Atlantic Arms Asian Contract AK
Posted Mar 26, 2023, 4:14 AM UTC
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1650 isn’t bad if you really like them but personally the allure of expensive kit guns is wearing off for me. If I’m going to spend 2-3k on an ak I’d rather buy a pre ban than an Izzy kit or whatever, the fact that they aren’t all original bothers me.
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Really no ak built from a kit is all original. You could weld the receiver but the barrel and rivets will need replaced on any gun so these kits are all together except some didn't have a weldment buy that's not a big deal and you can get a better quality direct copy from Childers.
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Anyone have a line when they may be in stock in again? I doubt it but hey I want one....
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Unless you’re some sort of historian or collector, these are not worth it IMO
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Follow Atlantic on Instagram. They posted a bunch of pictures of these leading up to the drop, with the last one having the caption "8".
Lo and behold, they dropped at 8 that night (well technically 7:55)
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Thanks!!!
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Just buy a parts kit
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Spend an extra 200 and get a milled arsenal.
These childers/Ak-builder barreled kit builds are not worth it op
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Lol cmon
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I know they're neat n all, but you think they're actually worth this much?
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For a collection piece I think it’s cool. The value/worth is market driven. Like others have said here, it fluctuates. Give it a few years and the kits will be back up to 1500 and completes going for more….unless Atlantic has a very large amount.
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What is known about the metallurgy or actual quality of these guns? I held off because the kits looked so rough, and quality and North Korea are not exactly synonymous in my mind. Although they are pretty cool and part of me does want one!
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I get all that, but at the same time still think they were only worth the original kit price, and don't really see the hype. OP can do whatever he wants with his money, but at this price point should really think about investing in some that's a lot better...
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Are these parts from north korea? Or china? And what percent of these aks are actually asian parts?
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They're nk entirely unless a small pin or something was missing.
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Got 3 Polish underfolders in the $800-900 range 10-15 years ago. Hard pass for me homie.
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Lol 10 years ago
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It's not 2003 anymore
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There is no way in hell they will sell for $1650 a piece or whatever it was for the next batch. They could charge $3000 and they'd still sell.instantly.
Sadly I completely understand. I beg of a gracious employee to give a nod to when they are available again. It’s a fantasy.
Hype is gone.
No they aren't
Based on how the kits are moving I would say so. Everyone who bought kits for 2k plus is going to be pretty upset Atlantic dropped completes at 1650. I doubt they will raise the price. They probably have a bunch more as they keep on slow dropping more kits.
The kits prices have increased per batch. The guns will do the same. Supply vs demand. They start low, see they sell instantly, and bump the price up next time cause demand is so high and supply is so low. Next batch will be $1999 minimum
Hype is definitely gone.
For now. The AK community goes through cycles where something that is available will have low hype and then two years later it becomes popular and people pay crazy prices
I still missed again cause they instantly sold out….so no