Are century ak's any good?

ruger22com · 07-08-2005, 08:39 AM

I need some expert advice as I am new to milsurp and such.

I got a circular from century yesterday, and frankly they have a deal I am finding very hard to resist.

I have been wanting an AK-47 and don't really care if it has a pig sticker on the end, comp, and the other unneeded junk.
Nor do I care if it has High Capacity mags...10's are big enough for me.

Century currently has wasr's in regular and dranunov type stocks (Don't care about folding either) for $189 (I have an FFL so I don't need to worry bout transfer fees.)

Are these plain jane wasr's from century worth a damm?...are the barrels chromed? any feed problems?

anybody got any experience with century stuff? (ya, I know how vepr's etc. are much better, and I DO plan to upgrade down the road, but I am just looking for a basic ak to plink at the range with now and $189 is pretty sweet for a "new" gun)

wasssup?

Jesse? guys????

thanks! Bob

Thrawn · 07-08-2005, 09:14 AM

Mine shoots great, 189 is hard to beat even if it is single stack.:nod:

BattleRifleG3 · 07-08-2005, 11:19 AM

That's about standard price for any lowcap AK. They are asrelible as any. One reason it's so cheapis that they can just sell them the way they're imported. If you want an even higher quality AK, though, consider a Saiga if you can find one. I figure if you're going low-cap, do it with style and have a classic stock. Plus, when you're tired of lowcaps, you can more easily convert it to hicap.

Big Dog · 07-08-2005, 01:17 PM

I have the single-stack Romanian Romak 991. It's dead reliable, reasonably accurate, looks good. Yeah, the front sight is even straight!
But, after awhile, you do get to missing the 30-round mags!

BattleRifleG3 · 07-08-2005, 02:20 PM

The nice thing about low-cap AKs is, except for the milled ones, hi-cap mag conversions really are pretty easy.

TULAver · 07-12-2005, 04:56 AM

Man, the VEPR line is nice and all, and accurate I'm sure, AND will probably outlast the likes of all the other AKs on the market, but have you ever hefted one of those? I got to shoot one at the range a while back, and I couldn't believe how much heavier it felt compared to my buddies Romy 991. It had a pronounced forward balancing, I guess from that heavy barrel. Nothing you couldn't get used to, but it was a definite departure from what I consider to be a normally VERY well balanced design. I see why RPKs have those big honking stocks now, to balance them out!

BattleRifleG3 · 07-12-2005, 12:07 PM

Oh so true. That's ultimately why I don't have one. If I did, it would probably have a long barrel and be in 223.

ruger22com · 07-22-2005, 12:19 PM

Thanks all for the advice....I called century back yesterday, and in addition to the low cap military ak...I told em to drop a low cap dragunov ak in the box too......whoooo hoooo!

Now I wonder how hard it would be to mill the receiver to make it a high cap...anyone tried?

(yes I have a small mill and mini lathe)

BattleRifleG3 · 07-22-2005, 02:13 PM

When you say dragunov AK... you mean WASR-10 with dragunov stock, or a Romak III/PSL? I'm not even going to get started on how neither should be called a dragunov at all. Those have been falsely labeled Dragunov so much my head hurts.

NRAJOE · 07-22-2005, 10:27 PM

Its got to be the WASR....

ruger22com · 07-22-2005, 10:32 PM

Oh yea..its the wasr 10 ....I think they call it a dragunov "style".....and yea, it ain't the same, but it still looks pretty!

BattleRifleG3 · 07-23-2005, 01:40 AM

Then the answer is YES, you can convert it to hi-cap with some simple dremel work. Make sure to keep your US parts compliant though.

Snakebite · 07-23-2005, 08:09 PM

Its super easy to convert to a hi cap and if you take your time doing it I think the mags fit better than those originally equipped with hi caps. No slop at all. Just go slow with the Dremel and check, grind, check again. Slowly!!!!
I threw a few hundred rounds downrange a couple of weeks ago with mine and I gotta say its pretty accurate for an AK. I was surprised with it.
And yes, I did make it compliant with the stupid stuff....jeeze, its still a firearm that goes bang with U.S. parts or foreign stuff. Stupid stupid stupid.

