New to me and I want one!!

 

Atlantic is out of stock and Waffen is planning to re-start production this fall.

 

i was also looking at these but i already have a psl that i dont shoot b/c its a pain in the balls to clean the corrosive sh!t out of everywhere....it pretty accurate but i hate cleaning it so it doesn't get shot often.

A friend of mine out of state is making a psl pistol........ it's gonna be epic

is the idea of this caliber out of a shorter barrel kind of a novelty.. range toy.. etc.. or is there a practical purpose.. I shot 7.62x54 a handful of times.. and have NOTHING against the round.. but if I am looking for an accurate longer range carbine it would likely be the AR platform.. NOT picking.. see the "cool" factor.. but how well is this thing really going to run?

 

please excuse the ignorance..

Definately for the wtf factor! And I already have a SI 308.

 

is the idea of this caliber out of a shorter barrel kind of a novelty.. range toy.. etc.. or is there a practical purpose.. I shot 7.62x54 a handful of times.. and have NOTHING against the round.. but if I am looking for an accurate longer range carbine it would likely be the AR platform.. NOT picking.. see the "cool" factor.. but how well is this thing really going to run?

 

please excuse the ignorance..

This is pretty cool. The concept is similar to the M1A Socom 16" barrel shooting the .308 round. 7.62x54R; being a cheaply available ammo will make this a fun-to-shoot rifle as well as filling an intermediate range short barrel heavy hitting round type role in anyone's collection.

the video.........My link

5.45 FTW

Is that special prop ammo?

 

 

5.45 FTW

Nope, just eight inches of rifled barrel. The fake silencer is pinned and welded for legality

the video.........My link

That looks like x39 to me...

Yeah, that is one of the ak's he built. He is going working on a x54 one. I just posted the pic so you can see what they look like.

He is going working on a x54 one.

That's freakin sweet! I would love to see that.

New to me and I want one!!

 

Atlantic is out of stock and Waffen is planning to re-start production this fall.

 

 

I'm interested. I have wanted an AK style rifle but one of the things that has held me back is that I don't want another caliber to stock and keep track of, I have enough. Since I have mosins but don't have anything in the x39 this rifle looks good to me. Any idea of available date and price?

This gun is 7.62x54R. A short barrel PSL basically.

 

I called Waffen Werks and was told that this rifle hasn't been made in over a year, but they will probably be starting up again in 6 weeks or so. I guess they are gauging interest. I didn't ask the price though, but I've read on other boards that it is cheaper if you buy from Waffen directly. So if you're really interested, I'd give them a call.

 

 

I'm interested. I have wanted an AK style rifle but one of the things that has held me back is that I don't want another caliber to stock and keep track of, I have enough. Since I have mosins but don't have anything in the x39 this rifle looks good to me. Any idea of available date and price?

I'd have to imagine that the recoil is manageable. I've shot 7.62x54 out of a PSL, and it didn't feel like much more felt recoil than x39 out of my Saiga. There was a MAJOR difference between that and my Mosin I used to own. This probably won't manage recoil as well as the PSL, less weight, but I'd have to imagine it's not that bad to shoot.

what is the difference between buying this.. and shortening your own.. again. just curious..

I've seen PSLs for about $700-$800 and if Atlantic/Waffen doesn't change their price the AK54R is $840.

 

So you're paying $40-$140 for;

 

1) Cutting the barrel

2) Removing the GB, FSB and brake. Cutting new pin channels and reinstalling the said items

3) Filling the old gas hole and drilling a new one

4) Replacement gas tube and front end furniture

5) Remove PSL length gas piston and installing new AKM one.

 

If you already have a PSL to convert then maybe doing the work yourself makes sense, but I don't have a PSL and I think $40-$140 isn't too bad for all this work.

 

 

what is the difference between buying this.. and shortening your own.. again. just curious..

yeah that makes sense... pretty cool gun...

Dont forget that is on a special NDS square back reciever.

 

BTW, this will be more accurate than a standard PSL. Shorter barrels are more accurate.

Dont forget that is on a special NDS square back reciever.

 

BTW, this will be more accurate than a standard PSL. Shorter barrels are more accurate.

 

 

I know they are totally different guns.. but just for arguments sake.. this gun.. VS my DPMS in 308... in your opinion.. how do you think those two would stack up against one another..

i was also looking at these but i already have a psl that i dont shoot b/c its a pain in the balls to clean the corrosive sh!t out of everywhere....it pretty accurate but i hate cleaning it so it doesn't get shot often.

 

can we see it, pics please....