold modernized AKs with rails and better sites polymer furniture and so forth.

reply to post by NavyDoc


You could always slap some fugly plastic furniture on it with rails.

The only real modern AK is the AK-12 TFB: AK-12 coming

Anything else is just a Tapco'ed out run of the mill AK.

reply to post by NavyDoc


There are some out there. some of the newer AK's are actually pretty bad ass. i do not know any major brands off the top of my head but there is a link here to some cool looking ones, close to looking like a AR-15 color wise

www.cheaperthandirt.com...

i know a buddy that knows some good brands i could check with him sometime?
i have a dectd out M-4 Which is pretty much a AR-15 but smaller.

reply to post by UnknownEntity4U


LOL!!!
800 lowball for an AK, I guess dirt just got expensive!
Seriously though, I wont use ctd anymore after their last stunt vs the customers.

OP, it is best just to build your battle rifle pick and choose your own components.

reply to post by thisguyrighthere


hey buddy, is that the rifle that can shoot under water? i saw a video awhile back of 2 guns one was a AR-15 and other was a AK style with there gas system? in the video the AR-15 blew up after coming out of the water. the other gun i cant remb looks like this AK-12. they could shoot it under water

www.youtube.com...

oo never mind found the video lol

reply to post by g146541


True, its to late to buy guns now, my M-4 was only 1200 when i got it. now they sell almost 3grand. you can also buy piece by piece like you said and it will all be roughly 900 bucks so well worth it. if you are a gunsmith, otherwise you would have to pay someone to put it together. not sure what it would cost to build a AK. never checked the parts for one.i got basic gun smithing down. i could easily make a Ar-15 or M-4 you just mainly need a upper receiver and a lower receiver and put them together lol and both of them are about 300 to 500 a piece depending on the maker.

reply to post by UnknownEntity4U


No way Bro, the AR and AK platforms are so easy to build nowadays that even a US Marine could do it.
Ok, even a little girl could do it, with minimal specialty tools.
No gunsmith needed.

reply to post by g146541


lol to me and you maybe. everyone i know around town or at work don't know anything about weapons. to me and you its a cat walk. but for ppl that don't know much about guns there's a lot to it. cleaning. maintenance.most ppl know how to fire a gun. and most barely able to do that. it is easy i am not doubting you that. i do agree with you. i am just trying to help the guy out ya know? you are 100% right atm guns are best bought in pieces and built by self. after that school shooting gun sales have gone up almost 200% like i said mine was 1200 now they sell for almost 3k that is pretty much a 200% increase.build one ya self is the only way to go at this point.

a reply to: NavyDoc
Here are some links commander.
www.arsenalinc.com...
www.mojosights.com...
www.tickbitesupply.com...
www.k-var.com...
ultimak.com...
I hope that you join me in Gallup.

originally posted by: Violater1
a reply to: NavyDoc
Here are some links commander.
www.arsenalinc.com...
www.mojosights.com...
www.tickbitesupply.com...
www.k-var.com...
ultimak.com...
I hope that you join me in Gallup.

Cyber stalking. Creepy.

Decent links though, thanks.

I went with Ultimak when I did mine, mostly because they are an Idaho company located just an hour away from me. So if I had complaints, I knew just where to go.

But everything I bought from them worked great. I got their optics mount which is just a gas tube with a rail on it. And also a forearm tri-rail to replace the wood forearm so I could mount a forward grip.

I also got a 6-point collapsible stock from Tapco and a replacement grip both in olive drab. Then I got some rail covers in olive drab and had the dust cover powder coated olive drab locally. It turned out pretty nice.

I would go with a saiga 7.62x39. It's Russian made and looks better than most AKs that's out there.

Best I can recommend is a nice Belgium made ak...they still mill instead of stamp their receivers

Here is an older picture of mine. It doesn't have a flashlight or red dot mounted on it in the photo, but that is what it has now.

i've been thinking about trying this one. it is has milled not stamped receiver. i've heard good and bad things.



i've seen them run from $540 to $600 this one is says $750

100% American Made Century Arms Centurion 39 AK-47
The reciever is machined from 4140 ordanance quality steel
The rear sight is adjustable for both windage and elevation
High visibility front sight post
Longer buttstock for better comfort and handling
The forend and handguard have picatinny rails
Barrel length: 16.5"
Overall length: 37.25"
Weight: 8.2lbs.
Comes with two U.S. made 30 round mags

just one online dealer

CIA AK47 Centurion 39 Sporter, 7.62x39mm, Hi Cap

I vote arsenal.

I've owned a milled SAM7 and currently own the stamped SLR-107cr side folder. It features 1mm forged construction opposed to the standard 1.5mm stamped receiver. It also wears poly furniture which makes it one of the lightest aks you'll ever hold. 6.94lbs!!!

I'm about to order the new SAM7sf pictured below. Note the ar style safety selector and factory low profile claw mount, chf barrel, g2 trigger and on and on. Awesome stuff if your willing to pay.

originally posted by: RickyD
Best I can recommend is a nice Belgium made ak...they still mill instead of stamp their receivers

You mean Bulgarian?

a reply to: TiedDestructor

Yea actually I did mean Bulgarian lol…sometimes my brain doesn't keep up with me.