Problems with AK47s?

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One thing I would like to do is put a good 74-style muzzle brake on it. I could thread the barrel myself and put a Krebs brake on it, but I was wondering if anyone else had any ideas about that kind of thing. Maybe a Bulgarian threaded front sight block and brake? Is that possible? Not sure how the pinning works...
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I dont think that would work, but i'm not sure. Ask the guys at ar15.com in the ak47 general discussion forum. I know you can thread the barrel and install a plunger pin in the FSB. It would be 14x1. Thats my plan for my sar-1. The bulgarian FSB has 24mm threads. I doubt the pin spacing is the same, and i think 74 barrels are thinner than AKM barrels.

In either case, most of those guys claim 74 style brakes dont do much for the 7.62x39 round. The expansion chamber isnt big enough or something. I'm probably going to do a slant brake since thats whats accurate for an AKM.
 
I think your friend is probably misinformed...
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Well he has some very expensive guns, guns I can not afford... He thinks in terms of investments(can he sell it later on?). I think in terms of "what can I afford?" and "Is this the best deal for what I paid?"

From the revies I've read both online and dead tree the SAR-1 and WASR are probley the best deals I can get. Minor issues aside.

-Bill
 
Well if your looking at a WASR than Century Arms has a really good deal. LINK, I would think that this would be my AK of choice if I wanted a base line model. Lots of bang for the buck, hell I spent that much on my chinese SKS.
 
O.K. I'm back, the wife finally got off the puter... on the topic of accuracy concerning all my AK's past and present, I have to admit that I've never really tried to see just how accurate they were. Every AK I've ever owned was a plinker. I never bought one for accuracy. I have bolt guns for that. As far as problems, I never really had a "problem" with any of them. The Norinco that I had, that wasn't very accurate, I bought it the day I turned 18. All I ever wanted as a kid was an AK-47. I've owned a lot of 'em. I LOVE AK-47's...

My Uncle fought in Vietnam, as an officer in the Marines... He once told me they found an AK buried in the mud, and it looked as though a few trucks had run it over. It was full of mud and rust, but one of his men "kicked the bolt open" and fired it several times. After hearing that all I ever wanted was an AK.... :D Clint
 
What ever happened to that boatload of AKs that the Italians impounded, then released?
 
My experience kinda soured me on the platform. I've no complaints with accuracy as I've made a running neck shot on a doe with open sights. (Before you think my brag-o-meter is pegging out...it was the fifth and last shot of the magazine. DRT, too.)

My problem was the blasted thing started slam firing at around 200 rounds. Sent it to the gunsmith and got it back doing the same thing. Sent it back. Never did get it right. Norinco MAK-90.

A friend of mine just picked up a SAR-1. I've still got about a half a case of 7.62X39 lying around in my ammo cabinet or the truck's tool box. I'll get a chance to see if my opinion changes.
 
AK-47s

Byron: I had the same problem with a Norinco in .223. I found out that the firing pin return spring was defective. It was replaced and the weapon functioned normally after that. I got rid of it after I managed to set the forearm on fire while firing a long string of ammo. :eek:
 
Arsenal USA/Bulgarial made forged receiver AK varients and the Russian made Saiga stamped receiver sporting rifles show that AK/AKM varients can be extremely accurate.
Dragunov and Romak sniping rifles also show that, while not true match grade, these rifles can be more than sufficently accurate for the intended purpose i.e. combat and/or hunting.
Chinese forged receiver rifles usually produce acceptable accuracy.
ALL of the stamped receiver rifles I have fired with the exception of the Saigas leave a lot to be desired in accuracy.
Consider yourself lucky if you have one that is dinner plate accurate,(9" Circle), at 100 meters and forget shooting for accuracy at any range past 100 meters.
 
Well I'm looking for a plinker not a tack driver. Once I get one I can do some things to improve the accucry but...

-Bill
 
Consider yourself lucky if you have one that is dinner plate accurate,(9" Circle), at 100 meters and forget shooting for accuracy at any range past 100 meters.
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My SAR-1 shot a 4 shot group under an inch at 60-70 yards last weekend, but that was with a red dot. Without the red dot, the best i'd probably get (and was actually what i did get out of my stamped mak-90) would be a few inches at 50 yards, and 6-7 inches at 100. Just because the iron sights suck, doesnt mean the gun isnt accurate.
 
This myth keeps getting floated around and it's pure poppycock. Milled receivers offer virtually no benefit over standard stamped receivers on AKs while suffering a marked weight penalty and usually a price penalty. They are certainly not more accurate on average, and unless the durability test involves seeing which one survives being run over by a tank better it's not stronger/more reliable either...

If you can't do better then 9" + groups at 100 yards (to the tune of cutting it in half) with a stamped AK you've got a lemon of a rifle or are shooting some ammo the rifle really hates or you're not doing your part, unless maybe you meant offhand unsupported shooting... My two SARs and two MAK90s would do far better than that with the cheapest ammo around only half trying for groups.
 
Something that I found that made my AK more shootable was opening up the notch on the rear sight. It goes contrary to logic, but I can hit better with it and that is what matters.
 
I just sighted in my WASR 10 Romanian AK and it was sub MOA at 50 yds
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You shot a group that was less than 0.52" at 50 yards with an AK? Pretty impressive! What kind of ammo?
 
Something that I found that made my AK more shootable was opening up the notch on the rear sight. It goes contrary to logic, but I can hit better with it and that is what matters.
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I did that to my SAR-1 and it improved things. The original notch was cut too narrowly and made it very difficult to see the front sight through the notch.
 
Winchester value pack 40 rounds 15 bucks+change!!

The holes overlapped and surprised me 'cuase I thought I missed until I looked through the spotting scope :) and saw that I had made the hole more oblong :evil: ! The winchester is expensive compared to wolf but both my ar bushie M4gery and my WASR RomAk(what I call romanian ak's) both prefer the expensive shinny brass :cuss: ! .223are 7bucks and some change for 40 in the value pack....WAlli World value packs are expensive :(
 
Nope, don't think Valmet is Swedish. But I did hear that Finland is buying Ak's from China. Go figure..
 
Valmet AB is/was located in Jyvaskyla, Finland. They were bought by Sako in 1992, who in turn merged with Beretta (in 2000, IIRC).

Here.
 
What ever happened to that boatload of AKs that the Italians impounded, then released?
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Probably got turned into WASR's. I think they were of Romanian origin, but I don't remember for sure.
 
i have a SAR-1 and havent had any problems with it yet except that i hate the folding stock on it.

if anyone has a standard wooden one that theyd like to trade for the folder let me know, and yes it does actually fold, it isnt welded.
 
lol, a 'good' AK. Have you seen how those things are made?

I have two, a Norinco and an El Cheapo Romanian. The Norinco is amazing. The most reliable firearm I've ever owned. 10,000+ rounds through it with one fail to feed.
 
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