[DRJ1911]

Well everyone I made my first AK purchase today. I have had several AR's but this is my first AK. I have been researching for a while but find all the different models confusing so I can only hope I did ok. I couldn't decide between a Century m70 ''yugo?'' and a polish tanl so I ended up buying both. The m70 is a under folder and the Tantal is a side folder both are Century builds so I checked them out very well for canted sights and mag fit and both are very good. Can anyone advise me on what ammo to use and a good place to order a few thousand rds from? Thanks and I am sure I will have many qustions. These guns are just for plinking and range toys so any advise on the care and feeding is appreciated.

Doyle

[plouffedaddy]

Originally Posted by DRJ1911

Well everyone I made my first AK purchase today. I have had several AR's but this is my first AK. I have been researching for a while but find all the different models confusing so I can only hope I did ok. I couldn't decide between a Century m70 ''yugo?'' and a polish tanl so I ended up buying both. The m70 is a under folder and the Tantal is a side folder both are Century builds so I checked them out very well for canted sights and mag fit and both are very good. Can anyone advise me on what ammo to use and a good place to order a few thousand rds from? Thanks and I am sure I will have many qustions. These guns are just for plinking and range toys so any advise on the care and feeding is appreciated.

Doyle

If you're okay with corrosive (it's what I shoot in my 5.45s 95% of the time...) sportsmansguide.com has 1080 round tins of 7N6 for $139 shipped; that's the best deal I know of currently. For 7.62x39 check SGAmmo, AIM, and Widners. The cheapest will do.

[DRJ1911]

Thanks, I have never shot corrosive ammo before but I know that you have to be on top of cleaning. Anything special I need to know about cleaning. Anything special I need to know about cleaning and lubing before there first shots? Thanks again as you tell I know nothing about AK's I just hope I chose well.

Doyle

[FireForged]

Originally Posted by DRJ1911

Thanks, I have never shot corrosive ammo before but I know that you have to be on top of cleaning. Anything special I need to know about cleaning. Anything special I need to know about cleaning and lubing before there first shots? Thanks again as you tell I know nothing about AK's I just hope I chose well.

Doyle

plenty of hot water and soap then finish off with a water hose on high. No problems here.

[Hamrhed]

Check out Sturmgewehr's MAC YouTube video on corrosive cleaning...

[Hedo1]

I have a Yugo underfolder and love it. Thousands of rounds thru it.

AK's are pretty forgiving. Give it a good cleaning to get the grease out. Lube it up and you are good to go. I use a good mil spec gun oil. Ak's will also run on motor oil for lubrication.

[PlasticGuy]

The Century Yugo rifles are pretty good. I'm no fan of Century, but they got the Yugos right. Or they subcontract them out to somebody decent. Either way, they are good to go. The barrels are not chrome lined, but neither are the actual Yugo military issued AKM's. I still prefer a chrome lined barrel in my fighting rifles, but it's not a big deal if you don't shoot corrosive ammo in it.

The Century Tantals are hit and miss. The early ones had a lot of problems. The more recent onces are a little better. My Tantals are early TGI built ones and used excellent quality parts kits. When built right, the Tantal is an excellent AK variant.

I don't think I'll ever be 100% comfortable with corrosive ammo. That said, I do shoot a lot of it. The last batch I got came out to $134 per 1080 rounds including shipping, so it makes a lot of sense for training. My strategy is to have a dedicated training AK in 5.45 caliber, and only shoot corrosive ammo through that rifle. I still clean it well after every range session, but it keeps most of my wear and all risk of corrosion isolated to one rifle. Something to consider.