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Hey guys.
Like most guys of my generation (I'm 24) who grew up playing 1st person shooter video games, ever since I was a kid, I always dreamt of owning my very own AK-47 (lol, corny/retarded, I know, I know).
So, when I saw that Turner's had WASR ak's on sale this week, and my friends asked me if I wanted to go there with them, and I had been itching to buy an AK for the past month or so (I've been reading a bunch of war books the past month or so, so it's ignited a bit of a battle rifle craving in me as of right now), I decided to just go there and buy one.
I had done a little (like a few hours worth only) of brief internet research a few days ago, and saw that the WASR's are generally considered the bottom of the AK food chain, the cheapest, least well made, etc.
However, I didn't really care much, since I already have some extremely accurate target shooting rifles, so, I figured even if it has the accuracy of a toy bb gun, who cares, if I need to shoot the wings off a fly, I have my super accurate single shot scope rifle for that, if I just want to have fun blowing off a few rounds with an AK, rather than having to settle for just doing it on a computer screen in counter strike or what have you, now I'd have one in real life to go shoot at the range when I'm in the mood for it.
Not to mention, it's just fun to have one, since the vast majority of non-"gun people" tend to think any form of AK-47, whether it be semi-auto or not (often they have no clue what this term even means) MUST be illegal, I mean, JUST LOOK AT THE THING!!!!!!! (lol).
So, I've always wanted to have one, just so when some of my liberal buddies from high school/college come over it would make for a hilarious experience when their eyes go wide with surprise when I ask if they want to see the new gun I bought, and I pull out an (albeit semi auto) AK that looks totally identical to the ones in the action movies and whatnot, and looks all "totally illegal" and whatnot, lolol.
Anyway, so, now that my impulse buy has been "justified" in some idiotic capacity or another (lol), I have some questions:
Okay, basically, AFTER I bought my WASR (I don't get to pick it up for 10 days though cuz of the waiting period though), I went online today and, like a total moron, began doing all my WASR research now, after the fact, instead of beforehand (lol, I know... I know... I suck...).
Before I bought the gun, the only, albeit very numerous, complaints I had seen about the gun were about accuracy, fit and finish, reliability, etc, none of which I really cared about, as long as it was cheap, and maybe, sort of worked, like, half the time or something, lol.
However, I suddenly got very spooked out when, now, only AFTER having bought the gun, I started noticing some stories of people having their WASR's explode in their faces, sending shrapnel into them and all the horror that goes with something like that.
This is the one thing that would, obviously, not be acceptable for me. I don't care if it's accurate, or loads every time, or looks all polished, etc, but the one thing I do care about, is that it doesn't explode and blow my face off, or hand off or something insane.
What's the deal with this?
Do these things really have an actual large sample size tendency to explode for no reason, due to being so damned cheap and crappy, or is it just 1 or 2 guys who did something really weird to their gun, or did something totally wrong, or had a squib load or something messed up, and made a lot of noise on the internet about it?
I was all pumped up to go try my WASR out at the range in a couple weeks, but now I'm a little freaked out.
Is there anything, specifically, that I can look for to figure out, ahead to time, whether I have one of the unlucky ones that is going to explode? What would be the most likely cause(s) for something like this to happen?
What should I examine/do before I shoot it for the first time to check for a warning sign that it might explode in my face?
Or just general tips/advice in general for this gun
thanks
Like most guys of my generation (I'm 24) who grew up playing 1st person shooter video games, ever since I was a kid, I always dreamt of owning my very own AK-47 (lol, corny/retarded, I know, I know).
So, when I saw that Turner's had WASR ak's on sale this week, and my friends asked me if I wanted to go there with them, and I had been itching to buy an AK for the past month or so (I've been reading a bunch of war books the past month or so, so it's ignited a bit of a battle rifle craving in me as of right now), I decided to just go there and buy one.
I had done a little (like a few hours worth only) of brief internet research a few days ago, and saw that the WASR's are generally considered the bottom of the AK food chain, the cheapest, least well made, etc.
However, I didn't really care much, since I already have some extremely accurate target shooting rifles, so, I figured even if it has the accuracy of a toy bb gun, who cares, if I need to shoot the wings off a fly, I have my super accurate single shot scope rifle for that, if I just want to have fun blowing off a few rounds with an AK, rather than having to settle for just doing it on a computer screen in counter strike or what have you, now I'd have one in real life to go shoot at the range when I'm in the mood for it.
Not to mention, it's just fun to have one, since the vast majority of non-"gun people" tend to think any form of AK-47, whether it be semi-auto or not (often they have no clue what this term even means) MUST be illegal, I mean, JUST LOOK AT THE THING!!!!!!! (lol).
So, I've always wanted to have one, just so when some of my liberal buddies from high school/college come over it would make for a hilarious experience when their eyes go wide with surprise when I ask if they want to see the new gun I bought, and I pull out an (albeit semi auto) AK that looks totally identical to the ones in the action movies and whatnot, and looks all "totally illegal" and whatnot, lolol.
Anyway, so, now that my impulse buy has been "justified" in some idiotic capacity or another (lol), I have some questions:
Okay, basically, AFTER I bought my WASR (I don't get to pick it up for 10 days though cuz of the waiting period though), I went online today and, like a total moron, began doing all my WASR research now, after the fact, instead of beforehand (lol, I know... I know... I suck...).
Before I bought the gun, the only, albeit very numerous, complaints I had seen about the gun were about accuracy, fit and finish, reliability, etc, none of which I really cared about, as long as it was cheap, and maybe, sort of worked, like, half the time or something, lol.
However, I suddenly got very spooked out when, now, only AFTER having bought the gun, I started noticing some stories of people having their WASR's explode in their faces, sending shrapnel into them and all the horror that goes with something like that.
This is the one thing that would, obviously, not be acceptable for me. I don't care if it's accurate, or loads every time, or looks all polished, etc, but the one thing I do care about, is that it doesn't explode and blow my face off, or hand off or something insane.
What's the deal with this?
Do these things really have an actual large sample size tendency to explode for no reason, due to being so damned cheap and crappy, or is it just 1 or 2 guys who did something really weird to their gun, or did something totally wrong, or had a squib load or something messed up, and made a lot of noise on the internet about it?
I was all pumped up to go try my WASR out at the range in a couple weeks, but now I'm a little freaked out.
Is there anything, specifically, that I can look for to figure out, ahead to time, whether I have one of the unlucky ones that is going to explode? What would be the most likely cause(s) for something like this to happen?
What should I examine/do before I shoot it for the first time to check for a warning sign that it might explode in my face?
Or just general tips/advice in general for this gun
thanks