My SA RPK-5 Rifle Retrospective (An AK From When Arsenal Really Was The Gold Standard)

[@samanthamalikov7157]

You are literally the gem of the "guntube" community. The wealth of knowledge you provide is immeasurable. You deserve so much more recognition and praise. I have so much more to say, but I will just end on a personal note, "Thank you very much for everything."

[@itsnodawayitustabe5654]

He's a Democrat by the way

[@markp4401]

Amen

[@misha5670]

@@itsnodawayitustabe5654 I am? damnit, i wish someone would have told me such things lol ;P

[@secretagent8126]

I’m so glad I found one of these 4 years ago. I just wish I had more than one of the 45 round molot 5.56 mags for it.

[@mattmorrison9379]

Yup, they always had the best booth at shotshow imo. I looked forward to seeing the new hotness every year.

[@topsecretindustries4652]

We have an SA M7 carbine from this ban period with a very low serial number. Those rifles that were milled in the US in those days are such high quality.

[@misha5670]

Funny thing is if you use the way-back machine, you can find form posts from around 2002 where folks were claiming the US receivevers weren't as good as tghe original imports like SLR95 or SLR101 hehe. Just goes to show you.

[@topsecretindustries4652]

@ yes I remember when my friend went to buy it and everyone told him “you are crazy to pay $600 for an AK” Too funny.

[@azalkathegunpowderdragon9439]

Im still mad arsenal discontinued this. I was gonna try to make my sam 5 into one, but no one makes 556 rpk barrels

[@chrischiampo7647]

Ooooh Yea RPK-5 😀 Misha

[@TheEricj1337]

How vision impared are you? Can you aim reasonably well? What drew you into collection guns in the first place? Love the channel

[@davidkohler7454]

Hopefully Misha will elaborate. But as far as I know He can barely see light and shadows. Cannot aim at all. It's kinda crazy watching him shoot. I'm sure there is supervision..at least I hope so. But you will not find a more knowledgeable person on the firearms he owns and shows on this channel. I believe he was a history teacher. I can believe that. He is amazing and I hope one day to meet him.

[@rossginn1171]

We’ve heard the whoa’s of Kvar’s shenanigans for years,,,but at the end of the day I find myself purchasing their products often. You get what you pay for,,,,,

[@nikolovh1]

Theyre still king Misha.

[@Veselinius_III]

А така! Кажи му 🇧🇬

[@onlyfords69]

I have the opportunity to pick up a rpk3. What do you think is a fair price?

[@tsuchinokoz5036]

Not more than a Molot factory import RPK type more rifle! Granted I’ve had neither 💔

[@lelandgaunt9985]

I would only get it if they say; “ this was Saddams personal rpk, no low ballers.” and they know what they have.

[@onlyfords69]

@@lelandgaunt9985 its priced pretty reasonably so im thinking about it

[@lelandgaunt9985]

@@onlyfords69 I would definitely wait and ask misha about again in 2 months.

[@onlyfords69]

@@lelandgaunt9985 they have the rpk5, rpk7 and rpk3 but im more interested in the rpk3 as its the most rare of the bunch. I might just snag it. They've been sitting there for years

[@todd2048]

What I would love to know that I only know of two country's who make higher capacity magazines Russia with a 45 rnd mag and China with the 40 rnd 84 series guns in 5.56 caliber? Why is it that they Bulgaria and others did not make a 45rnd 5.56 RPK mag? I mean they make it for 762x39 40rnd mag , 45 rnd 5.45 mag even a 40rnd 5.45 mag from Romania that very few made it in the US but they make them?

[@Alyeska907]

Are they not the Gold standard anymore?

[@trunk5728]

I mean my 2020 SLR107UR has terrible rivets and came with a completley canted sight, I even have a 2012 romy gun with significantly higher build quality

[@tsuchinokoz5036]

Cleaning rod bipod you say? 😂 now it makes sensd