Well, I took the plunge.

**QuietShootr** · 04-25-07, 20:15

After fingering the Arsenal underfolder, I came upon an identically configured Zastava-marked Yugo underfolder. No, it's not an Arsenal, but it's nice in its own right...and it relieves me of the (irrational, imo) desire for a $1300 AK.

I just tried to take a pic, and my camera didn't have enough charge to get it done.

Range report - I took it out and fired a hundred rounds through it this evening, and was very pleasantly surprised at how painful it WASN'T to shoot. The stock is tight and locks up without play, and recoil and so on were really no big deal.

This is my first AK, and I kind of like the ugly ****ing thing.

Pics to follow when my camera gets charged back up.

**Robb Jensen** · 04-25-07, 20:19

Just wrap the stock in 550 cord and you'll be set. The Yugos are pretty nice.

**TOrrock** · 04-25-07, 20:38

Sounds great. Bear in mind that they those don't have a chrome lined barrel so be sure to clean the rifle if you're using corrosive surplus ammo.

Give it a chance and these things grow on you.......

**QuietShootr** · 04-25-07, 20:40

Originally Posted by gotm4

Just wrap the stock in 550 cord and you'll be set. The Yugos are pretty nice.

Cool. I may add an Ultimak rail to it, one of my friends put one on his Yugo and mounted up an Aimpoint, and it's low enough to lower third co-witness. After so much time behind an Aimpoint, irons just suck...

**QuietShootr** · 04-25-07, 20:41

Originally Posted by Templar

Sounds great. Bear in mind that they those don't have a chrome lined barrel so be sure to clean the rifle if you're using corrosive surplus ammo.

Give it a chance and these things grow on you.......

Yeah, I heard that about the barrel. There probably isn't a lot of corrosive left, is there? I was just shooting Wolf Military Classic.

**Robb Jensen** · 04-25-07, 20:45

Originally Posted by QuietShootr

After so much time behind an Aimpoint, irons just suck...

I find that I shoot much more accurately with irons vs. non magnified optics, but I'm a whole lot faster with an Aimpoint or Eotech vs. irons.

**QuietShootr** · 04-25-07, 21:01

Originally Posted by gotm4

I find that I shoot much more accurately with irons vs. non magnified optics, but I'm a whole lot faster with an Aimpoint or Eotech vs. irons.

Hmmm... I'm faster, and more accurate with the Aimpoint. Oh, well...I need to lay in a supply of magazines for this beast, and some spare parts, before I mess with that.

What breaks on AKs? I keep a pretty well stocked parts cabinet for my ARs and 1911s, so I'm not averse to working on it.

**TOrrock** · 04-25-07, 21:13

From time to time surplus still crops up.

The Yugo M67 ball is great stuff, but corrosive. Same with the Hungarian MFS.

Pretty much treat any non commercial ammo in this caliber as corrosive.

Wolf is just fine. Try some Golden Tiger, it's made in the Vimpel plant and tends to have higher standards than the Wolf made by Tula.