07-08-2005, 08:39 AM	#1
ruger22com Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mobile Alabama Posts: 723	Are century ak's any good? I need some expert advice as I am new to milsurp and such. I got a circular from century yesterday, and frankly they have a deal I am finding very hard to resist. I have been wanting an AK-47 and don't really care if it has a pig sticker on the end, comp, and the other unneeded junk. Nor do I care if it has High Capacity mags...10's are big enough for me. Century currently has wasr's in regular and dranunov type stocks (Don't care about folding either) for $189 (I have an FFL so I don't need to worry bout transfer fees.) Are these plain jane wasr's from century worth a damm?...are the barrels chromed? any feed problems? anybody got any experience with century stuff? (ya, I know how vepr's etc. are much better, and I DO plan to upgrade down the road, but I am just looking for a basic ak to plink at the range with now and $189 is pretty sweet for a "new" gun) wasssup? Jesse? guys???? thanks! Bob __________________ www.CheapGunParts.com http://ruger22.com/art/banners/tiny.gif Home of the "YELLOW JACKET" Bolt Buffer and Takedown Bolts! Free Shipping & Lifetime Warranty!

07-08-2005, 11:19 AM	#3
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	That's about standard price for any lowcap AK. They are asrelible as any. One reason it's so cheapis that they can just sell them the way they're imported. If you want an even higher quality AK, though, consider a Saiga if you can find one. I figure if you're going low-cap, do it with style and have a classic stock. Plus, when you're tired of lowcaps, you can more easily convert it to hicap. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

07-08-2005, 01:17 PM	#4
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,214	I have the single-stack Romanian Romak 991. It's dead reliable, reasonably accurate, looks good. Yeah, the front sight is even straight! But, after awhile, you do get to missing the 30-round mags! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

07-08-2005, 02:20 PM	#5
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	The nice thing about low-cap AKs is, except for the milled ones, hi-cap mag conversions really are pretty easy. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

07-12-2005, 04:56 AM	#6
TULAver Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 372	Man, the VEPR line is nice and all, and accurate I'm sure, AND will probably outlast the likes of all the other AKs on the market, but have you ever hefted one of those? I got to shoot one at the range a while back, and I couldn't believe how much heavier it felt compared to my buddies Romy 991. It had a pronounced forward balancing, I guess from that heavy barrel. Nothing you couldn't get used to, but it was a definite departure from what I consider to be a normally VERY well balanced design. I see why RPKs have those big honking stocks now, to balance them out! __________________ It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that any people you meet from time to time are merely the product of a deranged imagination.

07-08-2005, 09:14 AM	#2
Thrawn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Okeefenokee Posts: 1,618 Images: 6	Mine shoots great, 189 is hard to beat even if it is single stack.:nod:

07-12-2005, 12:07 PM	#7
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Oh so true. That's ultimately why I don't have one. If I did, it would probably have a long barrel and be in 223. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

07-22-2005, 12:19 PM	#8
ruger22com Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mobile Alabama Posts: 723	gettin em Thanks all for the advice....I called century back yesterday, and in addition to the low cap military ak...I told em to drop a low cap dragunov ak in the box too......whoooo hoooo! Now I wonder how hard it would be to mill the receiver to make it a high cap...anyone tried? (yes I have a small mill and mini lathe) __________________ www.CheapGunParts.com http://ruger22.com/art/banners/tiny.gif Home of the "YELLOW JACKET" Bolt Buffer and Takedown Bolts! Free Shipping & Lifetime Warranty!

07-22-2005, 02:13 PM	#9
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	When you say dragunov AK... you mean WASR-10 with dragunov stock, or a Romak III/PSL? I'm not even going to get started on how neither should be called a dragunov at all. Those have been falsely labeled Dragunov so much my head hurts. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

07-22-2005, 10:27 PM	#10
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,052 Images: 3	Its got to be the WASR....

07-22-2005, 10:32 PM	#11
ruger22com Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mobile Alabama Posts: 723	what a drag :> Oh yea..its the wasr 10 ....I think they call it a dragunov "style".....and yea, it ain't the same, but it still looks pretty! __________________ www.CheapGunParts.com http://ruger22.com/art/banners/tiny.gif Home of the "YELLOW JACKET" Bolt Buffer and Takedown Bolts! Free Shipping & Lifetime Warranty!

07-23-2005, 01:40 AM	#12
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Then the answer is YES, you can convert it to hi-cap with some simple dremel work. Make sure to keep your US parts compliant though. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

07-23-2005, 08:09 PM	#13
Snakebite Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tucson, Mexico Posts: 1,839	Its super easy to convert to a hi cap and if you take your time doing it I think the mags fit better than those originally equipped with hi caps. No slop at all. Just go slow with the Dremel and check, grind, check again. Slowly!!!! I threw a few hundred rounds downrange a couple of weeks ago with mine and I gotta say its pretty accurate for an AK. I was surprised with it. And yes, I did make it compliant with the stupid stuff....jeeze, its still a firearm that goes bang with U.S. parts or foreign stuff. Stupid stupid stupid.