Kalashnikov USA prices out first wave of American AKs

Kalashnikov USA has just announced the suggested retail prices for its first series of American-made AK-pattern rifles and shotguns built in Tullytown, Pennsylvania, with domestic and Russian components. Prices range from $719 to $999.

Some of the products look very familiar including the $719 US132 which is a dead ringer for the IZ132, commonly called the Saiga 7.62x39mm Sporter. The list price is a bit higher but that does include a full compliment of 922r-compliant parts, which were a hidden cost with the original Saiga Sporters for many shooters.

The company is rolling out four more models in addition to the four we’ve already seen, mostly priced around $800. The rest of the American AKs are “converted,” or offered in the standard AK configuration with a discrete buttstock and pistol grip.

Kalashnikov USA will launch with five conventional AKs chambered for 7.62×39 with traditional and tactical furniture supplied by Command Arms Accessories, including the US123W, A classy wood-stocked model that runs $839. The hardwood furniture has a medium chestnut tone with a semi-glossy finish that most traditionalists will approve of.

Thu US123S is their modern standard AK, with Russian-style synthetic furniture and a single-baffle muzzle brake, priced at $799. For a little less they offer the US132L which has a Russian-type fixed stock, a CAA pistol grip and Saiga-style forend.

The US132Z is the flagship tactical 7.62×39 rifle, completely decked out with CAA furniture including an adjustable stock with cheekpiece, forward pistol grip and railed handguard for $924. All 7.62×39 rifles ship with reinforced 30-round magazines except the Sporter, which ships with a 10-rounder.

Also listed are two 12-gauge shotguns, the more basic US109L and the competition-ready, practical-tactical US109T. At $999 the US109T is their most expensive firearm, although it does come with an adjustable buttstock, beefy three-baffle muzzle brake and extended 10-round magazine. The $874 US109L has a fixed stock, no brake and standard five-round box magazine.

These prices are a little steeper than they were prior to when the U.S. placed sanctions on Russia in response to actions in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The Treasury placed sanctions directly against the Kalashnikov Concern, effectively ending the importation of Saiga- and Kalashnikov-brand firearms.

But these prices also includes the conversion work, American-made parts including 922r-compliance parts, and the new barrels with a ferritic nitrocarburized finish. Nitride finishes offer several advantages over chrome lining including corrosion and wear resistance and a smoother, potentially more-accurate bore.

And these price points are still competitive with other quality AKs out there, including Molot and Arsenal in addition to up-and-coming American brands. Like with most guns, the MSRP is just a suggestion, and real-world prices are often significantly less.

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