They are cheaper to produce....so why does these AK platforms have to be so pricey

[OperationalPinecone]

Same with the $400 Mosins.. "I kNoW wHaT I gOt"..

Yea it's called delusion.

 

[Bamaboy19]

9 days to go on the auction, but fairly reasonable "buy it now" price;

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1007131855

 

[Fear21]

9 days to go on the auction, but fairly reasonable "buy it now" price;

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1007131855

I'd be very careful with Pioneer rifles - cast trunnions, shoddy building practices and misleading marketing (made in Radom, Poland - except not in the famous and widely respected Fabryka Broni factory which is also in Radom). WASR still remains the king of "budget" AKs... only they're pushing $1k now. WBPs are only a couple hundred more and they're beautifully finished.

 

[OperationalPinecone]

The new WASR/Romanian/Cugir stuff I've seen is cast parts too. The 2008-2010 ones are the best I've seen of them.

 

[Fear21]

As long as the front trunnion is forged - cast is fine for rear trunnions. Unless Cugir changed something, as far as I know they've always had / still have forged fronts. Century was also building their own Dracos for a while out of their bad parts - always check for the Cugir stamps if you're looking at those.

 

[General Snafu]

I think they are quite affordable as are accessories and ammo [7.63x39] for the foreseeable future . It is your choice on how much you want to spend on " new and improved models " , DONK accessories ,brass hunting ammo etc .

7.62X39

 

[sloporsche]

7.62X39

oooppps

 

[850guns]

I've always been of the opinion that I will always spend more on ammo than the purchase price of the firearm itself. So in this case with AK ammo being cheaper than 5.56, the price of the firearm is even less important.