Well, I have nearly 2 cases worth of 7n6 5.45x39 ammo & no guns chambered in that caliber & I figured it was time to finally get one.
I'm looking at 2 different US made AK 74 rifles & I'm not sure which to go with, either a PSA AK74 or Riley Defense Ak74. If it matters, it will be a triangle side folder too. I was going to go with the Riley gun as it has a chrome lined barrel over the nitrided PSA barrel but I figured that I'd ask if anyone else has any input they could offer on which of these places makes a better 5.45 AK, as they seem to me to be very evenly matched in build quality.
They both cost about the same & both have somewhat of a stigma attached to them, but I really believe that it is unwarranted nowadays. Sure they had bugs to be worked out as all newly released guns do, but from what I've seen & heard, they are both pretty much good to go now (at least with their newer made guns).
Also for the record, I dont have $2500+ to buy a Bulgarian factory made gun or a parts kit build. I wish I did because that's what I'd go with as they are superior, but I don't.
Lastly, there is kind of a 3rd option & that would be to wait for Kalashnikov USA to release their AK 74, but who knows when that would be. Plus, from the examples I've seen other people get lately, KUSA's quality control has gone downhill in the last year or 2.
So, what I'd like to know is would you go with a PSA or Riley Defense ak74 & why?
I'm looking at 2 different US made AK 74 rifles & I'm not sure which to go with, either a PSA AK74 or Riley Defense Ak74. If it matters, it will be a triangle side folder too. I was going to go with the Riley gun as it has a chrome lined barrel over the nitrided PSA barrel but I figured that I'd ask if anyone else has any input they could offer on which of these places makes a better 5.45 AK, as they seem to me to be very evenly matched in build quality.
They both cost about the same & both have somewhat of a stigma attached to them, but I really believe that it is unwarranted nowadays. Sure they had bugs to be worked out as all newly released guns do, but from what I've seen & heard, they are both pretty much good to go now (at least with their newer made guns).
Also for the record, I dont have $2500+ to buy a Bulgarian factory made gun or a parts kit build. I wish I did because that's what I'd go with as they are superior, but I don't.
Lastly, there is kind of a 3rd option & that would be to wait for Kalashnikov USA to release their AK 74, but who knows when that would be. Plus, from the examples I've seen other people get lately, KUSA's quality control has gone downhill in the last year or 2.
So, what I'd like to know is would you go with a PSA or Riley Defense ak74 & why?
