Attention AK type whores!

[rightisright]

Guy on a local forum is looking to trade this:

Testing waters on trading my super vepr 308. Rifle has 21.5 inch fluted barrel with built in muzzle brake. Rifle has around 100 rounds through it. I painted the stock like a goof ball but paint can be easily removed to factory finish. Rifle comes with 2 QTY 10 round magazines and kalinka top mount scope rail and hard case.

He is looking for an NJ legal 7.62x39 AK type. I have an unfired converted Saiga that I am willing to part with since I have two other AKs in .39. Now, I know Saigas are going through the roof thanks to Hopester Dopester. The guy says he paid $1200 for the VEPR and $200 for the mount. I believe him because that is what a local shop is selling the gun for and it looks like the Kalinka mount is going for around $200 online.

Would I be a fool for trading an unfired gun that may never be imported again? My brief googlage tells me the VEPR Super is a good gun. Any contrary opinions?

[Netpackrat]

My personal preference would be for a standard, square back VEPR .308 with the original style sights, that can use regular AK furniture. But the big thing is if it will take the standard magazines. I would contact CSSpecs, and ask if he knows whether the Super VEPR will accept his magazines.

[Darrell]

I believe the Super VEPRs are the original sporting (unconverted) configuration, and other mags, such as CCSPEC will not work. Won't hurt to check, though.

I wouldn't mind having one, but not for that kind of money. I've seen prices come down on VEPRs lately.

My Robinson .308 VEPR II will accept CCSPECs mags, I have a bunch. Unlike NPR, I dig the old slant receiver.

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[Netpackrat]

The shitty thing about the slant cut receiver of the Robinson VEPR, is that it's a different angle than the VEPRs that were imported later on. The stocks for the newer VEPRs will fit, but there will be an ugly gap.

[rightisright]

While I was researching, someone else made him a concrete deal. My safe is still sorely lacking a .308 semi.

[Netpackrat]

https://www.classicfirearms.com/russian ... iflewalnut

Has the slant cut, unfortunately. These seem to be less available than they were a couple years ago...

[rightisright]

I like the stock Darrell has on his. And that seems to be a good price on that .308.

[Netpackrat]

That's the Robinson stock. Won't fit the newer VEPRs without modification, unless I am mistaken.

[Darrell]

I like the stock Darrell has on his. And that seems to be a good price on that .308.

I love the look of the Robinson VEPR IIs--notice that there is no tacticool anything on the gun. It is presently wearing a conventional rifle scope in a traditional AK side mount, though.

The II means it has a 22" barrel. I think that also adds to the looks of the gun. I am not a fan of the K carbine version (16" barrel), I think the VEPR just looks wrong with a short barrel.

[Netpackrat]

My buddy's VEPR:



He wouldn't let me cut the stock tang to use the ACE Robinson adapter, and fit one of my stocks. So he ended up with this other one made for a newer VEPR. I think it did say it was a "K" VEPR. Pic showing the gaposis that results from putting the newer stock on the Robinson VEPR:



As you may recall from the earlier thread, we pulled the barrel out of the receiver trunnion so it could be lathe threaded.