Customer Reviews for CIA AK74 Sporter Rifle Semi-Auto 5.45mmX39mm 16.25"

Great rifle. Highly impressed with buds gun. What I received is beyond my expectations. 2nd order from Buds and never a disappointment. Thanks.

All I can say if these come back in stock "GET ONE"! A bargain, came brand new with 2 good mags, plum furniture. I will probably get another one if they come back in stock. Very impressed with the quality of this build, I've seen other CIA builds and this honestly was the best I've seen from them. Thank you Buds!!

Arrived with plum furniture in perfect condition-sights canted a little but took care of that - ordered some different mags and shot flawless

VERY FAST SHIPPING!! Paid on wednesday, picked up rifle friday!! WOW!! The CAI AK74 came with rifle, 2 mags one of which was a Bulgarian circle 10, the other a new tapco mag. nothing else in the box (no cleaning rod, oil bottle, bayonet, etc) I guess they have run out of the surplus goodies?? The rifle was in very good shape other than the misaligned plum synthetic front handguards. The front sight post was good and straight. The levers for disassembly are very stiff and hard to manipulate but I suspect they will loosen up with oil/use. Overall I give it 5 STARS.

My rifle came with surprisingly good shape plum furniture. This rifle is supposed to be surplus. You could have fooled me the rifle is extremely well built and clean. New grey parkerizing. it has soft recoil. No sight cants on my copy. Mine came with a circle 21 and a tapco magazine, no cleaning kit or sling or nothing extra. That being said this rifle easily compares with my buddy's arsenal.

Item came well packaged and in very good conditions to my FFL SFI Firearms in Conroe,TX. No canted sights on the rifle, excellent service from Bud's Gunshop

Got what I paid for!! ...minus cleaning rod. Polymer furniture instead of wood. .Going to change it out anyway. Magazines were acceptable.. Nice gun for the price.!!!

Well, picked up the rifle and it was....somewhat disappointing at best. Crappy synthetic stock and handguards, two busted up mags, no bayonet or cleaning rod..slight cant on the front sight...it would be nice if there was some consistency to Century and the guns they sell. Anyway, I bout this for a project rifle, and a project is what I got.

I got exactly what i paid for with this purchase, the rifle is in great shape with diminished wooden furniture of course. It only came with a black wobbly Tapco mag and a solid brown polymer Bulgarian one. Bud's service was exceptional of course and the rifle is in this buyer's opinion beautiful. 5/5

Nice rifle; functions well. Sights are a little canted, but fortunately its no so bad that its un-shootable. Also one of the rivets had a little bit of rust around it, but it cleaned up ok.

Awesome!...finally got the opportunity to take my CAI AK-74 that I bought from Bud's to the range yesterday...the gun functioned flawlessly!...the 5.45x39 round has very little recoil and the gun is very accurate...if you're looking for a good, inexpensive AK-74, this one is highly recommended! :)

Shot my AK-74 a few days ago. The rifle feels solid and well made. It functioned flawlessly using steel cased ammo. This caliber produces very little recoil. Less than an AR-15. Furthermore, the ammo is inexpensive if you buy in bulk. I defiantly would recommend purchasing an AK-74.

After looking around at other types of AK74's, Royal Tiger Imports, Waffen Werks (now DDI), Arsenal, and a used TGI at my local gun store, I decided to take a chance with the Century AK. When I received the AK there was no cleaning rod, bayonet or sling. The only thing it came with was a severely rusted oil bottle and 2 Tapco magazines. I was actually hesitant when purchasing a Century AK because I have seen some bad stuff come from Century, not that everything is bad, but there are some guns that come form them that are lacking. The gun that I received has a straight front sight and a straight gas block (no cants), but the rear sight is canted. Not too bad, but it is noticeable. I didn't fret too much over it because of the 1 year warranty Century Arms offers, and that if I was unable to zero it I could send it back to be fixed. The rivets on the gun looked good, and the stock and the hand guard didn't look bad for being used surplus. The only thing I saw that made me second guess my purchase was the rust! There was rust inside of the gun under the rails and on the rivet that runs through the gun. I was dissapointed about that, but I was able to remove some of it. The rust on the rivet is under the scope rail and is not easy to get to. Also, one of the Tapco magazines seemed to be defective. I was unable to chamber a round fully with the one magazine but the other magazine worked like a champ. The gun was AK accurate and I never had a malfunction. Other than the canted rear sight and the rust, the gun would be a good buy, however, I do not think this gun is worth the price I paid. It should be less for what I got.

Excellent Rifle!!! Didn't come with a bayonet or cleaning rod but the barrel, gas block and front sight were perfectly in-line with the receiver. Took it to the range and BZO'd my rmr and after 100 rds no FTF or FTE. so far I couldn't be happier. WELL worth the money you save not buying and Arsenal. If you're looking for a base model AK-74 to upgrade this is it.

