Today we will take a look at the PTR-32 rifle that belongs to my buddy Liem. Here it is:

This rifle is a copy of the HK91 .308 rifle that has been made recently in 7.62 X 39 caliber. It is made by the PTR Company and is a fine weapon.

It is in 7.62 X 39 caliber, a break with its historic caliber, but an improvement in my opinion. I checked for ammo prices today in January 2011, and found the following prices as a per-round price, and as the cheapest available.

.308 – 32 cents per round
.223 – 18 cents per round
7.62 X 39 – 16 cents per round

As you can see, the 7.62 X 39 is the cheapest available at this time, and will be easy to find, as long as AK rifles are around.

Some of these rifles are reputed to accept AK-47 magazines, but Liem tells me that the Bulgarian mags are the ones that usually work.

But not all AK-47 mags will work in this rifle.

However, he has obtained some very well designed mags for this rifle that work 100% and are only $10 per mag, so that is not a big issue.

The rifle has a 16 inch barrel, and a forward handguard that is machined from military spec hard-anodized aluminum.

It looks very nice and feels great.

The overall length is almost 39 inches, and it weighs 9.8 pounds.

The front sight is a well-protected post.

And the rear sight is an adjustable sight with an open partridge-type sight for close range and aperture sights for longer ranges.

They are clear and easy to access.