AK pistol?

[sianbrimons]

Hello, this being one of my first posts, i'll give a short intro. I was born and raised in Elkhart, moved to Lancaster, PA years ago. I recently decided to move back to be around family. Anyhow, i've been looking at AK's, the Yugo's have been looking like the best option for the money, until i was at a local gun shop looking at this AK "pistol", Romanian, $400, comes with 1 30-round mag.

Basically i'm looking to see if anyone on here has/had one, what you think of it, worth the money? I appreciate any feedback, thanks in advance

(pic for reference)

 

[t413]

It depends what you want the AK Pistol for.
If its just another gun to add to the collection then I say it will make a great fun range gun.
But like all AK and AR pistols, you lose much controllability due to the lack of stock or VFG.
If you do plan to get the AK Pistol, I would suggest getting a single point sling for it.
That way it can create the needed tension for controllability.
If its your only gun, I would skip the AK Pistol and get an underfolding AK.

 

[IndyMonkey]

get an underfolding AK.

Get both.

The Draco pistols are back ordered by most people right now. You can find them for 330.00 and up.

 

[Hoosier Gun Coat]

It depends what you want the AK Pistol for.
If its just another gun to add to the collection then I say it will make a great fun range gun.
But like all AK and AR pistols, you lose much controllability due to the lack of stock or VFG.
If you do plan to get the AK Pistol, I would suggest getting a single point sling for it.
That way it can create the needed tension for controllability.
If its your only gun, I would skip the AK Pistol and get an underfolding AK.

what he said.

 

[sianbrimons]

thanks for the input guys, this will not be my only gun, what i'm looking for out of it is something to have some fun with. Something to throw some lead at random car parts out in the field. I was told by a friend that adding a sling should help with control, and i would LOVE to know where to find one for $330!!

 

[t413]

Make sure your sling is nice and tight on you, any slack and it will be of now help when shooting.

 

[Clay]

Got one on order, and I consider the Draco to be an easy way to get on the SBR train

 

[muncie21]

Centerfire has them for $329, however they are currently on back order
Romanian AK Draco Pistol #AKAGUN-PIS

Classic has them in stock, but they are $350, unless you buy 5 or more
Classic Arms Inc.

I picked mine up from J&G when they were in stock. Fun little gun to shoot. Like someone mentioned earlier, a sling would help tremendously in the handling department.

 

[Naptown]

I have never shot one, but I hear they are extremely LOUD. Range report anyone?

 

[alfahornet]

I like my AR pistol a lot but overall after the novelty wears off I generally stop shooting this kind of pistol. Personnally I 'd recommend getting an underfolder or SBR. The stock makes it a lot more fun to shoot even after the initial novelty wears off. Just my

 

[HandK]

Centerfire has them for $329, however they are currently on back order
Romanian AK Draco Pistol #AKAGUN-PIS

Classic has them in stock, but they are $350, unless you buy 5 or more
Classic Arms Inc.

I picked mine up from J&G when they were in stock. Fun little gun to shoot. Like someone mentioned earlier, a sling would help tremendously in the handling department.

Great link, thanks for posting!!

 

[kungfupipe]

ak pistol

they are a blast to shoot, but are really loud. i bought one of these with a thread adapter from apex gun parts http://https://www.apexgunparts.com...d/602?osCsid=fd15a07a7a8199c338240d0edfc79217
now it will throw alot of the noise down range and it looks pretty mean too!

 

[jedi]

I have never shot one, but I hear they are extremely LOUD. Range report anyone?

LOUD & muzzle fireball flash is what I have heard/read on various forums.

 

[techres]

LOUD & muzzle fireball flash is what I have heard/read on various forums.

I would expect them to be on par with a krink:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcD3Us8MZ_0]YouTube - DSCN0111.mov[/ame]

I did not have the stock extended or have a sling on it, so this is about the same as a pistol.

 

[t413]

Pistol has a shorter barrel which will make it much louder.

 

[sianbrimons]

Techres, thanks for posting the video! i was also interested in seeing the recoil on this thing, anybody can find thousands of AK rifle videos on youtube, however i failed to find ANY of the AK pistol. I can definetly now see what you guys mean about loud, loud is fine with me, i need to pick up a set of muffs anyway for shooting my Marlin 30-30. Ran a mag through my brother's new 23c saturday, needless to say my ears are still ringing. I'm glad i found this forum, lots of good help, doesn't seem to be much of anybody that's "too cool" to answer some questions. Thanks a bunch guys!

 

[t413]

Even with muffs its still loud indoors too.

 

[techres]

Techres, thanks for posting the video! i was also interested in seeing the recoil on this thing, anybody can find thousands of AK rifle videos on youtube, however i failed to find ANY of the AK pistol. I can definetly now see what you guys mean about loud, loud is fine with me, i need to pick up a set of muffs anyway for shooting my Marlin 30-30. Ran a mag through my brother's new 23c saturday, needless to say my ears are still ringing. I'm glad i found this forum, lots of good help, doesn't seem to be much of anybody that's "too cool" to answer some questions. Thanks a bunch guys!

Definitely get muffs. Hearing loss is cumulative so work hard early to keep it.

 

[sianbrimons]

Even with muffs its still loud indoors too.

I hardly ever shoot indoors, I just prefer to be outside. I can definetly deal with the AK pistol being loud, my main concern is more toward the quality. Wondering if it's something that has any common issues, jambing, overly poor accuracy, things of that sort.

And i notice in the video you're holding the mag instead of the fore-grip, is it much harder to control holding it by the grip or is that just more comfortable to you?

 

[techres]

I hardly ever shoot indoors, I just prefer to be outside. I can definetly deal with the AK pistol being loud, my main concern is more toward the quality. Wondering if it's something that has any common issues, jambing, overly poor accuracy, things of that sort.

And i notice in the video you're holding the mag instead of the fore-grip, is it much harder to control holding it by the grip or is that just more comfortable to you?

The closed stock on the krink is not friendly to holding that way, but mostly it is my preferred hold. You can see the grip here:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvnAvVOY-BA]YouTube - Trogdor: Yugo Krinkov firing from closed position.[/ame]


Have you looked at Calvin's review of his?

Look here:

Draco Review Part 1: First Impressions