[mikej]

I just couldn't resist a SHOW & TELL.

This is a Mak-90 in 7.62x39 that I bought in 1994. The Mak-90 has an excessive amount of heavy wood in the form of an ugly thumbhole stock and here I have made an attempt to beautify this weapon by removing the wood and installing black plastic furniture. The sling is standard AK/SKS. One 100 round and two 75 round drum magazines.

I have fired over 1000 rounds and it has never jammed or failed to fire except for an occasional misfire due to bad ammo, not the weapon. It is nowhere near as accurate as my heavy barreled AR-15, but it will keep most rounds in an 8" pie plate at 150 yards. The ones that missed are probably my fault. With a receiver sight and younger eyes, the results would have been better.

AK ugly? YES. Reliable and dependable? You betcha.

BTW, does anyone own one of the new Century Arms AK with a folding stock. I saw one on either "GUNS & AMMO TV" or "AMERICAN RIFLEMAN" TV this past week. Interesting.

Does anyone here know anything about AK USA? I ordered a Polish AKMS underfold type parts kit from Centerfire Systems, and am condidering having AK USA build it up on an Armory US 1mm type II receiver. Any input?

 

[mikej]

There is a great company (everyone raves about) on Surplus Rifle, that does some great builds. I am an" AR Guy" and I'm not bashing your choice, or anyones choice! I have owned AK's SkS's and they don't light my fire. To each his own. The 7.62x39 is a nice round and will perform very well in a nice firearm. I got rid of mine when steel core ammo disappeared. I used to like "burning" holes in Split semi rims at the pits, discarded rims of-course. JP

I'm an AR guy too (I have 3), but I like other rifles as well. I have an SKS, and an AK, and an FAL, M1A, Garand, Mini 14-the- list goes on, but I did want a smoothed out underfold style AKMS, not just a rougher than a cob AK. I have one of those already, and AK-USA builds AK's that are supposed to be top notch, according to other web sites, but I was looking for opinions here, as I've found that most of the responders on this site are pretty knowledgable. Thanks for the tip about Surplus rifles, I'll check it out.

 

[mikej]

Well, I guess I've been bitten by some kind of bug. I went out and purchased a Century Arms AB70 underfolder, because I wanted a nice AKMS. It is pretty nice, and shoots pretty well too. I'm getting 3" groups off of sandbags at 100 yds with S&B steel cased ammo, and 5" with Wolf 122 gr steel cased HP. From sitting I'm keeping all shots inside of 8", which with my eyesight nowadays, and the AK sights is pretty good. I plan on trying an Ultimak forward mount with an Eotech or similar and see if that helps.

But on to the virus I caught. While perusing other websites I've noticed increased rumors of the BATFE hassling guys buying AK's and those who manufacture them. Don't know if the internet rumors are true, but my natural distrust of the ATF, as well as the possibility that the Dems will take over Congress has made me nervous, so I went out and purchased three parts kits, and two receivers, and plan to have them built up ASAP. At least then If the Dems pass another AWB, I'll have four decent battle rifles stashed, as well as extra parts and mags.

 

[mikej]

Mike I sent you a PM the other day suggesting a DCI receiver instead of a Global. The Century Yugo is built on a DCI receiver and is a great buy. To bad Century didn't try to match the serial # of the receiver to the parts kits instead of grinding on the trunnion. The parts kits they used to build these were used in the Bosnian war and have a ton of history. The Yugo is one of my favorite AK variants.

Thanks bsn, I PM'd you back. Good info. I also like my Yugo UF, and plan on giving it a thorough workout as soon as I can find the time. With luck, I'll be living on my 70 ac in TN, upon which I had the excavator who put in my driveway use the excess dirt to make a 7' tall, 20' wide, 10' thick berm for my 100 yd range. I'll have alot more opportunity to shoot then.

 

[mikej]

kiddekop,
All of my AK builds are going to be 922r compliant, so I shouldn't have any problems with the ATF. I have read about the ATF hassling dealers, especially in CA, and closing them down. Thanks for the info.

 

[mikej]

The real "ak" which i have shot many a time(full auto) is not an accurate weapon after the first shot even at 50 yrds

Since I don't have a select fire version, I don't have to be concerned with full auto accuracy. With my SEMI auto Yugo underfolder, I am getting 2-3" 5 shot groups off of a sandbag rest at 100 yards with both Remington and WW SP ammo, using the stock iron sights. With S&B steel cased ammo it widens to 4" and with Wolf steel cased ammo this increases to 5-6". I can place 10 shots at 1 second intervals in the head of an IDPA target at 100 yards with any of the above ammo from sitting or kneeling. The weapon itself is not innaccurate; it's more accurate than any of my three Mini 14/30's ever were/are, and has plenty of cheap, readily available 30 round magazines. It's not as accurate as my AR-15's or my M1A, but it's stout and reliable, and as compared to the rest, relatively inexpensive. I have come to like the platform quite a bit, and am in the process of building three more from kits.