Century Arms VSKA 7.62x39mm
Model: RI3284-N
Century Arms VSKA 7.62x39mm
Model: RI3284-N
Full Specifications
Threaded M14x1 LH barrel: compare .30 caliber suppressor prices.
About This Firearm
The Century Arms VSKA is a maple-stocked semi-automatic AK in 7.62x39mm built for high-volume range shooting and home defense. It has an MSRP of $949.99. Its bolt carrier, front trunnion and feed ramp are machined from S7 tool steel and specially heat treated, and the bolt is carburized 4140, which is where the money went on this rifle.
It arrives with one 30-round US Palm magazine and the RAK-1 Enhanced trigger group already in it, alongside an enhanced magazine catch and a safety selector carrying a bolt hold-open notch. Both sights adjust, the rear one for distance. A slant compensator sits on the muzzle. Measure its thread pattern before ordering a brake or a suppressor mount.
If you're cross-shopping, the Riley Defense RAK-47 has an MSRP of $929 with a machined side scope mount and a stated M14x1 left-hand muzzle thread. The Palmetto State Armory AK-103 has an MSRP of $999.99 with forged internals and an M24x1.5 right-hand thread. At 7.50 lbs and 37.25 inches the VSKA carries 0.5 lbs more than the Riley, which also arrives with a side mount for an optic.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Two of the usual first upgrades, the trigger group and the magazine catch, are already paid for in the purchase price.
- Century Arms builds the rifle in the United States and makes the barrel there too.
- The receiver is a conventional stamping, so replacement parts and the knowledge to fit them are easy to come by.
- Measure the compensator thread before ordering anything else for the muzzle.
- Fitting a red dot on the wood model means adding a side rail or a railed dust cover.
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7.62x39mm Ballistics →Frequently Asked Questions
What is the VSKA's main difference from other AKs?
The steel. Century Arms machines the carrier, front trunnion and feed ramp from S7 tool steel with a special heat treatment, where the Riley Defense RAK-47 and the Palmetto State Armory AK-103 use forged parts in those places.
What trigger does it come with?
The RAK-1 Enhanced Trigger Group, fitted at the factory.
Will aftermarket AK furniture fit?
Yes. Century Arms lists the rifle as compatible with AKM-pattern furniture, so handguards, grips and stocks made for an AKM replace the maple parts it ships with.
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