The whole setup(not optics) will be less than a 1100. Now that's a helluva deal.

480 for the stuff from Grendel
105 Lower
95 upper
45 gas tube/block
200 PRS/sping/buffer
90 Hanguard
65 LPK
1080 total for an almost 1000m gun....

A trigger upgrade will be next...

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You've got a world of patience Deats. You have been either sitting on that $100 lower for a few weeks or waited forever to get it. Same with the upper. Darn bargain shoppers!

You could have spend $1,800 and had the same rifle you know!!

yeah... had that lower since the spring

very nice....

Interesting front scope mount.

apparently it works, but it seems like the reticle would get in the way of the reticle...

I call BS...the front scope mount is photoshopped. You can tell by the swirl.

That's what I meant about the scope mount. Also, what is the eye relief of that rig? 0.001"?

you dont think someone could mount two optics like that?

whether it would work or not, or whether it is effective is a completely different story... but someone could easily mount two optics...

pre ban?

very nice gun....

that ak is more lethal than other ak's i can tell because it has a bayonet in the box with it

But it doesn't have a flash hider.

geez, just reading that probably meant someone died

AgGunner & srd66,

how much did each of those weapons cost? i am trying to figure out which i would want to do. if i go the AR route, i really want something very similar to what AgGunner has. if I get an AK, i would just want something cheap and durable.

(if that is a fancy flash/noise suppressor on the AR, i really wouldn't want that part, but everything else would be good to go.)

I'd really like an AK but don't know where to begin. It's not like there are widely accepted brands like an AR (i.e. RRA/DPMS).

Can anyone point me in the right direction? Obviously prices have gone up, but what hasnt in the last year.

Well, the world of AKs is only slightly less confusing than the AR world. I got a WARS-10. The above you see is an actual AK-47.

There is an AK forum on ar15 dot com that could really get you up to speed, but if you're a simpleton like me, it's too much info. I went to Champion and looked them over. We had bought my f-i-l a Yugo from them previously, so while I was in, I scoped out what I wanted: just a plain jane AK. So I was able to tell my wife what I wanted (WARS-10 with no additional features) and where to get it from.

When you start getting into the markings and all that is where it really goes over my head.

AgGunner's is prolly pushing $3k. I know that the upper is a Larue Stealth, and if I remember correctly, it's a Larue lower as well. Tack on the price of the Leupold glass and Larue mount, it's probably in the upper 2's w/o the suppressor and tax stamp for it.

If you have search function, I asked about AKs a few months back and ended up finding a Yugo M70B1 (Century Arms US receiver), with wood stock and 5 mags for $550. They are going on Gunbroker for $800-1000 now. Good luck finding a "cheap" AK. Prices have skyrocketed in the last 2 months.

Puryear Playboy has some good knowledge of AKs that he shared with me on that post.

Favorite kind of email....

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About how long is it taking to get stuff from LaRue these days? (specifically a stealth upper)

4 weeks to the day, as promised. I was also told the lower would be the same, but I don't know if they consider the order in the que until you get the FFL paperwork in ( I took 2 weeks of jackassing to get that done ).

In the event you are not aware and you order a Stealth, the barrels are now ion bonded and black. I was pleasantly surprised because I like it, but I did't expect it. 18", 13.2 handguard. Can't wait to shoot it.

Best LPK to use??

WOA sans trigger group from ADCO, but get a Geissele trigger from them while you are at it.

I'm going to go ahead and get that on the way. I see they are out of the Geissele SDM triggers, but there are a couple on gunbroker NIB for same price; I'll find some other goodies to round out the order.

I am not looking forward to taking all this to my local smith to put in that lower. I certainly don't trust myself not to scratch it and I'm not so sure about him.

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kick butt.

got to take "The Gonzales" out again over the break (this time i remembered to bring the camera). I dont have any optics on it yet but i can get get 3" groups at 70 yards with the BUIS. I stuck a 12g hull on the cardboard box and my brother put 5 shots in the hull at 50 yards in roughly 6 seconds shooting prone. his is the one with the DD rail.

Huge Aggie thanks to Log for use of tools and help drilling out the stubborn front taper pins.

I still need to snap a photo of "The Goliad" lowers we got in just before Christmas.

Also spent the better part of 3 days removing some especially thick and nasty cosmoline from a sks i picked up before prices skyrocketed. i finally gave up on the nooks and crannies on the barrel assembly and took it to the car wash and power washed it with hot soapy water. it worked rather well (only downside was that it removed the white lettering from the grenade sight, but i wont be using that anyway, yet.)

All in all, it was an excellent holiday.

Down in the Creek:


"The Gonzales" and her near twin:


My brother and some flying brass:


The target:


My group at 50 yards with irons (the 300mm lens and zoom in the field makes a great spotting scope):


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Awesome. I'm planning on doing a range day later this month or in February, so I'll let y'all know.

Nice crib mattress. I'll have to remember that when my wife wants to get rid of the 2 we have some day.

hell yea crib mattress. it works great and i feel it is more comfortable when my body is slightly elevated and i can let my legs hang off. it is a 16+ year old one we pulled out of my wife's (and her siblings) old crib when we replaced it for our new little one. its plastic on the outside so dirt and mud washes off easily.

the only problem is forgetting to weight it down and loosing it on the way out.