Tell me 'bout your AK jamming?

[Grump]

I've seen one in .223 repeatedly smokestack. Other problems were mag-related--one is now fixed. Still others appear to be the design of the mag itself. Even with the OEM mag, rounds would sometimes (like rarely-once in 150 rounds or so) miss the chamber and telescope the bullet into the case. It also sometimes skips the extractor off the rim, and tries to feed the next round into the fired case left extracted only 1/4-inch or so.

Funny thing is, I still like that rifle.

 

[*8*]

I've shot my Maadi with over ... lost track with the number of rounds but it was in the thousands of rounds with no failure to fire using the 30 rounders and the older 100 round drum.

Recently, had a loose top receiver cover using a cheapo Leapers scope mount cover thingy, I bought at a recent gun show in Costa mesa, cali. Took that POS off and went back to stock with no probs whatsoever.

45R, some folks took the pains to register their AW's before the ban a few years ago, where were you bro.? We are up ASR usually on weekends, lots of Cali. folks with their regged AW's, AK's/AR's, etc.... go up there sometime and ask one of us, I'd be happy to let you bump fire a couple mags.

 

[Willard]

A stock NHM-91 on a -47 type milled receiver would repeatedly jam.

A C3 7.62 Krinkov jammed on full auto, dumping a 30 round mag. Jammed a few times with a 75 round drum, too.

 

[yzguy]

my SAR-1 did not like Wolf HP's when new. The bottom lip of the HP would jam on the frame area below the chamber (with all my mags). A little dremel work to angle this area a bit, and no problems since.

oh and this is just funny!!

I unbashed it with a hammer and a pair of pliers and it works fine now.

I don't think this could be applied to any other gun.

 

[glocksman]

My new WSAR-10 will intermittently (0-4 times per magazine) eject the empty and strip the fresh round from the magazine, but fail to cock the hammer and close the bolt.

The bolt sticks open about 3 inches and I can't even push it forward without releasing the magazine catch and lowering the magazine out a hair.

Only problem then is that hammer isn't cocked.

I am singularly unimpressed.

I should have taken the money and ordered 3 more Yugo SKS's.

 

[Tomac]

Glocksman, check your gas piston to see if it's rubbing against the inside of the gas tube.
Tomac

 

[glocksman]

The bolt carrier is rubbing against the sight block and the end of the gas piston rubs on the gas block.

 

[Tomac]

One of the most common causes of functioning problems for the SAR/WASR series of AKs is welding the US-made gas piston to the bolt carrier instead of properly pinning it w/a little play for best reliability. If it's off-center just a little it can rub/bind causing a number of functioning problems. If you can break the weld and then pin the gas piston (back it off about 1/4-1/2 turn, just enough for a little play) you'll probably see a big improvement in functional reliability.
Tomac