Buds is good, but I think most of us want details of what was purchased, a range report, and why you rated it the way you did. Pros, cons, etc. Here's my review of the Century AK sent to me: The condition was listed as SURPLUS so that's what I expected. For me this will be a plinker. The wood furniture was a little bit nicer than the picture, but it is surplus condition. It came with 2 Tapco mags, Tapco trigger, a broken chamber flag, and an oil bottle. It did not come with a bayonet, manual, cleaning rod, sling, any rust, or a mail order bride. Pros: Tapco trigger, which I like much better than a standard ak AK Reliability : fired 100 rounds with 1 failure to fire due to a primer seated too deep, so that is not the rifle's fault. Reasonable accurate Low recoil, my sons loved shooting it. Cons: It came with a very slightly canted front sight. It's barely noticeable and doesn't affect accuracy. In fact, its so slight, I hit a 4 inch target at 20 yards without any adjustment to the sights. The description doesn't say chrome lined barrel, so I bet it doesn't have one. It has the safety type that can release the hammer and cause an accidental discharge if rotated too far upward. Search youtube for more info and a fix. I hereby give this rifle a 4 Star review mostly due to the safety, and I hope this review met up to your expectations.

After reading all the good reviews on this rifle, I was sorely disappointed when mine arrived. It had scratched up mismatched wooden furniture and came with 2 scratched up magazines, a cheap plastic oil bottle, a cheap single point sling, and a bent cleaning rod. It had no bayonet, no cleaning brush (the cleaning kit was gone out of the stock), it didn't even come with an instruction manual. I hope it shoots a lot better than it looks. Between the scratched up multi colored furniture, the scratched up magazines, no bayonet or cleaning brush, and the fact that this rifle doesn't have a chrome lined barrel is really making me wish I had gone with a new AR instead.

WOW!!! This Bulgarian AK74 is amazing. The only reason I rated it 5 out of 5 was because I couldn't rate it any higher. The only thing that was slightly worn on this firearm was the stock and hand-guards (which were clearly stated in Bud's description). The receiver, barrel, sites , and muzzle break looked as if they had just came out of the factory the day before, without even so much as a small scratch. The action and safety operate flawlessly and I can't wait to put some rounds down-range. I was also surprised to find a brand new bayonet w/sheath, 2 x 30 round Bulgarian magazines, oil bottle, cleaning rod, and owner's manual included in the box (I didn't see these items included in the description). I was also impressed with the presentation and care given in packaging and shipping the firearm ( have ordered several firearms from other online dealers, so trust me this is rare). I received my AK74 today, so I will possibly post and update once I test it at the range.

Had this gun in hand in under 7 days after ordering from Bud's. That was quick. Pretty accurate pic. Came with 2 mags, oil bottle, bayonet, cleaning rod and sling. Right out of the box, shot flawlessly. Will need to work on the accuracy. The design of the gun does not allow adding lasers or scopes but, that's ok because the gun is great as is. Safety lever is pretty worthless. For the money, this is a great gun. Great muzzle flash too! Gun barrel gets extremely dirty after a day on the range so, plan for an extensive cleaning afterwards. Overall, 10 out of 10 from Bud's, as usual.

This rifle is a delight! Nice plum furniture, finish is excellent, and the sights are perfect. Came with bayonet, cleaning rod, and oil bottle. An excellent value! And lightning fast shipping from Buds.

I too bought it when it came back in stock for $499 and I'm so happy I did. Mine came with nice matching wood and two circle 21 mags and like the previous reviewer it had a bit of rust around a rivet but cleaned up fine. Mine did, however, come with a canted front sight but I was able to zero it without even maxing the windage. The sight picture bothered me enough that I had to do something about it. Instead of sending it in for warranty I just did a DIY caveman fix, took an hour at the range and about 60 rounds, and now all is well. Didn't come with a bayonet or cleaning rod, combined with the canted sight I'll knock off one star but don't let that scare you. I love shooting this rifle more than my AR or my converted Saiga. If you're considering the Magpul AK grip I can tell you it's worth every penny if you don't like the standard AK grip. I have about 200 rounds through this with 60grn Silver Bear and no problems.

Great buy. Got it when it was $499. Fast shipping. Came with two circle 21 Bulgarian mags, oil bottle, cleaning rod, old sling. No bayonet was included with mine. Had a little rust around one of the rivets. Cleaned right off with some CLP. The sights are NOT canted at all. Usually a big problem with CIA AKs.

Positively surprised. The rifle was clean, straight, tight. No sight cant. Rivets good. Plum furniture was in fantastic shape. Finish excellent. Very, very pleased. Came with 2 Bulgarian magazines, oil bottle, cleaning rod and bayonet. Only gripe is one mag was pretty rusty and the bayonet was VERY rusty and leather was dry rotted. Took a dremel to it and used cold blue to pretty it up. I am so pleased that I will look to get a second one when they are in stock. Cannot ding my rating of the rifle due to rust on some accessories.

Buds completed the order In decent speed (better than palmetto) item was as described came with oil bottle made of some black polymer, the dark bake lite handguarded riffle w matching bakelite grip and two matching bulgy brown bakelite mags w sling. Finish is about a 3/5 on buttstock the buttstock is wood not bakelite it appears. minor scratches on barrel & reciever cover w some kind of almost anodized finish on everything far different from my mak but not a turn off. Function is fine no cant good accuracy out of box. Buds is keeping it 100 like my Arizona weather with the good price 500 and no shipping or whatever tax cause im in az. The mags are a big plus in my book and im going to keep my stock and keep it worn out looking adds character!

This AK 74 Rifle from CIA came with 2 like new circle 21 mags, sling, and bayonet. Stock like new and hand guards good, however I will refinish. I tested rifle with 150 wolf, no problems. Accuracy was almost as good as Arsenal, scope mount was correct as I used both scope and open sights. No problem to sight in open sights with sight tool. Front sight almost centered between guards. Very happy with purchase. Maria