# The OFFICIAL Gun Thread.

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> [@Preparing rough metal for paint](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/preparing-rough-metal-for-paint/46539/10):
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> No. Saigas are made in Russia in the same factory as the AKs that are illegal in NYS. You could buy a Romanian WASR for around $600 locally, but they are much lower in quality (Google WASR quality control). You could buy an Arsenal, which is an already converted Saiga, but none are offered with wooden stocks.
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> My total cost including gun is around $725.

thanks good to know. How do they stack up to a preban norinco or poly same Quaility? or better?

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