AK Bolt Carrier/Piston Issue (maybe)? Please Help!
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nalioth
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Not normal at all.
Is it flush with the other side, or is it indented?
Either way, it's unprofessional.
The question is: does your gun work?
You'll want to file that down near even with the surface of the bolt carrier, no matter what answer you find.
Is it flush with the other side, or is it indented?
Either way, it's unprofessional.
The question is: does your gun work?
You'll want to file that down near even with the surface of the bolt carrier, no matter what answer you find.
Dan Crocker
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Yeah, that's not suppossed to stick out like that. Have fun filing it off!
briansmithwins
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If the pin is walking you need to hammer it back and peen the ends to fix it into place. BSW
I can't just file it. It appears as though the pin has actually moved left. In other words, the side where it isn't sticking out, the pin has actually receded into the middle, which is why that other side is sticking out. What do I do. This is a Century Yugo M70 I bought from aimsurplus like 2 weeks ago. This happened today, only the 2nd range trip.
I don't think I can just hammer it because the pin on the indented side isn't correctly aligned with the whole.
I don't think I can just hammer it because the pin on the indented side isn't correctly aligned with the whole.
It's not really a pin (or shouldn't be), it's a rivet. The hole where it passes through the bolt carrier should be counterbored out on both sides to give the rivet space to expand into. I would try tapping the pin back to center, and then pound both sides to expand that pin until it's firmly swollen in place. It the pin is too short to be swelled like a rivet, then tap it all the way out, buy a gas piston rivet from someone like ak-builder.com, and install that.
Deus Machina
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Yup. If possible, recenter it, put it on something flat and hard, and peen it in place. Then grind it flush.
Quick, easy fix. Probably missed a step in-factory, or 'press' fit into an overlarge hole, or was a heat-fit with insufficient heat.
Quick, easy fix. Probably missed a step in-factory, or 'press' fit into an overlarge hole, or was a heat-fit with insufficient heat.
stubbicatt
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+1 BSW.
The rivet needs to have the ends peened over and be filed flush with the bolt carrier extension.
The rivet needs to have the ends peened over and be filed flush with the bolt carrier extension.
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I do not know of any USA made bolt carriers.
BSW
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benEzra
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The rifle should already be 922(r) compliant (has to be in order to be in standard-looking AK configuration rather than looking like a straight-stocked Saiga).
Definitely give Century a call. I've heard that people have had good experience with their customer service, with regard to getting problems fixed. But that pin should NEVER walk out on its own.
Definitely give Century a call. I've heard that people have had good experience with their customer service, with regard to getting problems fixed. But that pin should NEVER walk out on its own.
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It should already be in compliance if you just bought it...as long as its in original form from importation. If you plan to change things thats a lil different. The piston would be an easy change at this point that for sure...
Well that depends on model.
Most CAI imports use the FCG, gas piston, pistol grip, and/or brake to be compliant. Most CAI build use the receiver in place of the PG. You'll just have to look in those areas and see. Note: my original WASR came with mags w/ US parts even though the rifle itself had enough to be compliant.
ETA: yes this is a good chance to replace the gas piston with a US part if it isn't already and you need it.
Most CAI imports use the FCG, gas piston, pistol grip, and/or brake to be compliant. Most CAI build use the receiver in place of the PG. You'll just have to look in those areas and see. Note: my original WASR came with mags w/ US parts even though the rifle itself had enough to be compliant.
ETA: yes this is a good chance to replace the gas piston with a US part if it isn't already and you need it.
nalioth
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How do you think the rivet got that way?Kurt D said:
nalioth
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cbrgator said:
No.
A factory gas piston rivet will never look like that, especially a Yugo M70 piston. The military quality control is few hundred times better than Century.
Your 'problem piston rivet' is sure sign of a Century monkey at work at beer o'clock Friday afternoon.
I was pointing out to Kurt D that the piston rivet had gotten that way because it has a US piston in it already, and Century's workmaship sucks.
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