Gunbroker find, or how to ruin a rare rifle.

[imanaknut]

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=463231660

Saw the price, really good. Saw the seller not too far from me. Then saw the picture.

Oh the humanity.

[Aggressive Perfector]

Other than the furniture and muzzle break I'm not a fan of, I see nothing wrong with it at first glance. looks like a standard Arsenal SLR 95. :confused:

[tank_monkey]

Other than the furniture and muzzle break I'm not a fan of, I see nothing wrong with it at first glance. looks like a standard Arsenal SLR 95. :confused:

I concur. At first glance, nothing that you can't fix yourself. Unless you're seeing something that we are missing.

[Schuetzenman]

I owned an SLR-95 but can't recall if it had a scope mount on the left side as Original Equipment. Otherwise I can't really see much wrong with it other than the grip is not correct. Bet it also doesn't have a bottom tang. When I unsantized mine I actually installed a Bulgarian lower tang and riveted it to the lower as it should be.

[Helen Keller]

newp, surplus side rail.



meh..

[imanaknut]

SLR-95 did not come from the factory with a side rail. Sure it can be removed, and I guess the holes welded up and the receiver refinished, but...

[Helen Keller]

or you could just rivet the holes shut.


:lool:



I need some plum spraypaint cause Im not shelling out what K-var wants for furniture for my SGL-21

[Aggressive Perfector]

Provided the rail was installed correctly, I fail to see how this is ruined. IMO a side mount is the best option for attaching optics to an AK.

[imanaknut]

Provided the rail was installed correctly, I fail to see how this is ruined. IMO a side mount is the best option for attaching optics to an AK.

I guess you would have to be a collector to understand how installing a side rail, or any other permanent modification to a rare rifle would ruin it's collector's value.

[recon]

I see nothing wrong either but that's just me! Good price he got it for though. Sorry Nut.

[El Laton Caliente]

I guess you would have to be a collector to understand how installing a side rail, or any other permanent modification to a rare rifle would ruin it's collector's value.

I do not own a Legend because of just that... every one I find at a gun show has the mod....

[Escobert]

I'm not a collector so it wouldn't bother me at all :)

[Aggressive Perfector]

I could look at this from a collector stand point, except this isn't exactly a "rare" or even "uncommon" preban rifle. It's a model currently in production that you can find all over the place new in box.

[Partisan1983]

For once you have me really puzzled 'Nut ???


How is a SLR-95 rare?


There had to have been more than 10,000 imported !?!?!


Am I missing something :gruebel:

[imanaknut]

I could look at this from a collector stand point, except this isn't exactly a "rare" or even "uncommon" preban rifle. It's a model currently in production that you can find all over the place new in box.

I guess I really am out of touch if I thought that the SLR-95 stopped being imported during the clinton stupidity.


For once you have me really puzzled 'Nut ???


How is a SLR-95 rare?


There had to have been more than 10,000 imported !?!?!


Am I missing something :gruebel:

I'll admit am not aware of the actual number imported. Based on how importers brought rifles in with ATF approval, and how Arsenal liked to keep number low/prices high I honestly have no idea how many were imported, but knowing importers as well as I do can't imagine that many, but none-the-less cannot offer an honest alternative number.


Unfortunately there is not much data on the SLR-95, and nobody seems to have import numbers.
http://www.theakforum.net/forums/23-bulgarian/136387-bulgarian-milled-imports-resource-guide.html

[Partisan1983]

I thought about this all day at work and you are right 'Nut.

Arsenal is a VERY shady company to begin with. Off the top of my head, I cannot think of any other manufacture that actually has blood on their hands like Arsenal (but that's a bit off topic).


I swear they hired ex-KGB/Russian thugs in the early to mid 90's...let us never forget the whole kvar and Chief Thunder fiasco (that has Arsenal's fingerprints all over it).


A un-molested SLR-95 is now A rare find, considering I can't remember the last time I have seen one in person.

[Aggressive Perfector]

It appears I may have actually screwed up, I didn't realize that Arsenal had so many milled variants. But what that guy is posting, if it is a SLR95, has already made other modifications, so the scope mount still couldn't possibly be hurting much could it?

[recon]

I don't think so. It sold for $842. Good deal there.

[steelmonkey]

I would've used real Bulgy AK hardwood furniture, that's what I did to mine. That mount is aftermarket. Looks like it comes with a ((10)) waffle mag which is cool, better than magpul or tapco for sure