Commissar Gribb
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I brought my Polish Tantal (newly made) out to the desert yesterday to check for functionality. It was raining so we didnt take pictures or put up targets but I'd imagine I would have looked silly in my GI poncho with the hood up holding an AK.
for those who haven't seen it..
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=152467
anyhow
the long and short of it is, it worked great. I hadn't had much of a chance to lube it up before firing (ran out of rem oil) but it still worked great.
I had a single stoppage which I think was mag related. A tap on the operating handle fixed it and the rest of the rounds went through fine. I shot a total of 30 rounds because I only had 1 full magazine of silverbear 5.45 x 39mm with me.
The recoil was amazingly light. After the first couple shots I was compelled to check the magazine to see if I was shooting .22LR. the heavy AK action/receiver doesnt make as much for a light handy gun as an AR but it soaks up the recoil of the smaller cartridge which makes it very fun to shoot. I would say the rifle produced slightly less recoil than my Stag AR firing 55 gr 5.56 NATO ammo.
I mostly just shot puddles so I dont know quite how accurate it was. I do know that the wire stock is NOT very conducive for forming a cheek weld for precision work.
for those who haven't seen it..
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=152467
anyhow
the long and short of it is, it worked great. I hadn't had much of a chance to lube it up before firing (ran out of rem oil) but it still worked great.
I had a single stoppage which I think was mag related. A tap on the operating handle fixed it and the rest of the rounds went through fine. I shot a total of 30 rounds because I only had 1 full magazine of silverbear 5.45 x 39mm with me.
The recoil was amazingly light. After the first couple shots I was compelled to check the magazine to see if I was shooting .22LR. the heavy AK action/receiver doesnt make as much for a light handy gun as an AR but it soaks up the recoil of the smaller cartridge which makes it very fun to shoot. I would say the rifle produced slightly less recoil than my Stag AR firing 55 gr 5.56 NATO ammo.
I mostly just shot puddles so I dont know quite how accurate it was. I do know that the wire stock is NOT very conducive for forming a cheek weld for precision work.
