It's been awhile since I've done one of these...

 

Yup....thats the same AK....I been busy.

 

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The weathers been crappy here and I havent gotten to go shooting...So I posted pics!

Beautiful gun... Nice piece !Egidio.

Why the Dot site?Just curious.

-Macgyver]Why the Dot site?Just curious.

I built it to look like the ones used by Russian OMON. The "dot sight" is actually a KOBRA Fast Acquisition Active Electronic Collimator Sight. It was imported from Russia, and is actual issue.I'm considering getting into 3-gun competition, and this type of sight allows accurate aiming with both eyes open, it's more visible than iron sights, and allows quicker engadement as you don't have to line irons up.Magnification 1x Number of reticule patterns 4 Red Dot size 1.8 MOA Brightness adjustment 16 positions Battery type CR 2325 Battery life 70 hours Operating temperature - 40° F...+122° F Weight 14.5 oz max http://tantal.kalashnikov.guns.ru/kobra1.htmlThe gun itself is built on a SAR-1 reciever. Currently the only original parts are the barrel, trunnion, and sights. Everything else is new and reworked.

I've been thinking of getting one of those sights for my akI'm still debating whether to replace the wood stock with synthetictrick the damned thing outI've been spending too much time with my Saigas, raccoons have been going after my cats, so I've been racking off 410 slugs at em, and if that doesn't work, I'm busting out the Deagle or the Magnum. Only problem with 410 slugs, I gotta order them, no place anywhere near carries them, let alone 410 gauge ammoFor Matt, my 1911 is my great grandfather's used in WWI, and I have my Grandfather's BAR from WWII. My Father's gun's from Vietnam were stolen when I was Senior in high school

I've been thinking of getting one of those sights for my akI'm still debating whether to replace the wood stock with synthetictrick the damned thing outI've been spending too much time with my Saigas, raccoons have been going after my cats, so I've been racking off 410 slugs at em, and if that doesn't work, I'm busting out the Deagle or the Magnum. Only problem with 410 slugs, I gotta order them, no place anywhere near carries them, let alone 410 gauge ammoFor Matt, my 1911 is my great grandfather's used in WWI, and I have my Grandfather's BAR from WWII. My Father's gun's from Vietnam were stolen when I was Senior in high school

I love my KOBRA sight, one of the best purchases I've ever made.You can't find .410 in your area? Thats kinda weird...it pretty common.Saigas huh? You know what, I'd save my money, and when the AW ban sunsets in 2004, convert the shotgun to standard AK configuration.

-Okibi Hiryuu]

I love my KOBRA sight, one of the best purchases I've ever made.You can't find .410 in your area? Thats kinda weird...it pretty common.Saigas huh? You know what, I'd save my money, and when the AW ban sunsets in 2004, convert the shotgun to standard AK configuration.I'm counting the days, my man, I'm counting the days

please dont take me to be some kind of gun anti-christ, but i hope that AW ban keeps going. To many irresponsible ppl out there....Other than that, very sweet gun!

-Flak Magnet]please dont take me to be some kind of gun anti-christ, but i hope that AW ban keeps going. To many irresponsible ppl out there....Other than that, very sweet gun!

Irresponsible people being irresponsible...it will never go away, despite what laws are passed. Idiots being themselves is the cost of a free society, where personal responsibility exists and there are consequences for your actions.Besides, the AW ban didn't actually ban any guns, just features of those guns, like bayonets. When was the last drive-by bayonetting you heard about?Really, I don't think your evil for your opinions, simply mis/uninformed.Heres a link for ya! http://www.flashbunny.org/content/assaultweapons.html

lol Weazel...Flashbunny.org is a very powerful website if you look at those things it has.

I would get the Mini-Uzi, lot's of people have M11s, the Uzi is more interesting.An HK-91 huh? I got a CETME/G3 not long ago myself. Very fun guns, they sure do chew that brass up though. Much lighter recoil than I expected as well.

I wish I had some guns, my Mom hates them though. See would never let me get toy guns either. I would just display them anyways. Jeez. Oh, good to see you again Okibi. Nice AK :wink:

LoL Markman you and me both, not even a cap gun.

flashbunny has convinced me. When you stop and think, they really are right, all those "assault weapons" just look scary, though im a bit wary of those drive by bayonetings, you never know when they could become the favored method of gang hits However, I am still against general retail of automatic weapons to people without a MOUTAIN of red tape and background checks. You never know when another north hollywood could come about. BTW, on the subject of the AW ban, how did you get that sickle clip for ur AK if 10+ round mags are banned? Consider me informed on the subject of AW gun "control"PSCharleston Heston still gives me the creeps. I wouldnt trust an 80+ year old man with alzheimers with a rifle if my life depended on it.

does the aw ban mean assault weapon ban?

does the aw ban mean assault weapon ban?

