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Richard Simmons
09-30-2011, 03:48 PM
Wideners is listing this Bulgarian AK-74 with two mags for $389.00 shipped.


http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=10000021&dir=700|701|1028


Is this a CAI build? Worth the money?

sniper_n_training
09-30-2011, 05:09 PM
I've had mine for about 7 months now and close to 2k through it with no problems. I've used close to every country of ammo and mag and the rifle never hiccups. I will mention however that I got to hand pick mine out of close to 10 rifles (think I went through 7 or 8 before finding a couple that were really nice). Most of the problems I saw was a paper thin park job, or Century monkey aligned sights. HTH


Old picture. She now wears a complete Plum stockset
http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/500/medium/CIMG2354.JPG

Helen Keller
09-30-2011, 05:10 PM
Yep, Century and I havent seen one bad thing about them.



THe few I've handled were built very nicely.

sniper_n_training
09-30-2011, 05:22 PM
Yep, Century and I havent seen one bad thing about them. THe few I've handled were built very nicely.

I think the new ones look 10 times better than the old ones. I picked mine up shortly after Century released them and after sorting through them at J&G, I found lots of poor park jobs (probably Century trying to build and sell as many as quickly possible). The new ones look as though they have a REAL finish to them and not some poor monkey slop.

Richard Simmons
09-30-2011, 05:34 PM
Thanks to all. So is $389.00 shipped a decent price?

Helen Keller
09-30-2011, 05:40 PM
yep

all on the shelves around here are just under $500

Richard Simmons
09-30-2011, 05:42 PM
Wonder if this one has a side rail? I'd really like to put some optics on one. Something like a Kobra (had one once on a SAR 2 and loved it) or some other red dot or perhaps a scope.

sniper_n_training
09-30-2011, 05:44 PM
Yes, these have the siderail.

imanaknut
09-30-2011, 05:44 PM
In today's dollars that is a good buy. From the description, it looks like everything ATF dreamed of when they banned imports, a true American made AK-74.

ATAK, Inc.
09-30-2011, 06:09 PM
Quite a good deal, and real nice write-up on the rifle.

Wish I had the obongo's to get one!!! :lool: