I have built two different variants of AKs from nothing but a stamped receiver and a parts kit. Plus, I used to plink with a Romy when I was a kid. While the man has died, his legacy never will as a weapon's designer.
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I did break down and buy one of the USA made AK's, the IO Sports, a couple years ago, mostly just for the sake of familiarity. "Contraption" is the word that comes to mind. really, really different than an AR
Mine did jam once in the first ~100 rounds, so the myth of extreme reliability, is just that, IMO. And even though mine supposedly has a "match grade" barrel, 3-3.5 MOA with carefully assembled handloads is the best it will do - if the barrel's cold. Hot barrel = way bigger groups. Lots of action flex, even with a Midwest Industries scope mount. I'll probably sell it at some point.
Might be interesting at some point to have a real Russian or Chinese milled receiver AK, but I'm sure as heck not going to spend $1000+ for one of them.
if yah got a "match grade barrel" Pat that will kill some of the reliability they are known forthey arent going to be overly accurate for the same reason the piston AR's are a PITA to make as accurate as the DI guns.....can it be done? yep but its a beotch to do and keep the AKs reliability.....
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if yah got a "match grade barrel" Pat that will kill some of the reliability they are known forthey arent going to be overly accurate for the same reason the piston AR's are a PITA to make as accurate as the DI guns.....can it be done? yep but its a beotch to do and keep the AKs reliability.....
WTH, maybe I'll take mine to the Hog Hunt, folks can have fun plinking.
Rock River has announced an AR-47, that accepts AK mags. That would make a more interesting rifle, but I've not seen any of them, either.
rost aint talking making a few hundred guns to good tolerances......mean when yah put them on a production line and churn out hundreds of thousands like the various countries did with the AK....thats why they used the heavier milled receivers for the Dragnovs versus the stamped....alot stiffer for beter accuracy.....even the stamped Yugo "Dragnoves" use alot thicker metal and beefed up barrel trunions and were made in much smaller batches with a bit tighter controls....
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