Because I am looking at one now.... $550 price range. How hard is the aftermarket world on these? How hard is it to scope, and change stocks? Ideas?
Because I am looking at one now.... $550 price range. How hard is the aftermarket world on these? How hard is it to scope, and change stocks? Ideas?
Unless life also hands you water and sugar, your lemonade is gonna suck!
Originally Posted by cpj
I don't know but the article I read said they are an HK for all intents and purposes for a $600 price range. Sounds like a deal to me, but then I'm on occasion guilty of enabling.
I'm Just a Radical Right Wing Nutt Job, Trying to Help Save My Country!
Since I'm not yet into ARs-Aks or any of these I don't look around at these much. I sometimes feel guilty of enabling when I make recommendations on here, but this time YOU are the enabler. When I saw this, not knowing much about it, I did a search or two and now you got me wanting one. This rifle sounds fantastic! Who needs an AR when you can have an H&K clone? And for a little less?
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...-rifle-review/
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that it comes with a bayonet and not one but Two steel 40 round mags? If this thing's worth a nickle I think I'm in love !!!
But since I am up to my neck in ignorance on this type firearm, I'm going to be doing some research and watching this thread closely.
Last edited by snake284-1; 12-10-2012 at 06:41 PM.
I'm Just a Radical Right Wing Nutt Job, Trying to Help Save My Country!
From what I've read, things with "Century Arms" on them can be... iffy. The bolt action rifles or fine, but stuff they've made from parts kits is subject to so-so quality control. I wouldn't buy one unless I really knew what I was looking at.
I believe the mags are design-specific and pricey (about $20 each) and the design might be hard on brass, like the larger 7.62 HK 91 is.
If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord:
40. I will be neither chivalrous nor sporting. If I have an unstoppable superweapon, I will use it as early and as often as possible instead of keeping it in reserve.
Decisions decisions....
Unless life also hands you water and sugar, your lemonade is gonna suck!
I also think that in order to mount a scope or red dot you have to use a special claw mount.
If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord:
40. I will be neither chivalrous nor sporting. If I have an unstoppable superweapon, I will use it as early and as often as possible instead of keeping it in reserve.
This is true, actually there are a couple of mounts available, but the old STANAG mount is the most stable...
The .270 Winchester is a "damned adequate coyote rifle." -Elmer Keith
Firearm Safety Rule #8 : No matter how responsible he may seem, never give a loaded gun to a monkey.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...-rifle-review/
No the article I read says there's a Picatinny rail for it that's much cheaper than the claw.
I'm Just a Radical Right Wing Nutt Job, Trying to Help Save My Country!
I believe that Beartracker has one and enjoys it.
The Picatinny rail mount is still a "clamp on"....had one on my G3....not impressed..."cheaper" doesn't necessarily equate to" better"
The .270 Winchester is a "damned adequate coyote rifle." -Elmer Keith
Firearm Safety Rule #8 : No matter how responsible he may seem, never give a loaded gun to a monkey.
The rail is held on with the same style claw mounts. They don't use the same clamping mechanism, but it's still a claw hold.
http://www.robertrtg.com/hklowprofilescopemount.html
Not unless, that is, you get the $75 rail from HK Parts and weld it on.
http://www.hkparts.net/shop/pc/Picat...e-169p1446.htm
Last edited by breamfisher; 12-10-2012 at 11:38 PM.
If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord:
40. I will be neither chivalrous nor sporting. If I have an unstoppable superweapon, I will use it as early and as often as possible instead of keeping it in reserve.
Funny, I looked at the weld on rail earlier. Couldn't help but think of my old buz box out in the garage
Unless life also hands you water and sugar, your lemonade is gonna suck!
Yeah, but at $75 for a weld-on chunk of rail....
If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord:
40. I will be neither chivalrous nor sporting. If I have an unstoppable superweapon, I will use it as early and as often as possible instead of keeping it in reserve.
Don't HK use the fluted chamber....or it that just FN-FAL/CTEME?
I think they do. I picked up some brass once at the range that had a bunch of longitudinal stripes like it came out of a fluted chamber.
BTW, CETMEs what the HKs were derived from. FN-FAL's a whole 'nother animal.
If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord:
40. I will be neither chivalrous nor sporting. If I have an unstoppable superweapon, I will use it as early and as often as possible instead of keeping it in reserve.
Pardon my ignorance Bream....I quit paying attention to those rifles after awhile due to that fluted chamber thing. I like lamp now.
Didn't we have a whole thread on this not to long ago?
Yeah so what....shaddup an keep posting!
Probably. Cool thing about this forum: we don't tell folks "we covered that, search the archives."
If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord:
40. I will be neither chivalrous nor sporting. If I have an unstoppable superweapon, I will use it as early and as often as possible instead of keeping it in reserve.
They destroy brass. If you can find it after it launches it.
I haven't heard anything bad about the recent ones but I I is the early C93's they were doing were less than stellar. Make sure if you get one it is a recent import. The first few batches were known for various problems.
Part of what makes the AK so awesome is that it's the shameless, kinda dirty chick who's always down to party and doesn't expect you to buy her diamonds.
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