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Where would I be able to find an arsenal SLR-105A1 – 5.45x39.5 in the houston area? Are there gun shops that can somehow order them? Or trade forums??

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kind of pricey

Good luck finding one at a gun store most of the Assault rifle Ban rifles are rarely on the shelves for long.

I'm certainly not an AK47 guy and didn't see your particular rifle on their site but these guys always seem to have a nice selection and it changes frequently. They don't cut you much slack on price though.

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If that is the only brand you are interested in then GUNBROKER will be your best bet. I saw a few high quality looking Ak's on the rack at SOG Armory Saturday. I could not tell you the brand, but they were not Romanian models for sure. Good luck.

check http://www.gunbroker.com every once in a while. Ive bought guns off of that market and was very pleased with the deal. You saw the pics of it last week.

http://www.texasguntrader.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; has an Arsenal AK for sale on it right now. I'm sure it is 7.62x39 though.

I'd skip the arsenal and look for SAIGA AK-47 that are made by russian american companies.

arsenals are too expensive and not really worth the $$.

friend picked up a SAIGA AK-47(AK-103) by a russian american company for $480

I would buy a Bulgarian AK-74 from Arizona Response Systems, Mark Graham is one of the best builders in the country

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Skip gunbroker. Have you ever seen a dealer with several recent genuine negative reviews? Do you think that they delete their negative reviews? I'm out $200 with no gun and some joker in DFW still has an over 99% satisfaction rating. Use this forum, http://texasguntrader.com/, or http://www.gunsamerica.com/ , davidson's new gun network: http://www.davidsonsinc.com/consumers/s ... _id=425869 , or Dallas Guns: http://www.dallasguns.com/ . I used to collect AK's and I've never had to use gunbroker.

BTW, pass over that AK you've been eyeballing and get a Norinco AK, if you don't mind paying a bit more for quality. The Norincos have chrome lined barrels and the receivers are a bit thicker and sturdier. This makes for more longevity and accuracy, respectively. The disadvantages are that most Norincos have a thumbhole stock. It doesn't bother me, but if it bothers you, just replace it with another stock (Be careful here! Refer to my P.S. note below). Another disadvantage is that they are no longer imported due to the ban on Chinese made guns.

Get an AK and enjoy it. You never have to worry about a castle nut coming loose because you did not stake it vs lock-titing it. You never have to worry about cheap dirty surplus ammo causing it to foul and jam. The AK doesn't have as much accuracy at far distances, but since when will any self-defense situation be more than 100-200 yards, anyways? When hunting, animals love cover, so in thick cover, you'll never have to shoot further than 100-200 yards, either. You'll probably never be able to enjoy the 300-600 yard practical range of an AR, but you will be able to enjoy the reliability and simplicity of an AK. Just be sure to get a REAL AK. I got a .22 cal Armscor AK made in the Philippines and the thing stinks. It needs 6 different size screwdrivers to take it apart for cleaning. The Armscor is the worst gun I've ever bought. If I can only have one rifle on an alien planet, I'd depend on the real 7.62x39 cal AK-47.

Whatever you choose, buy it and enjoy it.

Have fun

P.S. before buying one, be sure to read this buyers' guide: http://www.ak47world.com/rifles.html , http://www.ak47world.com/info.html . It could save your life to read these buying guides. Remember, the only thing Koresh/Waco or Ruby Ridge guy (I forget which one) was being arrested for on his warrant that could be proved was that he bought a sawed off shotgun. He was ignorant of the law. Never buy a Bubba'ed gun without consulting your lawyer. Better yet, never Bubba a gun (modify it out of original specs). Bubbing a gun will decrease the collector's value of a collectible gun. I once saw a dufus start to tear the plastic bag around a MINT Norinco AK-47 so that he could buy some new plastic furniture for it at a gun show. My eyes and the eyes of the doorman at the gunshow grew really wide. We stopped him from tearing the bag and I offered him $700 for it. The gun show doorman offered him $800 for it. Bubba happily sold it since he only bought it for $350. If he modified it, the price of the gun would've only been about $300.

There is a good deal on a Norinco AK on budsgunshop.com in the used section right now.

Discontinued so it will be hard and you will pay dear for it. I would look in to a converted Saiga in 5.45 all though they are getting scarce as well. Waiting for the next boat.