Drakejake
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I took six loaded mags with me to the range, although I didn't empty all of them. I had jams and a failure to go into battery with the only steel mag, which resembles the standard AK-47 mag. The bolt carrier seems to have been hanging up on this mag, preventing the action from going into battery. And there were some jams. I have examined the mag and the only problem I see is some back and forth play. The E. German bakelite mags and the black plastic mag performed perfectly. I could not do accuracy work because both the iron sights and the scope were so low that I could not get the point of impact up high enough to meet the crosshairs. I have shimmed the scope and used the AK tool to lower the front sight. Great little rifle. But all the cleaning required to neutralize the corrosive 1988 ammo irks me. I never feel that I have done enough although I have ran patches soaked with water and patches soaked in Windex through the bore. I dipped the bolt and bolt carrier into Windex. I finished up with the usual cleaning routine. I cleaned the rifle before shooting it, although it seemed to be in ready to shoot right out of the box. I normally do not clean firearms every time I shoot because I do not shoot that many rounds. Sometimes when I clean, I merely run a brush through the firearm without breaking it down. Lazy bastard, eh, what! This Bulgarian is the first corrosive ammo I have ever shot.
Drakejake
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