Yup!

However, I am still against general retail of automatic weapons to people without a MOUTAIN of red tape and background checks. You never know when another north hollywood could come about. BTW, on the subject of the AW ban, how did you get that sickle clip for ur AK if 10+ round mags are banned? Consider me informed on the subject of AW gun "control"

The ban only stopped the production of new magazines that hold over 10 rounds, as it would be very difficult to confiscate the ones already in existence from thier owners. The plan was, that since it's now a limited number of magazines over 10 rounds in existence, and no new ones could be made, they would eventually dry up through breakage and use. Because the supply is limited, prices for standard capacity magazines skyrocketed. Magazines that used to cost $5-$10 are now $20-$120. The AK magazines are some of the most plentiful, so there are still quite a few around and prices havent gone up too much. I paid $14.95 for each of mine.The North Hollywood shootout would have occured, no matter what laws or red tape are put into effect. A firearm can be converted to fire fully-automatic by anyone skilled enough in a machine shop. You can never stop criminal behaviour of this magnitude by legislation alone.I agree, little Bobby should not be able to run down to Wal-Mart on his 18th birthday and pick up a shiny new M-16A1. I agree with a good portion of the law regarding fully automatic weapons. The parts I do have major problems with are the manditory $200 tax, and the ban on thier new production for civillian purchase. The $200 tax limits otherwise honest and good people from owning something they want, a violation of thier constitutional rights, and the ban on the new production of fully automatic weapons (except for law enforcement) is just silly.

i like the tax, correct me if i am wrong (no, seriously) but even if it hurts some honest gun owners, what if it keeps one jackass from owning a gun he shouldn't? As for the ban on production, im all for producing historic models (tommy guns, m14s, etc) but there is no need to be selling stuff like uzi's, mac 10's, or autoshotguns to the general public for any reason. Perhaps limited production for collectors and enthusiasts, but large scale commercial public production of fully auto weapons seems to me to be an accident waiting to happen.

-Flak Magnet]i like the tax, correct me if i am wrong (no, seriously) but even if it hurts some honest gun owners, what if it keeps one jackass from owning a gun he shouldn't? As for the ban on production, im all for producing historic models (tommy guns, m14s, etc) but there is no need to be selling stuff like uzi's, mac 10's, or autoshotguns to the general public for any reason. Perhaps limited production for collectors and enthusiasts, but large scale commercial public production of fully auto weapons seems to me to be an accident waiting to happen.

Ok, now think about the logic of your first statement; boiled down to it's basics, you just said "It's ok to hurt lots of good people as long as it stops one bad one". Doesent sound reasonable now does it? It's the moral equivalent to nukeing an entire city block because a known murderer is hiding out there.The other problem is, who are you, or anyone for that matter, to tell someone else what they do or don't need to own? In this coutry, you are innocent until proven guilty. We are a self-governed society, we trust OURSELVES to choose our leaders, don't you think we can be trusted with weapons?It's simply a matter of point of view. Being free has a cost, there is no one to tell you what to do, or what to be, these are choices each individual has to make, and if you make bad choices, it's also your responsibility to face the consequences.If the tax and the production ban were lifted tommorow, people arent going to flock to stores to buy MAC-10s, because many people don't WANT a MAC-10, it's thier choice to make!To sum it all up...Bad people are going to do bad things, and you cannot stop them by passing laws that only good people follow. Whether it be fists, crowbar, pistol, or automatic, these are only the means bad people use to hurt others, to stop them, you have to go deeper into WHY they are doing these things, not HOW.Its not a matter of how many people are injured by firearms, or how dangerous they can be in the hands of a lunatic, those are simply statistics...it's a deeper moral issue, and legislation only avoids the problem.

Beautiful Okibi. Good speech.I'm looking into a Car 15. I think it would be nice to trick one out. I just don't have the money atm. =(Ah well.

-Flak Magnet]flashbunny has convinced me. When you stop and think, they really are right, all those "assault weapons" just look scary, though im a bit wary of those drive by bayonetings, you never know when they could become the favored method of gang hits However, I am still against general retail of automatic weapons to people without a MOUTAIN of red tape and background checks. You never know when another north hollywood could come about. BTW, on the subject of the AW ban, how did you get that sickle clip for ur AK if 10+ round mags are banned? Consider me informed on the subject of AW gun "control"PSCharleston Heston still gives me the creeps. I wouldnt trust an 80+ year old man with alzheimers with a rifle if my life depended on it.

You said in there that the AK with 10+ rounds. Did you watch it all? Anything made before that date )Sept. 14) could have more than10. anything made after cant.

You said in there that the AK with 10+ rounds. Did you watch it all? Anything made before that date )Sept. 14) could have more than10. anything made after cant.

