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WASR-10
haroldchrismeyer
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im looking into buying a Romanian WASR-10, are these good, reliable rifles like other ak models?? if not what is better for under $450, Russian?? Yugo??
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I just don't really like the stock on the WASR, so does any one know if I can change it to a regular AK stock with a pistol grip??
It sounds like you have one of the earlier WSARs with a "draganov" (sp?) style stock; to change to the standard pistol-grip stock legally you have to add a number of U.S. made parts--it is a legal "technicality" thing, but important.
I'm not sure what the specific parts are that need to be replaced with U.S. made ones so that you can then add the regular AK pistol-grip stock, but someone else here might be able to help you--or you might be able to find the information/parts online; kits have been sold to do what you want to do.
Don't quote me as I got that information from this forum on a previous post asking the same questions.
Don't believe any of the crap you hear about SAR1 rifles being banned from future importation. It's about the money!
Concerning the WASR10/SAR1, here is a great site that will tell you everything you need to know:
http://www.gunsnet.net/Linx310/links.htm
Specifically:
http://www.gunsnet.net/Linx310/model.htm
Quoted from there:
"High Cap Model 1:
A WASR-10 is a post-ban Romanian semi-automatic AKM (aka AK-47) clone. This version of the rifle has a thumbhole stock and can accept Hi-capacity magazines because the receiver was milled out. The end of the barrel usually has a nut welded over it, but has no threads. It uses the standard AK-47 7.62*39 cartridge. The fit and finish of this rifle is good; this rifle has some of the best looking Blonde wood and some minor machining marks. The glaring disadvantage of this rifle and some machining burrs on the mag-well should be removed with a file because it causes some magazines to fit tightly. Also this rifle lacks the dimples for to keep the Hi-capacity magazines from wobbling side to side, and instead have plates welding inside the receiver, which will cause some problems with drums. This rifle has 10 Imported parts and 4 US parts. The advantages of this rifle are its reliability, cheap ammo, large selection of replacement parts, accepts single and double stack magazines, and has beautiful wood. This is a good starter AK and is great if you cannot find a SAR-1, want to save some money, want to have a AK that accepts both single stack and double stack magazines, or you hate the wood on the SAR. You can easily convert it to a pre-ban look by ordering the Romanian blonde butt stock and a US pistol grip from K-VAR. This will change your parts count to 10 imported parts and 5 US parts, which is legal. Don't pay over $310."
As far as changing the stocks, check out:
http://www.k-var.com
I put the US made OD green extended length stocks on my SAR1, makes the rifle look much better.
I've been tempted to buy another SAR1, they go for $400 to $425 in my neck of the woods but are getting harder to find, if I could find a WASR10 hicap at a lower price I might go for it.
Bottom line, jump on that deal!
Regards,
Is a WASR-10 any good? I know it is an AK variant, but don't know much about it. It has the one piece butstock with the built in pistol grip with a big cutout in the middle. Is it legal to change this to a regular butstock and pistol grip? What other modifications can I make legally?
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