AK-47 Pistol Pro's & Con's???

[SandDude]

I'm very intrested in buying one of these, just wondering why they're so much cheaper than the rifle version?

For myself, I like the small size for packing on it my quad.

Plus big 7.62 x 39 power for target shooting in the mountains.

Thanx for help/input,

-$D

 

[liliysdad]

Worthless, in my opinion. I think one would be far better served by an SBR and the appropriate tax stamp. Imagine that same AK pistol, with a folding stock.

 

[SandDude]

Worthless, in my opinion. I think one would be far better served by an SBR and the appropriate tax stamp. Imagine that same AK pistol, with a folding stock.

Does a folding stock not bolt up to it the same as an AK rifle?

That's basically what I had in mind, I thought this way I wouldn't need the stamp.

-$D

 

[CAR-AR-M16]

Does a folding stock not bolt up to it the same as an AK rifle?

That's basically what I had in mind, I thought this way I wouldn't need the stamp.

-$D

If the barrel is under 16" (which most AK pistols are), then you need an SBR stamp to put a stock on it.

 

[338Shooter]

Does a folding stock not bolt up to it the same as an AK rifle?

That's basically what I had in mind, I thought this way I wouldn't need the stamp.

-$D

You really need to read up on the NFA rules before embarking on this adventure. Putting a stock on a pistol instantly makes it an SBR in the eyes of the mighty ATF....a very dangerous snake to upset.

 

[Shoot Summ]

Does a folding stock not bolt up to it the same as an AK rifle?

That's basically what I had in mind, I thought this way I wouldn't need the stamp.

-$D

AK Pistol + Any stock = Short Barreled Rifle/no tax stamp = FELONY

I don't care for AK/AR pistols, hard to shoot, no accuracy, an SBR is MUCH better.

Be careful though, it's not as easy to transport SBR's across state lines, prior ATF authorization is required.

 

[saddlebum]

useless trinkets with no real purpose

 

[grwd]

useless trinkets with no real purpose

unless youre a trinket trader.

 

[bilboben]

I have a different take on this than all who have posted. I guess probably for two reasons, I own one and carry it everyday. I have a ccw, so carry it as pistol in the seat of my pickup, chamber loaded, mag inserted, safety on, rag to cover it. Legal under OK SDA as it is a pistol. In the cooler time of year, I sling it across my shoulder where it rest in the middle of my back with a jacket or vest on and iy is ready to go to work as a pistol at my side by simply sliding it down and around to my side. That is how i shoot the weapon, good solid stance, gun level across my chest, green dot on the target. I can get a 30 round clip in 5 x 5 at 100 yards like this.
Leathality is this, it shoots 2 inch groups at 100 yds, (ballistically, the bullet and rifled barrel should have no problem with this). I know it does, because I sledded it and consistantly put each group into 2". The only question I had left was to ensure I could do that more often than not unsledded. I accomplished this with a zero'd green dot laser, which works well in both daylight and dark. This works good as point of aim as the green dot is about 2" od at 100 yards.
I like the gun because it is a high power, high capacity (100 round drum when I want) self defense weapon with fairly good accuracy out to 100 yards. This is one mean hog killing machine and a definant hunting trip back up weapon that is very reliable (has yet to fail, over 5k rounds of crap ammo through it)

 

[bilboben]

Oh yeah, and one more thing, did I mention it was cheap, because nobody else can figure out how to use one.