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Rex B wrote:I think that's the cheapest centerfire ammo on the planet right now

Agreed! I had bought 4320 rounds before ever buying a rifle. Now up to 12k+.

I paid $599 for the last Bulgarian I bought and almost $500 for my Polish Tantal.

So this new, low price is a GREAT deal!!

Mike1951 wrote:Best price currently for 5.45x39 appears to be Aim.

129.95/1080rd

buy 2 @ 119.95ea

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Yep, bought it there last week, cheapesy on 5.45 anywhere

Mike1951 wrote:

Rex B wrote:I think that's the cheapest centerfire ammo on the planet right now

Agreed! I had bought 4320 rounds before ever buying a rifle. Now up to 12k+.

I paid $599 for the last Bulgarian I bought and almost $500 for my Polish Tantal.

So this new, low price is a GREAT deal!!

It's a close 2nd. First prize goes to 7.62x25, at roughly 9 cents a round. Shipped, this 5.45 is costing me 12 cents a round at aim

Never shot a 5.45x39, but I hear its got the recoil of a .223, and alot more flat shooting than the 7.62. Is that about right?

lawrnk wrote:

Mike1951 wrote:

Rex B wrote:I think that's the cheapest centerfire ammo on the planet right now

Agreed! I had bought 4320 rounds before ever buying a rifle. Now up to 12k+.

I paid $599 for the last Bulgarian I bought and almost $500 for my Polish Tantal.

So this new, low price is a GREAT deal!!

It's a close 2nd. First prize goes to 7.62x25, at roughly 9 cents a round. Shipped, this 5.45 is costing me 12 cents a round at aim

Comparing rifle ammo to pistol ammo?

chabouk wrote:

lawrnk wrote:

Mike1951 wrote:

Rex B wrote:I think that's the cheapest centerfire ammo on the planet right now

Agreed! I had bought 4320 rounds before ever buying a rifle. Now up to 12k+.

I paid $599 for the last Bulgarian I bought and almost $500 for my Polish Tantal.

So this new, low price is a GREAT deal!!

It's a close 2nd. First prize goes to 7.62x25, at roughly 9 cents a round. Shipped, this 5.45 is costing me 12 cents a round at aim

Comparing rifle ammo to pistol ammo?

Nope...I'd guesstimate he's just pointing to the fact that it's not the cheapest centerfire ammo on the market. 5.45 is the cheapest rifle centerfire ammo though!

the stock looks upside down? but nice looking rifle. i love the AK platform. wish ammo would go back down. i have a maadi in 762x39 and luv it! i picked it up for 300 a few years ago before things went crazy. i think the owner didn't know what they were doing because it would rip off fifteen rounds or so with one trigger pull, even when you let off. a tapco trigger group fixed it nicely though! i think he fooled with it trying to make a full auto and failed. i got it off gunbroker. you should leave it composite stocks. the traditional wood looks nice, but so does that one!

Yep, was referring to centerfire. The first gun show I ever went to was in the winter of 2003. I snagged a 1280 round sealed tim of yugo 7.62 brass for 80 something. Those were the days.

Armed-Texan wrote:the stock looks upside down? but nice looking rifle. i love the AK platform. wish ammo would go back down. i have a maadi in 762x39 and luv it! i picked it up for 300 a few years ago before things went crazy. i think the owner didn't know what they were doing because it would rip off fifteen rounds or so with one trigger pull, even when you let off. a tapco trigger group fixed it nicely though! i think he fooled with it trying to make a full auto and failed. i got it off gunbroker. you should leave it composite stocks. the traditional wood looks nice, but so does that one!

Be careful! That fellow up north did time I think when a borrowed AR had a slamfire! Anyone recall that story?

I wanted to get a SAR2 (5.45x39) a few years ago but couldn't find one so ended up with a SAR1 (7.62x39)

Do you think these will be showing up at gun shows at a reasonable price, like $50 markup or less?

lawrnk wrote:

Armed-Texan wrote:the stock looks upside down? but nice looking rifle. i love the AK platform. wish ammo would go back down. i have a maadi in 762x39 and luv it! i picked it up for 300 a few years ago before things went crazy. i think the owner didn't know what they were doing because it would rip off fifteen rounds or so with one trigger pull, even when you let off. a tapco trigger group fixed it nicely though! i think he fooled with it trying to make a full auto and failed. i got it off gunbroker. you should leave it composite stocks. the traditional wood looks nice, but so does that one!

Be careful! That fellow up north did time I think when a borrowed AR had a slamfire! Anyone recall that story?

it was fixed a LOOOONG time ago when i realized what had happened. a new trigger group fixed it right up! i do remember that story too.

edit: i threw the old trigger group away, for the record.

Good deal. The AK platform isn't pretty but they can take more abuse than the typical AR and still keep running.

gabe wrote:Good deal. The AK platform isn't pretty but they can take more abuse than the typical AR and still keep running.

Call me crazy, but I always thought the ak was a great looking weapon.

Picked mine up today. Invoiced price was only $339 with two mags.

I have been drooling over those for a while now. Aim also has some Lancaster AK74's on a Nodak Spud receiver for a decent price. I like Lancaster's fit and finish on the AK I bought from them. I think your deal is a winner though.