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Russian Made AK74.Related content
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nice,the closest you can get to an original non kit ak74
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When I was in the army, used co carry a 1971 made AK.
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Man I love Russian made weapons, each one has a unique design to them, especially the Nagant revolver which I believe is the only gas sealed system.
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Looks like an arsenal to me. Am I correct? SGL-31 if I'm not mistaken.
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A little bit of homer simpson. I know my ak's.
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I've heard of AK 47s but this is the first time I've heard of AK seventy fours...
Is there a difference between the two? Apart from the fact this one looks a little less...wooden and rusted.
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The Soviet military adopted in the AK74 in....1974. The rumor goes that the soviets saw what the Americans were doing with the small 5.56 NATO round in the M16 and decided to go the route of the small round. The AK74 shots the small 5.45x39mm cartridge.
This rifle saw extensive use in the Soviet-Afghan war and is the standard issue rifle of the Russian military. To be more accurate, the Soviets use the AK74M which has a folding stock.
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I wonder what are they going to adopt in 2047...The AK-47 again?
Oh wait. AK-74u...OH! I've heard of that. Isn't that the mini version for paratroopers?
It's always great to learn something new from you.
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The AKS-74u was the carbine version for rear-line troops, close-quarters troops, police, vehicle crews, etc., etc.
The paratrooper model (which saw extensive service in Afghanistan in the '80s) is the AKS-74.
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Word on the street is they are going to adopt the ak-12 or aek971 or something like that. The AN-94 proved too expensive and not as reliable as the ak system. And the AKSU was for truck drivers and tankers. They weren't really that popular and were binned for sidefolding ak74's. There never was an official ak74u, but I have seen people add the AKM under folder stocks on 74's though.
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The Russians have been using the AKS-74u since the mid-seventies and often times just refer to it as, translated, "the bitch." It is also their only adequately suppressible 5.45x39mm firearm.
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*late-seventies, my apologies.
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Nice 31-61; magazine doesn't quite appear to be East German. Is it Tula-made, or am I just forgetting what my E. Germans look like?
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Yep its East German. If you really zoom up on that sticker on the magazine. It says made in E. Germany.
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AK74 was purchased from Grabagun about a year ago. Most of my collection was purchased from a wide variety of individuals and companies. I have a FFL 03 C&R license so any C&R eligible gun (SKS, Nagant, Kar98k etc) can be shipped directly to my house and speeds up the process.
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Below is a great link.
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Basically paperwork, money and waiting time.
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is that better for getting rifles over the internet vs to buying them in local gun stores
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Definately getting them over the internet. If it isn`t C&R eligible, I have them shipped to my local FFL who charges only 20 dollars for a transfer. You get MUCH better deals on the interwebs.
However never forget the pawn shops for deals too. Gun Shops are always going to be top dollar.
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pawn shops is where I usually look, right now I can't afford a C&R license, if I could afford a license, I would get a CW license.
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$30 for 3 years is all a C&R costs. Comes out to 10 bucks a year.
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I may go for it, later in life, but not right now, as I am working on a M1 garand project
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If you were too buy them all at once, most certainly. But this is years and years of collecting and looking for deals. I normally only purchase them when I see a deal.
The AK and the M1 Carbine are really the most expensive of the collection. The rest can be had anywhere from 100-500 dollars. I would say the average is around 300 USD.
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I see, thanks for letting me know.
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