Red Army AK's

[cruzans]

Ok, first disclaimer - I'm just passing the info. along. Not sure how good these AK's are, and they are from Classic - I know, I know, but "blowout" prices of $519 for wood furniture and $579 for the poly one. If Red Army AK's are actually decent and this is a very good price - let me know - lol.

[ianb1116]

Bad. Run. AK gurus will be along to explain why.

[borekfk]

Your first indication of warning should be that it's coming from Classic. The RAS AK rifles suffer from poor heat treatment of the trunnions mainly.

[cruzans]

Yes, Classic has been the worse of the worse for years. I finally broke down and bought something from them a few months back - after swearing I wouldn't, and all went smooth. I'm not sure if they are honestly trying to clean up their act - which should have started by getting rid of the nasty lady that almost always answered the phone, but we will see I guess. I figured they were shaky quality AK's. Thanks!

[Hodgie]

The RAS-47 AK's are all American made by Century. They have suffered everything from poor heat treating on various parts to bent and cracked receivers. They are not worth taking a chance on and there are several videos by gunsmith showing how terrible their quality is.

[39flathead]

If Classic is throwing in a wifebeater and backwards hat from the collection of their video guy, it's worth buying...

If not, no, typical Classic crap.

[dkf]

The AK market has really been in shambles for a little while now. Lots buyer beware stuff out there. The lack of imports sure doesn't help. I see Molot is being auctioned off now. Would be nice if Trump would get to overturning some import bans.

[bogey1]

I had a polytech double folder. Had to sell it to pay bills

[Solaran_X]

Buy an Arsenal. Spend more once and not have anything to worry about.

[borekfk]

Yeah, save up and pick up an Arsenal or one of those converted VEPRs. Hell even Arsenal is coming out with a "budget" model with an MSRP around $829.