Wasr and arsenal

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Im hoping to pick up an AK soon... Ive had a few wasr's before. always loved them. A few saigas back 8-10 years ago when you could get them for $400. But some of these's "high end" ak's.... confuse me.. $1500+? WHAT...

What does a $1100-$1500 ak do, that the $700 wasr wont?

PS, My last wasr was in 2015, i paid $550 for it brand new at Atlas firearms.. I miss those days!
 
Wasr is as good as rifle as anything out there. You will impress people who don't have a clue about AK's if you buy a Arsenal:cool:
I have had many of both. The only difference is price and that's it.
 
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I have a couple of each (Arsenals and Wasrs) and as most are probably going to say, WASR is by far the best bang for the buck.
 
WASR doesn't have magwell dimples, and that makes some people itchy.
You're paying for that and a 90 degree gas block (and maybe a folding stock, depending on model) on an Arsenal. They shoot about the same.

The milled rifles are better, and I'd take one of those over a WASR, but not any of the stamped Arsenals.
 
So for the 700 price, wasr is best?

Yes. Or you can opt for WASR's younger brother, the RH10 - https://www.atlanticfirearms.com/products/ak47-rh10-classic-ri3036n. From the same factory and pretty much the same gun, except for a combo front sight/gas block and an optic rail that sits just a pinch higher. Currently $600.

Arsenals are nice guns, and I really enjoy the couple I own. Bulgarian built versus the Romanian WASR. Expect fit and finish to be better (yes, I'm well aware of some of the issues with certain prefixes) and the guns to generally "feel" nicer in your hands. However, they won't do anything noticeably better than a WASR when it comes time to pull the trigger.
 
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Not milled, if that is the gun you were referring to. It's a dimple-less (like the WASR) stamped receiver Saiga, which were relatively common in the mid-2000s. You can clearly see the rivets. Also, you're going to spend a few hundred more dollars purchasing the parts to have it properly converted into a "real" AK. Add in extra labor costs if you have someone else do the conversion.

Edited to add - just pointing out because I saw both words mentioned in a same post, but Veprs don't have milled receivers either. They have a beefed up 1.5 mm stamped receiver (vs. 1.0 mm for standard stamped receivers) and an RPK-style trunnion.
 
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