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Thread: Thoughts on Kalashnikov AK47
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03-09-2022, 21:27 #11
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04-09-2022, 03:38 #13
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Re: Thoughts on Kalashnikov AK47
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04-09-2022, 07:45 #14
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Re: Thoughts on Kalashnikov AK47
From a non tactical mind set.
R25 000 for a rifle made 60 years ago likely by sort of slave labour?
Its not the worth of such a weapon I question, just HTF did it get from R2.50 to R25000 while getting older out-technologized ? How - there were a billion made ?
Why I ask? Benny Musgrave made a handful of getting scarcer rifles and they can not fetch 25 or even 20K - what drives this price rocketship.
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04-09-2022, 19:09 #15
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Re: Thoughts on Kalashnikov AK47
The only possible reason(s) (I suspect) is that only a few are available and whoever brought them in; either paid too much and are trying to recover their investment...
Or... someone is hoping to make a killing off some mall ninja's that absolutely HAVE to own a REAL Russian AKM to be more tacticool than the schmucks that own Type 56's "because a fake poor quality copy like a Type 56 cannot possibly last as long or be as accurate or reliable as a REAL AKM...)
Or... There is a genuine collector's market for them and some guys have the dosh to spend.
Personally I think a the majority will get snapped up by collectors (IF there are enough) who actually want a minty specimen of something specific and few guys who really think they need one and have the funds to get one will be interested... And the rest of the guys who just want a working AK that will do double duty as a sport gun at club shoots and stand in the safe for if S ever HTF will just get a type 56 and have some money left over to buy a crate of ammo and some spare mags.
But any sober minded person will recognise that 25K can buy a pretty decent AR that can be upgraded and modified to be more versatile than the AK will ever be.
I have to agree, 25K for the Russian equivalent of something made in China that has the same limitations as the Chinese version that goes for 7 - 9K is a bit silly.
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04-09-2022, 19:16 #16
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Re: Thoughts on Kalashnikov AK47
For sure, can't be a utility value driven purchase. I would buy on at R25k IF it were really minty AND I had knocked of the 50 other guns on my bucket list AND I had R25k left. Only one of those is even remotely likely.
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04-09-2022, 20:08 #17
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Re: Thoughts on Kalashnikov AK47
From a salesman at the shop I seen these at, they were sold out in a couple of hours.
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04-09-2022, 20:47 #18
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04-09-2022, 21:31 #19
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Re: Thoughts on Kalashnikov AK47
The earlier Russian AKM's were made to a standard rarely available now. But then again some buy Taurus. Depends on one's priorities.
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05-09-2022, 00:15 #20
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