Are WASR10's better now than before?

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I've thinking about buying one. Have they fixed the issues with canted sights, crooked rear sights, trigger slap, and mag wobbles?

Would you trust you life with one?
 
They shoot really good. I saw one shooter at the range blasting hundreds of rounds at his paper targets . The distance was 50 yds. I thnk he made an impression with his massive volume of fire whle the AR guys looked on.
 
Way better than they used to be...mag wobble is still there but all the other problems are gone.
 
Yes, and yes. I've heard and read that Century finally woke up (a little) and started tightening up on their QC concerning the infamous canted sights/gas tubes and mag wobble, and my experience with a couple rifles confirms this.
The last two I had were excellent rifles, and not 10 minutes ago, I was mulling over getting another while they're still under $400.
If I had a WASR that I'd already determined to be a straight and reliable shooter,then I'd be more than content to have it as my SHTF go-to rifle.
 
I recently bought one and it shoots fine. The gas block and front sight are good. I need to take it back out and adjust the front sight but it does shoot well.
 
Those issues you list are endemic to EVERY SINGLE KALASHNIKOV to some extent.

The "sky is falling!" nature of them occurred early in their import life here in the USA (years and years ago).


Current WASRs apparently are being recycled from Romanian military guns, instead of parts rejected for military service (as earlier offerings were), so "theoretically", the quality should be better (unless you got the one made from the recycled rifle that laid under it's previous owner in a foxhole for months . . .)
 
yup the quality is better, they are not using junk parts, and mag wobbly can easily be fixed. just cut yourself a few tiny metal plates and JB weld them into the magazine housing. What this does is imitate the dimples that keep the mag from wobbling.

However I am certainly glad I got rid of my WASR...what a POS. I have 6 AKs and a WASR will never be one of them again.
 
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What this does is imitate the dimples that keep the mag from wobbling
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Receiver dimples exist to strengthen the receiver - nothing more.

They have nothing at all to do with mag fit - that lies with the cut of the mag well.
 
got mine for around $550 a year ago and I have never been disappointed. I don't do alot of hardcore shooting, however the ammo is pretty cheap, so I am quite satisfied with my WASR-10. :cool:
 
Are WASR10's better now than before?
Yes! way better than before!

I've thinking about buying one. Have they fixed the issues with canted sights, crooked rear sights, trigger slap, and mag wobbles?
yes! it's hard to get a wasr with all those problems... most of them are good to go now!


Would you trust you life with one?
ohh YES! any time.
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classicarms.us have good deals.
 
Maybe I got a rare one, but my WASR 10 (I think it was 2007-2008 build) was a great shooter with little or no cant, and only mag wobble that was discernable was on the cheao Pro Mags... Mine was pie plate accurate off the bench at 100yds, so I felt comfortable using it for SD if need be-- and it could take hogs with no problems...The wood was the normal rough stuff, but after sanding then hand rubbing BLO for a couple of weeks and allowing a couple more to dry, then coating with Johnson's Past wax and buffing, mine turned out to be pretty good looking. I don't know if they are all better across the board, and it seems like the 10/63s I see overall look better than the plain Wasr 10s-- but that may just be me...

I sold mine BTW for double what I paid for it and then bought a CMMG BB AR15..

and no regrets-- I loved the WASR, but it never felt right..the AR feels right for me..
 
Thats funny tju1973 thats exactly what I did about 2 years ago.Sold my wasr and bought a cmmg bb and it was a great way to go,Mind you nothing really wrong with my wasr, it did everything it was designed for but after my first mag with my bb ar my wasr was getting sold.Oh and classic arms is great place to buy from.
 
Love my WASR, after redoing the wood it's as nice looking and shooting as my converted Saiga. Will make a head shot at 100yr, upper chest to 200. That's as far as I have shot it.
 
My friend just bought one last weekend at a gun show from a reputable dealer. Looked legit to me. The dealer said they would fix/replace the gun if any problems were encountered early on. The action seemed to work nicely with a good firm lock-up when the bolt handle was released. The sights looked straight, everything appeared to be good. Next weekend he's going out to the range with me so we'll see how it does.
 
My WASR 10/63 is interesting since it doesn't have the triangle&arrow but is well made. It has the G2 trigger, a decent magwell and the sights aren't noticeably canted. And it's 100% reliable. I think many of the problems of first WASR 10s (non-10/63) were taken care of even before the T&A version. The downside to mine, which was bought about 4 years ago, is a filed down bayonet lug and a nut welded on the barrel threads which are rarely seen on the latest models. I should get that nut off and thread on the standard muzzle brake now that it's legal again.

So there definitely has been improvement in WASRs from Century and the ones over the last three years are the best. And now that the price has come back down to around $400 they're a steal.

Yes, they're better today and after giving one a real shakeout (as you would any firearm) you can trust your life to it. Highly recommended.
 
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I think the canted sights issue was more of a SAR problem than it was/is a WASR. I've seen a number of SAR's with some really bad cant, and I have one that has some light cant, but its really not an issue with how the gun shoots. I cant ever remember seeing a WASR with them.

I have an early WASR, one that has the SAR type furniture. It doenst have canted sights, and it had a decent factory trigger without slap, and the trigger is actually better than the Tapco G2 I swapped it out for, and then replaced, as it was a terrible trigger.

The fit and finish of mine is much better than that of the newer guns I've seen. Both the wood and bluing were decent. The mag well was nicely done, and mag fit has never been a problem. It has been more prone to the dreaded AK mag lock up though, and I do suspect that may be due to how the mag well was done.

Accuracy wise, mine shoots as good as any of my other "foreign" made guns, and like them, was always more accurate than my US assembled, Arsenal/Global Trades SSR-85C. Not near as pretty though. But I'll take ugly and accurate over pretty and not any day.
 
My son recently got one from classic arms. It's the first thing you see on their site (black with poly stock). He bought the shooter's package and he and I took it out along with my sks to wring it out. Used Monarch ammo from academy and were shooting at 50 yards. We fired a few and got the sights adjusted and I was fairly impressed with the trigger. Much better than the trigger on my sks by the way.

Any way we had fun and the mags all fit really well with very little wobble.

I even managed to fire 3 shots in a row which were all touching in a neat little clover leaf group.

Didn't get any more of those small groups but did average in the 2 to 3 inch range once we got used to the gun and concentration got better, managed smaller groups than he did overall but then I'm the more experienced shooter.

We both liked the gun and he is glad he got it. Now we have something we can do together.

It's the Romanian model with the package and was about 400.00 dollars before shipping.
 
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