Not my cup of tea but I could not pass the deal up.

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MJ1
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Not my cup of tea but I could not pass the deal up.

Post by MJ1 » Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:15 pm

Got offered this Yugo for $100

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When I went to pat for it I was offered a 53 Russian for another $100.

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I'm an Enfield guy at heart.

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MJ
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Post by joseyclosey » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:54 am

Two nice rifles for a coupla hundred dollars, hell, i would have bought em too :D

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Me too

Post by Niner » Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:14 am

You did good.
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Thank's. It rounded out the collection.

Post by MJ1 » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:32 pm

Morte than a few of us in 67/68 had a low opinion of this rifle. Not till Feb. 68' did we see and take them in large numbers. I must note that most were new and a high yellow wood with clear varnished finish.

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I want an AK too

Post by Niner » Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:06 pm

But... semi auto isn't the real thing.

If you ever were on the receiving end of an AK on full auto... the sound of the thing lives with you forever. Good thing they couldn' t shoot straight. :bigsmile:
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Post by Tom-May » Thu Sep 07, 2006 6:08 am

"...If you ever were on the receiving end of an AK on full auto...Good thing they couldn' t shoot straight..."
Seriously, does anyone shoot straight, or even attempt to aim, with fully auto?

The philosophy seems to be "Spray and Pray" - establish a 'beaten zone' rather than attack specific targets.

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Oh I have been on both ends of the AK in my day.

Post by MJ1 » Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:58 am

And it is possible to do great harm with it in trained hands. But you are correct that in the offence they are trained to spray an area to get close enough to use the granade.

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