I’ve owned a lot of different AKs - prebans, Arsenals, Krebs, Rifle Dynamics, etc. and my WASR 10/63 will stay right alongside the best of them. It’s a great rifle.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I love to hear that!

It's not just the best "budget" AK. It's one of the best AK's period. Chrome lined barrel CHF, forged trunnions, milled bolt. You're really not going to do much better than that with ANY AK 47, anywhere. Even the super expensive ones. Most "upper-tier" AK's are rip offs honestly. The WASR (or the RH10) are really the only AK's on the market that use actual military grade parts.

@benjaminknighton5724

2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@armorers_wrench

2 ай бұрын

Zastava AKs are made well too. Also, a lot of Arsenals are straight up TDP guns. I know they're doing a lot of milled receivers now which might be the only important difference and even that isn't a downgrade by any means.

@desertrat4532

2 ай бұрын

Stop talking about it . Every body else will want one

@PiLLoWHanDs267

2 ай бұрын

Best thing to do is build an AK out if a barreled receiver kit like I did, get all ex military parts 1973 Romanian hammer forged parts built like a tank and is smooth as butter

I still don't own an AK, I'm definitely going to change that, and the WASR-10 is at the top of my list.

@filipinophreak

2 ай бұрын

Im in the same boat ur in.. hahaha been holding out..

@onlyfords69

2 ай бұрын

Zastava and wbp make better AKs for the beginners imo

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I think you will be really happy with that decision. It's a totally different animal than an AR, but really cool in its own way.

@Gamboozler

2 ай бұрын

Yet they still cost more than a wasr ​@@onlyfords69

@robertgaudet7407

Ай бұрын

@@sawtoothtactical404I always say when it comes to AK vs AR, the answer is yes.

I always have wanted a AK and I always knew I wanted a classic. I didn’t want a tactical AK. That’s why I got my ARs. I ended up going with a AK built by James River Armory. I got it off classic firearms. It’s a polish AK and mine is dated 1967. It is a parts kit, with OG furniture, bolt and all the allowed imported parts and what is cool is James River Armory matched the “reproduction” serial numbers to the OG gun. So it’s parts matching which is cool. Out of the box beautiful finish all around. It is around $899 I think. I have around 250 rounds so far, no problems and one of my favorite shooters!

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

That's awesome! Classic Firearms usually has a pretty good selection of AKs.

Zastava m70 was my first rifle purchase I got when I was 19. I got it last year in September and it’s been nothing but great. No jams, malfunctions or anything like that and it’s built like a tank. I could’ve gone with an AR but there’s so many options I wasn’t sure which one so I just went with the AK

@kylees07

2 ай бұрын

It’s not that big of a deal for me. Having an AK is just a novelty for me. I’ll use it if I have no other choice, but it’s not something I would typically use. I prefer my AR platforms for my PDW.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

AKs will definitely run! ARs are awesome though, too.

@tk-5764

2 ай бұрын

Definitely a good option since the zastavas have thicker barrels and use the more durable RPK receivers

Agreed this is the bare minimum AK for me. If i had to build a "throw away AK" this would be the only choice IMO 😅

Love my WASR10, your WASR10/63 is sweet! 1967... Great video btw

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I've had many AK's since I turned 18 (23 now). Most of my AK's are Zastava and FB Radom. I recently picked up a WASR-10 because I wanted a standard AKM, and this thing is great. I'm extremely impressed with it.

Nice man, good video!

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great video WASR is definitely a solid no nonsense workhorse of a gun. I personally like many Romanian AKs I own 2 Romy G number matching and a WUM-1 last but not least an Midwest industries Alpha built WASR that was actually a gun they used for product testing and fitting got it from Midwest industries.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

That's awesome! I've had experience with a couple Romanian AKs and they've all been solid.

Yessir, these are really the gun to have, if you're into AKs.

Hell ya i love it nice rifle keep it comin!

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Will do. Thanks!

I see you with that Matt Gore topo mag on your Geissele/ADM build lol I love seeing guys I recognize from MTS/MT6 in the wild.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Yep. I try to rep Matt's stuff in almost every video now. I've got seven or eight different mags from him, so I switch them around in different videos to show them all off.

Love the budget content

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I try to cover budget stuff, as well as more expensive gear. Basically, whatever I can get my hands on, honestly.

I have several AK's one of which is a 2015 WASR10. I took the century blonde wood furniture off and replaced it with romainian surplus wood stock and dong set and replaced the cheap century black plastic pistol grip with a romainian bakelite pistol grip. It runs like a singer sewing machine. Mine has the RAK 1 trigger in it. I also put a red star arms FCG pin retainer plate in it. My other AK's are mostly safe queens, the WASR10 is the one I shoot all the time. A/R's are boring. Everyone who shoots my WASR10 has a blast.

My first AK was the WASR10-63 UF, I paid under $500(USD) still have it and still run it, enjoy that one.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

That's a sweet deal!

