Makasaurus
08-10-2011, 02:07 AM
I bought a WASR 10 in 7.62, single stack, for $489 OTD a couple months ago. I like it even though it uses the weirdo 10 round magazines that only buymilsurp.com carries for $25. I refinished the furniture with stain and 8 coats of formby's tung oil, and alumahyded the gun. It looks so nice now and better then new i hate to part with it.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j169/marc780/GUNKOTE-WASR014.jpg
Problem, bitten by the AK bug and just decided i HAD to have a double stack. I live in the PRK and can only use 10 round mags in any event, or 10/30's. So why? Would i want a double stack knowing this? Because i am planning to move out of this toothache of a state when i retire in 7 years - and i really want to use 30 round clips once i am in a free state!
It is possible to convert a single stack to double, lots of people do it, there are several youtube videos of people that have done it succesfully - so why not do that? And if i didn't want to or couldn't do it, how much would a smith charge to do it anyway?
After looking at my situation (Orange county, Calif - not one gunsmith i talked to would touch it. Every single one said "WE DO NOT WORK ON AK'S." ) i decided to go with a new wasr double stack.
I thought long and hard about converting the single to double stack myself. After 30 plus years in automotive and diesel mechanics, i think i could do it. Problem - i have nowhere to work, live in an apt and a dremel gets mighty loud! I even thought to just buy a cordless dremel and do it away from the apt or something but they are just too weak to do the job i think. I work in an auto shop, for a major airport, where i could do the work but bringing in an AK there - even in pieces, and at off hours - is simply too much of a risk to my job as you never know "who is going to magically show up".
And so the double stack WASR 10 went on sale at Turner's last week for $500. I spent two solid days weighing all the options and decided to go buy the DS WASR. I pick it up on 8/16/11 (10 day waiting period).
The notable differences between the single and double: the furniture looks a lot better on the double. (Which is like saying shinola looks better then shit lol) unlike that on the single stack that looks like surplus pallete pieces laminated into a rough stock shape. Different muzzle brake (on the SS one there's just a round collar, spot welded on). So those are the differences. (If you have a milling machine or are very skilled with a dremel, and want a cheap but good ak, by all means buy the single stack and convert it yourself! PM me if you want more details because i spent a lot of time researching.)
And oh yeah a nice but superfluous touch, i get a genuine Romie bayonet (i asked would they swap it for another tapco 10 round mag they said no you get what is in the box.)
So back to the original question. WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE SINGLE STACK WHEN YOU HAVE A DOUBLE STACK AK ON THE WAY?
Options -
1 - Hang onto it, and just convert it to DS another day or leave as is.
2- Hang onto it, but sell it when the AK market is right
3 - Sell it now and take the loss ($100 - 200 or more).
4 - Take it on my next boating trip and overlube it (to slippery oops)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j169/marc780/SCOPE-MT-007.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j169/marc780/GUNKOTE-WASR014.jpg
Problem, bitten by the AK bug and just decided i HAD to have a double stack. I live in the PRK and can only use 10 round mags in any event, or 10/30's. So why? Would i want a double stack knowing this? Because i am planning to move out of this toothache of a state when i retire in 7 years - and i really want to use 30 round clips once i am in a free state!
It is possible to convert a single stack to double, lots of people do it, there are several youtube videos of people that have done it succesfully - so why not do that? And if i didn't want to or couldn't do it, how much would a smith charge to do it anyway?
After looking at my situation (Orange county, Calif - not one gunsmith i talked to would touch it. Every single one said "WE DO NOT WORK ON AK'S." ) i decided to go with a new wasr double stack.
I thought long and hard about converting the single to double stack myself. After 30 plus years in automotive and diesel mechanics, i think i could do it. Problem - i have nowhere to work, live in an apt and a dremel gets mighty loud! I even thought to just buy a cordless dremel and do it away from the apt or something but they are just too weak to do the job i think. I work in an auto shop, for a major airport, where i could do the work but bringing in an AK there - even in pieces, and at off hours - is simply too much of a risk to my job as you never know "who is going to magically show up".
And so the double stack WASR 10 went on sale at Turner's last week for $500. I spent two solid days weighing all the options and decided to go buy the DS WASR. I pick it up on 8/16/11 (10 day waiting period).
The notable differences between the single and double: the furniture looks a lot better on the double. (Which is like saying shinola looks better then shit lol) unlike that on the single stack that looks like surplus pallete pieces laminated into a rough stock shape. Different muzzle brake (on the SS one there's just a round collar, spot welded on). So those are the differences. (If you have a milling machine or are very skilled with a dremel, and want a cheap but good ak, by all means buy the single stack and convert it yourself! PM me if you want more details because i spent a lot of time researching.)
And oh yeah a nice but superfluous touch, i get a genuine Romie bayonet (i asked would they swap it for another tapco 10 round mag they said no you get what is in the box.)
So back to the original question. WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE SINGLE STACK WHEN YOU HAVE A DOUBLE STACK AK ON THE WAY?
Options -
1 - Hang onto it, and just convert it to DS another day or leave as is.
2- Hang onto it, but sell it when the AK market is right
3 - Sell it now and take the loss ($100 - 200 or more).
4 - Take it on my next boating trip and overlube it (to slippery oops)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j169/marc780/SCOPE-MT-007.jpg