Actually, you simply can't manufacture new magazines over 10 rounds after the ban took effect, you can still make guns that accept them. My gun was made in 1999, after the ban, it takes the new 10 round magazines, 20, 30, 40, 55, and 75 and 100 round drums.

Just to set everything straight before i go on, my father owns a musket and a handgun, i want a .22, im not a gun nazi, now that some things have been explained to me Im more pro gun than i have ever been before. However, I still have some reservations about automatic weapons. Lets look at your little speech okibi:

 

Ok, now think about the logic of your first statement; boiled down to it's basics, you just said "It's ok to hurt lots of good people as long as it stops one bad one". Doesent sound reasonable now does it? It's the moral equivalent to nukeing an entire city block because a known murderer is hiding out there.

I see the logic in my statement and i saw it when I wrote it. First of all, your little hyperbolic analogy doesnt work at all. So you have to pay some extra tax for a weapon no one really needs (quick, give me a legit reason to own an automatic weapon beyond sport or "protection") , are you saying that you having your uzi for 200 dollars cheaper is worth even the potential of keeping a powerful gun out of some moron's hand? I mean, come on, its not the moral equivalent of nuking a neighborhood to kill a murderer because we are talking about taxing a weapon no one of the constitutional framers ever imagined exsting and a weapon that has no real application out side of the military and police forces.

The other problem is, who are you, or anyone for that matter, to tell someone else what they do or don't need to own?

To use some hyperbole here, your first statement could be used to justify people owning tanks, nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, or just about anything else. The government has the rightful power to make sure citizens to block anything it deems harmful to the people or to the republic. No matter what the statistics say, Im pretty sure some guy wielding a mass produced and easily available drum fed 12 gauge automatic shotgun in the middle of a crowd or using it to hold up a bank is a threat. These weapons according to the government have little if any reason to be in the hands of civilians, therefore they will restrict them. Laws that limit these types of things arent just to be obeyed by only the good people as you put it, they are also ENFORCED by the government.

In this coutry, you are innocent until proven guilty.

Ok, what does this have to do with anything? are you hiding something?

We are a self-governed society, we trust OURSELVES to choose our leaders, don't you think we can be trusted with weapons?

First of all, look at some of the leaders we have trusted ourselves to elect. Second of all, what about all the people who cant be trusted with FULLY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS. I know a lot of people at my school would love to get their hands on a Mac 10 or something, but scarcity of supply, black market costs, and government restrictions keep these idiots from owning a automatic weapon of some kind. By your logic, laws are completely useless and people will do what they do despite these laws. Well than fine, lets just have anarchy, its the same principle.

Being free has a cost, there is no one to tell you what to do, or what to be, these are choices each individual has to make, and if you make bad choices, it's also your responsibility to face the consequences.

Still, removing the temptation to do something stupid (eg, making automatic weapons very hard to obtain) helps mitigate the possibility of someone making a bad decision and other people having to suffer because of this decision regardless of what consequences they may suffer in the end.

If the tax and the production ban were lifted tommorow, people arent going to flock to stores to buy MAC-10s, because many people don't WANT a MAC-10, it's thier choice to make!

True, but there will still be a sharp increase of people going to buy themselves an SMG or something, and among all these people, there will be a greater amount of irresponsible people who plan to do stupid and potentially dangerous things with their gun than before the ban and tax were lifted.

Bad people are going to do bad things, and you cannot stop them by passing laws that only good people follow. Whether it be fists, crowbar, pistol, or automatic, these are only the means bad people use to hurt others, to stop them, you have to go deeper into WHY they are doing these things, not HOW.

i agree with a lot of this, however: What about laws that can be enforced? I would rather see someone arrested for owning an uzi illegaly than some one who owns one legally but gets arrested for using it illegaly. Further, I think the HOW and the WHY need to be pursued equally.

Its not a matter of how many people are injured by firearms, or how dangerous they can be in the hands of a lunatic, those are simply statistics...it's a deeper moral issue, and legislation only avoids the problem.

so how do you propose we solve this issue if civil law is ruled out as useless?As a final point I would like to reiterate a couple things. First, Im only anti-widespread-availability-of-automatic-weapons, not anti-gun. Second, Im not trying to be openly hostile here, just having an engaging debate. Third, im for severly limiting automatic weapons, not completely banning them. Perhaps even small scale manufacturing of them for enthusiast purposes. Fourth, I claim no great knowledg of guns or gun control issues, i've made all my arguments off logic. If there is something i am way off base with, please correct me in a civil manner, i wont get all indignant.

wow big speech

no guns for commie...

If I had an automatic weapon my life span would not be long b/c I would have only one life and the FA in me would eventually get the best of me.I say " Escape from New York " anyone. Let the bad guys duke it out.