Same for me that I’m an AR guy but bought a Meridian Defense Pestilence because I wanted one old school AK. Silky smooth, runs like a sewing machine suppressed or unsuppressed.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

They're just fun guns!

IIRC, when I got my AKM over 20 years ago, the common options were either the WASR or the SAR-1. I got the SAR-1. Fun rifle. I still have it. No muzzle device and it came with a mean trigger slap but I fixed the latter with a replacement from ALG. Before I finally decided to get an AR15 about 4 years ago, I sort of made my SAR-1 more "tactical" with Magpul furniture. It still gets hot even with the extra ventilation and mlok slots but it's a bit lighter than the wooden furniture.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

That is one thing about the AK. Mine gets hot as hell if I mag dump a couple magazines.

@1977Yakko

2 ай бұрын

@@sawtoothtactical404 That's why I have two. When one gets hot, switch to the other. 😁

I have Wasr under folder, Palmetto ak103 gf5 and AKSU. Palmetto aks are more accurate and have better recoil, seem to be better build. But wasr is legendary rifle. Atlantic has wasr underfolders for 850 right now. I think from import AKS, wasr is best choice. Some people like arsenal, but there are so many problems with them, just google. I might get milled wbp ak pistol soon.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I do want to get the PSA AKS74U Krink. It looks sweet!

Love a kalash

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I do, too!

I was the unlucky guy that got a bad one. Mine had constant light primer strikes, rear of the bolt carrier was mushrooming and sights were barely able to be zero'd due to how canted it was. I would recommend a zastava or WBP to people looking to get their first AK. If you dont mind paying extra money get a galil or arsenal

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Dang! I'm sorry you got a bad one. I've heard of people getting canted sights, but from all of the research I've done, it seemed to me like they all ran. That's a bummer.

@Gmny1MOA

2 ай бұрын

Get a replacement firing pin...a wasr not running doesn't sound right

@SolarGeneral

2 ай бұрын

Your lemon won’t push me away from my 6 other WASR rifles.

@onlyfords69

2 ай бұрын

@@Gmny1MOA this was back when the wasr's had the tapco G2 trigger maybe 12 years ago. The worse the rear of the bolt mushroomed the more light primer strikes i was getting. It might have been beating itself to death with the tapco g2 trigger who knows no longer own it

@onlyfords69

2 ай бұрын

@@SolarGeneral glad you like your wasr's man. Im more of a arsenal and galil kind of guy

Wasr10 or zastava m70 are the best value and if u are buying one new at full price then I recommend the zastava as for the same price I like the bulged trunnion. Yes it isn't a akm clone like the wasr and takes its own furniture and mags have a last round hold open but a better firearm in my opinion. But if ubwant an exact clone other than the dimples then the wasr it is!

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I've heard good things about the Zastava M70. I almost bought one before I found my WASR.

Yes

Brother, Congrats! I agree that every gun owner should, at some point, own an AK of some sort, even a 5.56 (I'm looking at PSA and the Z90), due to the times and where we live. I grew up when we could buy AKs for a few hundred dollars (SKSs for $89) vs. twice+ for ARs! Also, I'm half-Ukrainian, 2nd gen, father's side (against the proxy war)! Oh yeah, 100% 🇺🇸! 100% American, on my Mother's side, since pre-1776, every gen. has fought in a conflict or war...

@benjaminknighton5724

2 ай бұрын

Psa is trash . Don't waste your money

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Right on! I definitely think an AK is worth owning. Although I don't have personal experience with them, I think PSA is making better and better AKs, from what I hear. I've definitely been interested in their 5.56 Krink, mostly just because it's probably the only way I'll ever find a AKS74U and 5.56 is a lot easier to get ahold of than 5.45 is these days.

@SolarGeneral

2 ай бұрын

100% 🇺🇸 huh? The Founding Fathers were philosophers and prolific writers. Have you read anything beyond “mUh CoNsTiTuTiOn” or “MuH dEcLaRaTiOn Of InDePeNdEnCe” or “mUh BiLl Of RiGhTs”? Maybe “Observations On The Increase of Mankind” (points 23 through 24 especially), or “The Anti-Federalist Papers”, or the “Articles of Confederation”?

ur channel rox!

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Gota add a zpap m70 to your collection!

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I might have to get one, at some point. I was seriously looking at Zastava before I found my WASR.

Ppl have always slept on the wasr but its becoming almost the only option now if you want akm...everything else like zastava is either not akm compatible..cost is too high...or flat out junk...the wasr is literally a military grade weapon...cugir makes them from exactly the same parts...they can be very rough around the edges but they are the real deal

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

That's right! I think it's a great rifle.

@Gmny1MOA

2 ай бұрын

I wish id have bought one when they were 4-500 dollars instead i wasted thousand on junk aks..ive had ab 4 diff ones...I paid 950 for a wasr cpl months ago...if the world as we know it ends I'd grab it first...its not the most accurate but it's good enough and it has never even thought ab hiccuping

Where did you get the bayonet?

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

It just came with the gun when I got it. I think the guy that sold it was the original owner and he had all kinds of stuff that came with it.

