School me about VALMET!

[JesS2K]

I'm looking to get an AK type rifle and have come across this excellent cond VALMET .223 with wood stock at my local shop.

I don't know much about this kind of gun, what to look for, fair price, ..etc. The owner asking $1,300, 4 mags, scope month, sling. The stock has a crack on the plastic butt plate at the bottom screw.

What I worry about is parts, and if the gun is worthy?, or should I just go with Arsenal, or maybe Yugo AK instead.

Thanks!
:thumbsup:

[Dwweeb®¿ç]

Valmets are well built.
Check these sites for some history on Valmets
http://www.valmet.org/index.html
http://www.valmetweapons.com/
Does it look like this ?
http://www.valmet.org/valmet556wood.htm
or this?
http://www.valmet.org/valmet71.htm
I would say that is a fair price.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?item=56218143

[JesS2K]

Definitely 76, it has the front sight with that (dead)night sight flip up.

Thanks

[FLIPPER 348]

the M76 I bought in 1983 was a jam-o-matic ...............and $900 less
got my $$$ back from B&B in Los Angeles after two trips back to 'wherever' for the rifle

[fnfalman]

My M76 is still going strong after all these years. Consider the lack of availability, $1300 for a Valmet in good condition and four mags isn't a bad deal. The problem is that if you were to want more mags...good luck!

Supposedly you can use Galil mags but that's not 100%. I have 20 Galil mags and I tried them all in my Valmet and got three mags that I would consider using it in the Valmet. Most of the times they don't feed worth a damn and many times the rounds don't make it off the mags and up the feed ramp and then the bullets themselves are driven back into the casings.