No

>>65218064
Yes

Maybe

I don't know

Can you repeat the question?

>>65218064
for what? If you want a "good" gun just buy an AR-15. If you want to be special and want an AK unfortunately vz58s are now absurdly overpriced for what they are and you are better off just getting a WASR

>>65218315
>calls it an AK
this post should be disregarded

>>65218064
Probably not.

When Century was turning out VZ2008s for $300 with a bayonet/5 magazines and ammunition was $200/1000rds in sealed spam cans then yes, they were a no brainer.
Now that the rifles are $700-1k+ and ammo is roughly 50 cents per trigger pull the math works out a bit differently. It isn't a dirt cheap budget option anymore. You can get a comparable AR for less money, find ammo and magazines for it everywhere, yet it will also have better accuracy, lower recoil and far better heat management. The VZ is a more sophisticated design than an AK, delivering better accuracy with less weight and better controls but it's still not quite keeping up with an AR which is cheaper than ever due to market saturation.
You can still buy a VZ-58 if you think they are cool and want to be different, but a purchase like that isn't made on any rational basis. You'd be buying it because you want to, which is perfectly fine but you will be paying a cost and performance penalty for the privilege.

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>>65218078
FPWP.

>>65218064
Yes. Any AK or AR worth their salt is 700-1k+ and the czech alternatives are pretty tight ngl. Im building one atm and its gonna cost me around 450-500 usd, got lucky with the kits

>>65218064
It is a very good rifle by the standards of its time; it is not a modern rifle and won't stand up to one
Maybe if you modernized one extensively (in a similar way that the AK-12 attempted), maybe it would be quite serviceable. But at the end of the day, it's still a product of the late 50s

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>>65218263
You're not the boss of me now and you're not so big

>>65218064
Definitely don't get a vz2008 but the CSA VZ58 is good to go. I've had both and the quality difference was immense. The 2008 was cobbled together shit with a spray painted recoil spring, the VZ58 has excellent machining.

With how expensive a quality AK is these days, you're better off getting a VZ. It's smaller and lighter with a better manual of arms, especially if you add the bolt release and ambi selector switch. I love mine.

Yeah

>>65218064
Yes/ But not at the price current crackhead sellers are asking for.

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>>65218532
Life is unfair...

>>65218315
>just get an AR
Holy fuck, you dickheads are insufferable.

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>>65218064
She needs a little makeup.

>>65219312
rifle in OP pic looks way better. Beaver barf furniture is soul
Not everything need pic rails

>>65218064
I owned a Vz 58 and I thought it was a worse shooting experience than my NPAP and SLR-104FR. Recoiled more, the handguards heated up super quickly and I actually had the aluminum mags start to have their BHOs fail after a few years of use. Ended up selling it

>>65218615
I have a CSA in .223
My only gripe is that she's picky about ammo

>>65218064
its a gun all right

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Theyre great, and still probably worth it.

Also, Im looking for a beaver barf stock with hardware if anyone is ofloading.

>>65218064
I appreciate that it looks mildly retarded.