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Sneeds said:
Thinking of getting a PPK in either 380 or 32acp, thoughts?
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.32 is a better pocket caliber. easier to master. .380 is just 9mm light, underwhelming compared to what its bigger brother is.

.32 PP's are much more common on the secondary market, as that is what most were made in so a cheap older model is easy to get. in my neck of the woods the Manurhin .32's and .22 PPs are affordable.
 
Thugnificent said:
My Arsenal and Saiga both had canted sights, and the finish on both were laughably bad, the Saiga even had a fucked up rivet IIRC. QC is non-existent even for the "high tier" AK's unless you go with semi-custom builders like RD or Krebs.
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Many years ago I was at my LGS and when I remarked the WASR-10 I was handling had canted sights, the guy behind the counter said "yeah, all AKs are like that." Of course now I own a SAR-1 and I know that to not be the case.
Thugnificent said:
Might be waiting a bit if you don't hurry up.

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That's a very marketing-y way to say they're replacing old tooling. Can't wait for boomers to take note and start jacking prices.
 
ifunny pride world wide said:
I've used WBP parts for a few of my builds. I like them but I don't think nicer wood and a black oxide finish is worth more than a WASR, especially when the 5.56 Jacks don't have chrome lined barrels. WASR's often go on sale for even less too. Puritans will sperg about certain WBP geometry not being true AKM spec but its really not noticeable for the consumer outside of the 5.56 models so you can largely ignore that. Some people claim to have accuracy and durability issues with the 5.56 WBP. Personally I haven't experienced it but its out there if you want to look at it.


This is a botched AMD-65 that I converted to 5.56 using WBP parts (WIP) . Their virgin parts are nicer to install than any milsurp
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Hmm I'll think about it
Sneeds said:
Thinking of getting a PPK in either 380 or 32acp, thoughts?
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.32 110%
Thugnificent said:
Might be waiting a bit if you don't hurry up.

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Ffffuuuuuukkkkkk I better get my .32 PPK NOW
 
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Every day there isn't a SS for this I cry and piss and shit my pants a little
 
ifunny pride world wide said:
Stay away from RD and Krebs.
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What about the Stenzel SAK-21?
WhoBusTank69 said:
Movies made the Model 29 out to serve the role of a primary arm.
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I suppose it could but that's... I don't even know... naive? Wildly optimistic? Not a good idea, I'd say.
WhoBusTank69 said:
Is it only when the gun is at rest, or have you checked properly by holding the trigger to the rear and trying to rotate the cylinder?
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No, just attempted to see how secure its lockup was at rest. I'll test it the way you told me about later today.
Sneeds said:
Thinking of getting a PPK in either 380 or 32acp, thoughts?
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I would suggest you skip it (unless you're like me and have more money than sense). I got some trigger time with a .380 version once and I did not like it. Not only did I dislike the lack of controls on it, that fucker hammer bites like a dickhead and it has sharp edges on it. All that for what I think is a damn inflated price.

That said, you may love it. See if you can shoot/raccoon-finger one first.
Thugnificent said:
Long stroke piston is an evolutionary dead-end unless you live in the arctic.
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Except for how nuh uh!
Falcos_Commisar said:
You shut your HOOWAH MOUTH long stroke > short stroke
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No u
 
Dean Pentel said:
What about the Stenzel SAK-21?
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I think it runs into the same issue that Faxon ARAK, M10X and JAKL run into which is you're spending as much as 4k for something that might be okay when there's a $800 alternative with a 30 year track record (WASR). If you really, really want a "modernized" AK with military pedigree there's the Galil ACE. The SAK-21 might be a perfectly serviceable rifle that makes meaningful changes but I can't recommend it when I can dress up a WASR to achieve 80% (at a much lower price point) of what the $4,000 SAK does. Take your WASR, install an adjustable gas block and monolithic chassis system like the sure shot and you've accomplished most of what the SAK does at less than half SAK MSRP and a little inconvenience.
 
ifunny pride world wide said:
I think it runs into the same issue that Faxon ARAK, M10X and JAKL run into which is you're spending as much as 4k for something that might be okay when there's a $800 alternative with a 30 year track record (WASR). If you really, really want a "modernized" AK with military pedigree there's the Galil ACE. The SAK-21 might be a perfectly serviceable rifle that makes meaningful changes but I can't recommend it when I can dress up a WASR to achieve 80% (at a much lower price point) of what the $4,000 SAK does. Take your WASR, install an adjustable gas block and monolithic chassis system like the sure shot and you've accomplished most of what the SAK does at less than half SAK MSRP and a little inconvenience.
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Exactly.

I will say I've shot and enjoyed the JAKL and the 1.0 rifle has the neat trick of just ... Popping into an AR lower.

The JAKL 2.0 sadly won't be able to do that as far as anyone knows..... We'll see at Shot Show 2026

Oh and the Galil ace in the USA is a fat USA specific model with a chubby mlok handguard. The normal ACE is MUCH sleeker
 
xf7ub2LMGZj%yV said:
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Czech-made Pistollo 77 9mm
apparently 2k are on there way to the american market this year
looks like it will be 3-4k (DOA if you ask me)
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comes with free wrist strap and butt sex. it will be popular with black people that just got a BMW and swiftly face extinction. it's blowback too, isn't it?
 
ifunny pride world wide said:
I think it runs into the same issue that Faxon ARAK, M10X and JAKL run into which is you're spending as much as 4k for something that might be okay when there's a $800 alternative with a 30 year track record (WASR). If you really, really want a "modernized" AK with military pedigree there's the Galil ACE. The SAK-21 might be a perfectly serviceable rifle that makes meaningful changes but I can't recommend it when I can dress up a WASR to achieve 80% (at a much lower price point) of what the $4,000 SAK does. Take your WASR, install an adjustable gas block and monolithic chassis system like the sure shot and you've accomplished most of what the SAK does at less than half SAK MSRP and a little inconvenience.
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I actually like my M10X, but it helps that I got it for a (relative) song. Runs like a top and haven't had any issues with it yet, though it's only had a couple thousand rounds through it. Also maybe the only rifle that the Magpul Zhukov stock looks good on.
 
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