41magsnub
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I would not worry about warranty issues, all you are doing is firing it.. not abusing it. Yours looks like mine did after about 200 rds and I rather think you are going to have the issue.
Lancaster AK-74 issue
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OldHarleyRoadScum
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Thanks for the reply, 41magsnub! If the weather (and everything else) cooperates next week, we will try to get some rounds put through that new barrel and see what happens.
Until then....
Until then....
OldHarleyRoadScum
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Another New Lancaster Arms AK-74....UPDATE
Finally made it out to the range today to actually see how this little Lancaster AK-74 would hold up. After putting 240 rounds of 60 gr. Silver Bear ammo through it........so far - so good. The gap at the front of the top cover may have grown by a "hair", but if so, it is really too small to tell yet. With that said, the rivets holding the rear trunion, obviously, do not appear to have moved or distorted in any way.
The rifle, at this point, is actually quite a pleasure to shoot. It "runs" very smoothly and cycled all 240 rounds flawlessly through six (6) different magazines. It is also, surprisingly to me, quite accurate!
AND NO KEYHOLES!!!!
So for now....whenever we get the chance to take it shooting, we'll just keep-a-close-eye on the integrity of the rifle....it may just work-out OK!! I will be sure to let you all know if it DOES NOT.
Finally made it out to the range today to actually see how this little Lancaster AK-74 would hold up. After putting 240 rounds of 60 gr. Silver Bear ammo through it........so far - so good. The gap at the front of the top cover may have grown by a "hair", but if so, it is really too small to tell yet. With that said, the rivets holding the rear trunion, obviously, do not appear to have moved or distorted in any way.
The rifle, at this point, is actually quite a pleasure to shoot. It "runs" very smoothly and cycled all 240 rounds flawlessly through six (6) different magazines. It is also, surprisingly to me, quite accurate!
AND NO KEYHOLES!!!!
So for now....whenever we get the chance to take it shooting, we'll just keep-a-close-eye on the integrity of the rifle....it may just work-out OK!! I will be sure to let you all know if it DOES NOT.
Sam1911
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Great news!
Also, I'm not surprised that you're surprisedD) at the accuracy. The '74s really seem to defy the old stereotype of the "minute-of-barn-door" accuracy of a Kalashnikov.
Also, I'm not surprised that you're surprised
D) at the accuracy. The '74s really seem to defy the old stereotype of the "minute-of-barn-door" accuracy of a Kalashnikov.OldHarleyRoadScum
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Very well put!
I got my Lancaster RR AK74 back from them about a week ago. They changed out the barrel, the new one is chrome lined. They also refinished the rifle in a black gunkote or similar product, switched out the shepard's hook with a retaining plate, threw in an extra non-sanitized plum magazine to go with my plum furniture and also included several bags of stripper clips. Oddly enough, they did not refinish my muzzle brake but instead gave me a new one that had been finished in black and still sent me my original. The original brake is "zigzag" type and the new one is the "crescent" type of ak74 brake. The "zig zag" looks to be of a higher quality but both seem to perform the same. The also gave me the polished chrome bolt carrier.
I finally had a chance to take the rifle out on Monday and ran 5 magazines of surplus 7n6 and one magazine of Wolf 60grain HP through it. I checked the dust cover gap with my reloading calipers prior to going out. After all 180 rounds there was no change in the gap between dust cover and receiver. I also noticed a reduction in the felt recoil and that my brass is no longer being ejected 30+yards like before. Heh, they were even nice enough to zero the front sight. ( I was hitting to the right before I sent it off.)
This new barrel seems to be somewhat less accurate than the old one, but that may well have just been me getting familiar with the rifle again. either way I'm still getting around 1.5 inches at 50 yds which is more than sufficient.
Also, it appears that the bolt carrier is still contacting the rear trunion. ( I noticed that there are marks where the paint (gunkote?) has been rubbed off of the rear trunion and on to the rear of the bolt carrier. Its a small area about 1/2" wide. Is this something to be concerned about?
Hopefully everything will turn out fine. It took me approximately 800 rds to start noticing problems with it the first time, so I will not breathe easy until I hit the 1k mark. Blaine at Atlantic Firearms went abv and beyond in helping me out in dealing with Lancaster, and John Goldin at Lancaster Arms was extremely professional and courteous in all of our correspondence.
I do have to say, My RR is now one SWEET looking AK. Hopefully it will walk the walk.
I finally had a chance to take the rifle out on Monday and ran 5 magazines of surplus 7n6 and one magazine of Wolf 60grain HP through it. I checked the dust cover gap with my reloading calipers prior to going out. After all 180 rounds there was no change in the gap between dust cover and receiver. I also noticed a reduction in the felt recoil and that my brass is no longer being ejected 30+yards like before. Heh, they were even nice enough to zero the front sight. ( I was hitting to the right before I sent it off.)
This new barrel seems to be somewhat less accurate than the old one, but that may well have just been me getting familiar with the rifle again. either way I'm still getting around 1.5 inches at 50 yds which is more than sufficient.
Also, it appears that the bolt carrier is still contacting the rear trunion. ( I noticed that there are marks where the paint (gunkote?) has been rubbed off of the rear trunion and on to the rear of the bolt carrier. Its a small area about 1/2" wide. Is this something to be concerned about?
Hopefully everything will turn out fine. It took me approximately 800 rds to start noticing problems with it the first time, so I will not breathe easy until I hit the 1k mark. Blaine at Atlantic Firearms went abv and beyond in helping me out in dealing with Lancaster, and John Goldin at Lancaster Arms was extremely professional and courteous in all of our correspondence.
I do have to say, My RR is now one SWEET looking AK. Hopefully it will walk the walk.
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