Gryphon, could you help me?

Since you ARE the all knowing Gryphon /infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif I decided I'd bring this question to you... And yes, this is pretty far off topic...
Ok, I've got an underfolding "Short AK-47" in .223 NATO and another in 7.62x39, and i was wondering if you know of anywhere i could find parts for them. I bought them as "cut-away" rifles (SMGs?) that had the reciever cut to satisfy the BATF, and they look like the Bulgarian kits that K-VAR sells, except these were UNDERfolders. The only bad thing about them (i got them for $335 a piece w/ 4 waffle mags, cleaning kit, stripper clips, sling, etc, etc...) is the company i that distibuted them here in the US, isn't in business anymore. So, no more spare parts. I know K-VAR DOES offer parts, but... Awful high for me.
The company also offered it in 9x19mm, WTF is up with that? I've been into Kalashnikov Rifle since i was 13 and I've never heard of that variation. Who knows. Anyways, any help (info on spare parts, my rifle, anything)would be appreciated, thx.
-neo.hast-

BTW: Happy birthday!

Heh, slight problem...

Thing is, it's built like an AKSU-74, its title 2 and all. It has a regular run-of-the-mill 2 position selestor, only thing is, it's has NO markings. That's one of the reasons I can't get what it is. It was a kit (demilled gun, actually) that I threw on a Maadi preban rifle. It came with an underfolding stock, not a side-folder, tho. Its mystified the hell outta me. The thing came from the Netherlands, but only god knows where they got it... It does take the bulgarian waffle mags, like i said, it came w/ 4, and it has a 4-piece Krinvov flash hider like the one from K-VAR. It looks pretty much identical to what they were selling as "Krinkov" kits w/ the exception of the underfolder. It's confusing. All i need at the moment is a gas piston, and a rear sight/dustcover. K-VAR should have that, right?

Believe me...

The conversion did cost me an arm/leg/eyeball/etc... A 7.62 reciever to feed 5.56. My local 'smith gutted me on the price. A little more than $300. But hey, it IS a great little gun. Maybe a Polytech piston? CRAP, the shorty takes a different sized one though, doesn't it? The barrels only about 13" w/ the comp. Who knows, I'll go to the local shop and see if they have one... It's worth a try.

Ohhh crap, i can be so friggin stupid sometimes...

It was built on a Maadi reciever, so selector markings wouldn't help much. And beside that fact, they were absent from the gun, oddly enough. Nicest receiver i'd ever saw tho. Came off of a pre-89 gun. When i get my camera back, I'll send a pic or 2...

To be completely honest...

I think an SKS or a Romanian SAR2 would be the best buys for the cash. Low-maintenance, cheap ammo, fairly accurate, unerringly reliable. I started out w/ a AR-15a2 (HBAR) and they're on par w/ it. Ok, maybe not, the AR will spank almost anything else i own, except my Springfield NM M1A, and that's just when you get over 450 or so yards. But FOR THE MONEY, ya can't beat a cheap CHICOM SKS or Romanian SAR2...

$125 for 1000 rds? I don't know why that shocks me. Down here we can get the old "Russian Sporting Ammunition" for about $80 for 1000. God bless the USA... Don't ya love it? *I wonder how much a nice apartment in Ontario'd set me back* And the AR-15 is most definately one of the best rifles out there, that's what i started with. Easy to shoot, easy to clean, easy to upgrade, just a tad bit high at the moment. I'd say go w/ a Bushmaster or a Colt right now, maybe a DPMS. The Mini-14 might be a reliable thing, but 3 MOA accuracy? Feh, My AR shot 3/4 MOA out of the box And who ever heard of paying $300 to rebarrel one. $80 barrel, $220 to stick a new one on it. for $300 you can buy a complete new upper. Okay, okay, i'm gonna stop raving, onci i start its hard to stop. Oh, and Gryph, mine was a Chinese 56 w/ the blade bayonet, i slapped a Combat Exchange Polymer stock on it and it turned into a dream. And i payed $75 for mine, w/ a bandolier of ammo. *sigh* the good 'ole days...