Which AK to buy when the MD ban gets struck down?

[Athelney878]

I don’t know much about AKs except that I want one (wolverines). There seems to be a ton of conflicting views online about what to look for. Of the AKs that are available on the market now, which would you recommend and why?

I assume there will be a short window between when the ban gets struck down and when the MD legislature tries new shenanigans to make it impossible to get one, so I’m looking for something easy to buy, not rare holy grails.

 

[Arcamm]

No idea. Haven't been able buy in almost 10 years.

 

[HailVon]

I’d go with a palmetto gf3 since the “blem” ones are about $600 a pop.

 

[Inigoes]

Whichever you can afford.

It's an AK!

 

[thomfantomas]

If You have the money find a used Saiga(if lucky maybe NIB.)
I prefer Zastava Ak's.

 

[EliteContent]

Arsenal SAM7r

 

[EliteContent]

Arsenal SAM7r

 

[TI-tick]

Norinco.
Maadi.

 

[Captain Waggles]

You can get a FB Radom Beryl in 7.62 right now

 

[Threeband]

My Maadi.

 

[Sirex]

I'd buy the latest PSA AK now if I could. Lifetime warranty if I recall. My buddy in PA has one and loves it. Maybe a Sar 1 or WASR.

 

[MattFinals718]

I don’t know much about AKs except that I want one (wolverines). There seems to be a ton of conflicting views online about what to look for. Of the AKs that are available on the market now, which would you recommend and why?

I assume there will be a short window between when the ban gets struck down and when the MD legislature tries new shenanigans to make it impossible to get one, so I’m looking for something easy to buy, not rare holy grails.

Greetings from a (soon to be) fellow MoCo resident. (And yes, I would have rather stayed on the VA side of the line.)

Personally, I'm not so certain that FSA 2013 will be going anywhere any time soon. Now that Wes Moore is about to become governor, and with all of the recent Democratic attempts nationwide to impose new gun bans, I'm at least counting on similar restrictions being attempted here. They'll fail, but those efforts will also slow the momentum for loosening existing gun laws, because those of us on the pro-RKBA side will be on the defensive for quite some time.

With that being said, what caliber AKs are you looking for? As I'm sure you've heard, 5.45 and 5.56 AK rifles are still legal in MD (as long as they're not made by Kalashnikov) - just not 7.62 AKs. And AK pistols in all calibers are still legal. You might even be better off buying an AK in 5.45 or 5.56 even if you weren't living in MD.

 

[JohnnyE]

Arsenal SAM7r

Have one. Agree.

 

[BPH102687]

I don’t know much about AKs except that I want one (wolverines). There seems to be a ton of conflicting views online about what to look for. Of the AKs that are available on the market now, which would you recommend and why?

I assume there will be a short window between when the ban gets struck down and when the MD legislature tries new shenanigans to make it impossible to get one, so I’m looking for something easy to buy, not rare holy grails.

I don’t know much about AKs except that I want one (wolverines). There seems to be a ton of conflicting views online about what to look for. Of the AKs that are available on the market now, which would you recommend and why?

I assume there will be a short window between when the ban gets struck down and when the MD legislature tries new shenanigans to make it impossible to get one, so I’m looking for something easy to buy, not rare holy grails.

Here to read the replies. I have no need for an AK, but I have plenty of want for an AK

 

[BPH102687]

I'd buy the latest PSA AK now if I could. Lifetime warranty if I recall. My buddy in PA has one and loves it. Maybe a Sar 1 or WASR.

I’ve never owned anything PSA to speak to their quality, but man do they make it hard to resist btw what they put out and their pricing. Especially on the blems

 

[Apd09]

I don’t know much about AKs except that I want one (wolverines). There seems to be a ton of conflicting views online about what to look for. Of the AKs that are available on the market now, which would you recommend and why?

I assume there will be a short window between when the ban gets struck down and when the MD legislature tries new shenanigans to make it impossible to get one, so I’m looking for something easy to buy, not rare holy grails.

The Century Arms VSKA is Maryland legal, I picked one up a few years ago at Tyler Firearms in Halethorpe, MD.

Century Arms VSKA

Century Arms

www.centuryarms.com

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[MattFinals718]

Century Arms VSKA

I'm very confused...I thought all post-2013 7.62x39mm AK rifles are illegal in MD? (I know that AK pistols in the same caliber are still GTG.)

 

[smokey]

PSA hands down. They're likely the best AK for the money currently available.

 

[smokey]

 

[AssMan]

VEPR. No reason to mess with less.


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