Never overlook pawn shops . I got one of my AKs for about $300 . Nothing was wrong with it , except that it was never ever cleaned by who owned it last . So much carbon build up , but the parts were in good working order ( I field stripped it on the counter ) . Took an hour to clean it up at home , but it turned out to be a great rifle . $ 500. really isn’t that much for a battle rifle these days . I predict another scare coming , and prices to artificially sky rocket because of the usual fear mongering . Lot cheaper things out there , yes , but your going to get stuck with a bolty , or something else , less desirable . Remember folks , bite the bullet and spend the money , bolt actions , lever actions , shotguns will always be easily available . Battle rifles , get while the getting is good .
