AK47 buit by Lancaster Consulting

Rangerdavid

Atlantic Firearms sell an AK made by Lancaster Consulting, which offers a lifetime factory warranty. I've Googled Lancaster, but can't find much.

Does anyone here have one of their rifles? Opinions?? thanks in advance !! [:D]

nononsense

Rangerdavid,

"I've Googled Lancaster, but can't find much."

Google is anti-gun. I don't know when the firearms community is going to get that through their heads. Stop using it!

http://www.lancasterarms.com/

"Lancaster's Commercial Division has become one of largest manufactures of original AK rifles and its variants in the United States. Our weapons are assembled with quality components and workmanship.

"Every weapon Lancaster builds comes with a Limited Lifetime warranty"

Conglomerate URL:

http://www.armainternational.com/

Best.

Rangerdavid

Wow!! that was a fast response. I was not aware that Google had that reputation, hmmmmm, perhaps I need to find another search engine. Any, thanks for the link and kind assistance... david

nononsense

Rangerdavid,

You're welcome!

It is not a reputation, it is fact. It is stated in their rules and regulations about the types of advertising that they accept.

Check your e-mail.

Best.

nmyers

Rangerdavid, unless you have first-hand knowledge of this dealer, I would advise caution. Their "office" appears to be in the middle of a corn field.

Neal

Nononsense, Atlantic Consulting is the manufacturer. The dealer Rangerdavid is considering is Atlantic Firearms, 10337 Bunting Rd, Bishopville, MD 21813, phone 410-352-5183. This is the location of a 55 acre farm owned by Blaine Bunting; the phone number is either a cell number or unlisted. This may be a fine, home-based business, but I would want to know a little more about them before mailing off a check.

drobs

I bought a Vector Uzi from Atlantic Firearms. Good place to deal with.

Lots of talk about Lancaster AK's on AR15.com. Seems that they are ok. Some have had problems with their AK's but have had great service from Lancaster and Atlantic.

For about the same cost, check out Vector Arms.
http://vectorarms.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2

nononsense

Neal,

In the first place it's not a dealership, it's a factory, a manufacturing facility. It's located in a town of 56,000 folks located on the edge of the Phoenix/Goodyear Municipal Airport which is about 15 miles west of Phoenix. I've been in the plant. I think that's considered to be first-hand knowledge.

Best.


Neal,

"Atlantic Firearms sell an AK made by Lancaster Consulting, which offers a lifetime factory warranty. I've Googled Lancaster, but can't find much.

Does anyone here have one of their rifles? Opinions?? thanks in advance !!"

From Lancaster Arms website:

"Lancaster's Commercial Division has become one of largest manufactures of original AK rifles and its variants in the United States. Our weapons are assembled with quality components and workmanship."

"Every weapon Lancaster builds comes with a Limited Lifetime warranty"

Authorized Factory Dealers
Atlantic Firearms LLC
10337 Bunting Road
Bishopville MD, 21813
Phone: (410)-352-5183 Fax: (410)-352-3374
www.atlanticfirearms.com

Lancaster is the manufacturer.

Atlantic is the dealer.

He asked about the manufacturer not the dealer.

"Very Best Regards

Chet Durda

President Lancaster Consulting"

Lancaster Arms .....A Division of Lancaster Consulting

Even if he was asking about the dealer, it's no different than all of the kitchen table dealers that are on here or the Auction side. Business seems to go on as usual. It's an official listing by the Corporation/Manufacturer.

I happen to know a farmer up in Canada that is also one of the best bullet makers I've had the pleasure of doing business with. He's real hard to get a hold of sometimes when he's in the fields doing what farmers do or out hunting. But I always get a return call or e-mail. His business is growing on a daily basis. So I guess it's not all bad living in or near a corn field...

Best.

Rangerdavid

Thanks for all the responses. Can anyone tell me what the difference in a 1mm receiver and a 1.6mm receiver is? (other than the obvious .6mm) Is one for high cap mags?? [:D]

drobs

1.0 is the standard receiver thickness on most of the world's stamped AKM rifle. 1.6 is used on rpk style AKM's with the longer barrel. I believe the Yugoslavian AK's have a thicker receiver. Some say the thicker receiver is more condusive(sp?) to better accuracy but I have not seen any proof of that.

If you are planning on building an AK, make sure you get the correct thickness to go with the kit you're building. For instance, a 1.6 thickness receiver will not work with a Romanian kit. You would need to shave down the trunions to get them to fit in the receiver.

A final note, If you have tools and are just a little bit handy you may want to look into building your own AK. I've built 4 for myself so far and helped other build 6 more. They are pretty easy to do.

Here's a couple websites with step by step build instruction:
http://howtobuildanaktyperifle.com/index.htm

The 1st post has you tube video instructions of AK building:
http://www.gunsnet.net/forums/showthread.php?t=301731