We can't buy a semi-auto at any price now in WA state. Watch your legislature carefully!

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I feel for you guys. I grew up in Washington.

Only buy imports. Besides being battle tested, rugged and most reliable. They will only go up in value

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I agree. When I was looking for AKs, I was ONLY looking for imports.

@squeakycooler

2 ай бұрын

​@@sawtoothtactical404Zastava is really putting out some really good stuff in America too. I recently picked up a m77 chambered in 308. It's really nice lol. They are really stepping up to the plate giving us more quality options here. Although you can never go wrong with a Wasr. If you keep your eyes open you can pick up a hell of a deal on a rifle that will run for probably your lifetime

Is that the org pistol grip?

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

No. I have the original pistol grip and I was planning on putting it on when I got it, but the previous owner had installed the Hogue rubber overloaded one and it's just so comfy, that I've decided to keep it on.

ALG trigger

I'm a ak nut...so the original ak47 had no dimples, thay showed up after Russia retooled to akm

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

That is true. Good point!

wasr with a dongle was my first real rifle. 18 years old and bump fired the hell out of that poor thing. should of never sold it.

Instead of budget, start doing videos based on the ones that dont blow up on you. People bad mouth Century but look at the high priced exploding AR's

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I've never heard of a WASR blowing up on anybody. the Century built guns have had major problems, but they are just the importer on the WASR. It's built in Romania and is totally solid.

I saw tula for 9.99 a box. .50 cents not cheap cheap but better than 13 or 14 bucks a box

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I saw that, too. PSA has it for $9.99 right now. I've already got some in my cart.

Pioneer Arms offers a very affordable Polish 7.62 and 5.56 forged Sporter. Only cast parts are the bolt and bolt carrier which you could swap out with a WBP forged bc and bolt. Anyone wanting a sub 600 dollar AK should check out Pioneer and Klayco's videos of their 7.62 Sporter.

@surewill5141

2 ай бұрын

Yep sure do

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

A sub $600 imported AK is a damn good deal in today's market.

@soundofwinter

2 ай бұрын

I would avoid Pioneer Arms. Unless something has changed drastically there, their AKs have been absolutely subpar.

Zastava!!!!! And PSA GF5

@deedledeedle8790

2 ай бұрын

PSA doesn’t use the correct rivet pattern or the correct swell neck rivets, basically mediocre parts with poor assembly. PSA is good for a few individual parts, but most of their rifles won’t survive much past 10,000 rounds. I sadly know this from experience with their 103. Get a Wasr.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I've heard good things about both.

🇦🇺😎👍AKs are illegal down here in Australia. Just about everything becomes illegal in Australia.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I'm sorry about that. They're trying to do the same thing here, but we're doing everything we can to make sure that doesn't happen.

I have a RAK47, with modernized furniture

@carsons3224

2 ай бұрын

Trade it for a wasr or zastava. RAS47 and other century arms guns are known for not lasting past a few thousand rounds. The zastava m70 is battle built and tested (yugoslav wars) and is a very sexy rifle

@ShaunZimmerman668

2 ай бұрын

At least he has one. Better off than I!

@benjaminknighton5724

2 ай бұрын

Garbage

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Right on!

Its not a budget ak. Your ignorance shows . Its one of the best. If u gone do ak information u need to know what u talking about

@keiththom2240

2 ай бұрын

I mean... it is a budget AK no doubt. Certainly not as budget as they used to be since AKs have come back in style but still. Also, I personally think they're great and functional rifles with quality parts so I'm definitely not hating on the wasr, but when you compare it to other AK pattern rifles they tend to sit above American made rifles (excluding kit builds from high end builders) but bellow rifles and kits coming from Eastern block manufacturers. That's not to say you need anything better then the wasr especially if you don't run AKs alot, I'm just comparing their quality to the totality of what's available on the market.

Wasr with a dong and ultimak rail is a great rifle setup. Old school and proven set up. Indian not the arrow. Train with that simple rifle and know your holds, can’t go wrong.

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

Very true.

Older WASR’s were actually built off military parts, compared to today’s Cugir commercial crap. Still good crap though.

@Gmny1MOA

2 ай бұрын

It's the same thing...why would they make crappy parts right beside their military grade stuff...makes no sense...chf parts chrome lined barrel...thats military specs

@sawtoothtactical404

2 ай бұрын

I've heard good things about the newer WASRs, but you're correct about the old 10/63s. They were specifically built out of the military parts.

@gregoryc9087

2 ай бұрын

@@Gmny1MOA sorry bud but these older AKs use military parts.

@Gmny1MOA

2 ай бұрын

@@gregoryc9087 sorry bud but they all are bud

@gregoryc9087

2 ай бұрын

@@Gmny1MOA sure big Buddzy

I bought a WASR10 V2 about 5 years ago for $900 first mod I did change all the furniture and installed a ALG trigger she keeps up with my most expensive AKs in my collection never jams it only shoots the cheapest ammo I can find it just works like a work horse 🐎 aways 🫡