WASR-10 Any good?

[Dan1612]

Beautiful!
That's about how I'd set one up. My Zastava had the collapsible stock, which I loved because when all the way out, it fit me just right.
Is that a WASR?


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[Mr. Katanga]

Dan have you ever had a sks or a mosin nagant? You can buy mosins by the crate and the ammo is cheap, you can have a rifle and a 440rd spam can of ammo for around 250 bucks, you can kill anything in North America with it, got about the same power as 7.62 Nato but about 1/4th the price.

 

[Django]

If you are referring to mine, thank you! It's a Norinco MAK90. It has an Ace stock and Ace receiver block, Midwest Industies rail, Tapco G2 trigger group, Hogue pistol grip and StormWerkz stock folding mechanism which I really like because it locks in both positions (and reversible for lefties). Oh, and a Gen I AFG.

 

[Dan1612]

First long gun I ever bought was an SKS tacticooled it out and sold it. There's much to be said for having many many rounds on strippers, ready to go. I would have one again someday. Don't like Mosins, don't like trees on my guns period. I can tolerate them if they're gray or black wood though. No, actually, I love gray wood. They do have stocks for Mosins though, not sure why, they just never tickled me.


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[Dan1612]

If you are referring to mine, thank you! It's a Norinco MAK90. It has an Ace stock and Ace receiver block, Midwest Industies rail, Tapco G2 trigger group, Hogue pistol grip and StormWerkz stock folding mechanism which I really like because it locks in both positions (and reversible for lefties). Oh, and a Gen I AFG.

Yes, I like that. Great color! Lol.
Great setup, I had a norinco SKS, it felt nice and solid, I like that.


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[Mr. Katanga]

Im working on one that your not even gonna believe it was built in Russia in the 40s. Mine still have the 29" barrels but I put 250 rds of silver tip bulgy through mine yesterday and you really appreciate the wood stocks. They soak up the recoil really nice and its fun to watch the cosmoline cook out of one after you crank 40 or 50 rounds through it.

 

[Dan1612]

Im working on one that your not even gonna believe it was built in Russia in the 40s.

Very cool, I can certainly appreciate that, I'd be too tempted to tacticool it and modernize it. Same reason I sold my 1917 1911, that and it didn't like hollow points. I said, "oh, it's not you, it's me" and sold it for 2k.



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[Mr. Katanga]

Im gonna cut it down to about 18", thread it 14mm LH and put a 7.62 AK-74 style break on it. Then put a scout style scope on it with a bedded synthetic stock.

 

[Dan1612]

Im gonna cut it down to about 18", thread it 14mm LH and put a 7.62 AK-74 style break on it. Then put a scout style scope on it with a bedded synthetic stock.

You oughta try selling it in its original configuration. Just a thought.


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[Fishyfingers]

Im gonna cut it down to about 18", thread it 14mm LH and put a 7.62 AK-74 style break on it. Then put a scout style scope on it with a bedded synthetic stock.

That will be fun! What you don't kill with the bullet you'll cook with the fireball.

 

[Dan1612]

That will be fun! What you don't kill with the bullet you'll cook with the fireball.

Fun, for sure, but if a Gen 1 Glock is collectible, a 40's original AK has got to be worth some coin. Like it or not , it is one of the most important weapons mankind has ever designed.


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[Fishyfingers]

Sorry, there was supposed to be a sarcastic tone imparted with that statement. To each his own. If Mr. Katanga wants to create a bubba-fied abortion of a Mosin-Nagant, of which there are literally millions, then that is his right. I personally can't fathom why a person would take a hacksaw to a 91/30 length barrel to make an 18" barrel when, for $150 or so, they could just buy an m44 with a 20" barrel with an intact and unmolested crown, thread it, install a muzzle device for the added unneccesary weight, and still glean the 2" of powder burn from the 7.62x54r cartridge.
Many of these weapons we play with are simply relics. The technology has far surpassed their usefulness on a battlefield unless it is all you can find. In that case you are in trouble.

 

[Fishyfingers]

As to the OP, Yes, WASRs are fine and still moderatly affordable AK variants. I've had 3, all ran flawlessly, were AK-accurate(2.5-4.5 inch groups at 100) and no/low maintenance. I sold all of them off at a profit but I kinda wish I had two of them back. If I had a choice between buying 2 WASRs or one Arsenal for the money I'm buying two WASRs(one for me and one for a trusted friend).

 

[FrankT]

Some people are just fan boys of old technology, maybe they are still on the original IBM computers w floppy drives too talking to us??

 

[Dan1612]

He's cutting a Mosin!
That makes more sense. Sorry, I'm not very well versed in Russian stuff.


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[Mr. Katanga]

If you want to know why It will look like this and Ill have about $70 bucks in it
http://www.ruger.com/products/gunsiteScoutRifle/models.html

It will do the same thing that ruger will do for almost $1000 bucks less, plus I can buy 880 rounds of bulgarian silver tip for less than the cost of a 200 rd battle pack of .308.

 

[Dan1612]

Are you getting a gray stock ?
Do they have mags for them too?


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[Mr. Katanga]

Prefer a black one but im gonna use a 10 rd x54r mag from a PSL. The magazines were the weak link on mosins and having a quick change mag would be nice.

 

[Garpo]

If you want to know why It will look like this and Ill have about $70 bucks in it
http://www.ruger.com/products/gunsiteScoutRifle/models.html

It will do the same thing that ruger will do for almost $1000 bucks less, plus I can buy 880 rounds of bulgarian silver tip for less than the cost of a 200 rd battle pack of .308.

Are you talking about one of these?

 

[Dan1612]

Are you talking about one of these?

I have to admit, that is kinda cool.


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