[Gryphon]

Originally Posted by Kokanee

wtf?

Heheh, allow me to clarify that.

The VFC AKS-74UN comes with all VFC parts which I believe are steel or aluminum. To my knowledge they don't even know what pot metal is. When assembling a Guarder kit you have to use the trigger guard and mag catch off the TM gun, as well as the bolt cover (unless you buy the 'stell' bolt separately) and the receiver cover latch. One review of the VFC gun has pointed out that the cover latch is of the proper profile whereas if you use the one from the TM gun, it isn't. Also when I had my TM AK I found the mag release pin tended to wiggle loose and pop out quite often which was a serious pain in the ass.

And while I trust TM internals they're nothing spectacular, nor is the stock velocity. The VFC gun shoots some 350 fps out of the box. In Skruface's case where he has a pile of AKs left over then I can definitely see a kit being a financially viable option. For those that aren't in that situation having to spring for a TM gun (~$500) plus this kit (easily another $500, likely more), then another hundred or more to attain decent performance with upgrade parts, versus the pre-built VFC for $700 to $800, the smart money is on the latter, no pun intended. And when the parts in your VFC break, replace them with another $100 worth of internals and you're still ahead of the game.

Now if these KA parts kits are around the CAD$200 to $300 mark, everything I've said above is null and void although something tells me that won't be the case.