Another great vídeo, i am a big gun enthusiast, and i am Brazilian, believe in me, most people in South América are pro-gun, but our governments don't.
That's really sad, considering like the top ten countries with the highest murder rate, 7or 8 are in South America. Here in America the fake news CNN lies to us a tells us that America has the highest murder rate to create fear in there liberal constituents. And they stage mass shootings in Christian schools and immediately go on the news to blame the guns, as if AR 15's are committing these violent acts all by themselves.
@@freedomloverusa3030 Worldwide Revolution! It's happening quickly and slowly, the French for example could use a small 10,000+ donation of AKs to help their protests. . . . . . .
I think it's more of afraid of getting a strike and having his channel taken off of RU-vid more than anything because they change the rules to where he basically can't show how to do anything anymore. I can't wait till RU-vid and Facebook and everything collapses because of their free speech infringement. Because they will be exactly like the government, won't be able to stop there and then pretty soon once all the gun channels are off of RU-vid they will start going after other people for stupid things as well taking them off of RU-vid until they destroy themselves. It's inevitable, the owners of RU-vid and Facebook and Google, which are the exact same entity, will eventually eat itself alive in the name of "woke, politically correct, Don't hurt my feelings, You can't say this or can't say that BS"
Yeah. It took me a bit to get used to the AK platform. But I have sold all my AR variants since. Now I got my Zastava M70 and a tactical 45-70....I think I am good on rifles for a bit.
@@Catgat37 Clean and inspect the Kalash as much as you would any other weapon, just one of its strengths is the ability to forego maintenance and keep running for a longer time, as well as being run dry without lubricants. Some people like to torture-test their AKs and/or they are under the false assumption that it was never meant to be cleaned regularly. Unfortunately the days of $250 and under AKs are long gone and torture-testing is dumb.
True that. Been running an ak over 20 years and I still periodically dick up a reload, especially when hauling ass to rock in a fresh mag. Probably 50 times I rock in a mag and fall off the front lug while the rear lug catches in the mag release lever slot, so I gotta drop the mag and do it again. It happens
My Polytech Legend has about 20k rounds through it. The only failures were ammo related, or the trigger spring broke. It would still fire. Great weapon.
That is not always true. 11 years ago I bought a Russian Saiga AK74 rifle. The rifle came with two ten rounds magazines. Took the rifle to a outdoor range and on the 9th round the round the rifle will jammed. Turn out a defective magazine and I bought a new magazine and the jamming stop.
I've owned AKs for over 20 yrs.The only failure I've ever had is the crappy shepherds crook popped out & the trigger got loose,during firing.I had a pin retainer plate on hand & quick fix.That goofy crook comes out ASAP now on any of my AKs I purchase🤙🏻
If it is a Euro or Eastern Bloc spec'ed AK that should not happen, I suspect it is user-error because the receiver pins lock the "shepherd's hook" clip in place. It's just a difficult piece to install correctly for a lot of people and they don't like it. With American made AKs with faulty quality control (a really sad set of circumstances), anything can and will happen. Like I said user error (you must be smarter than your equipment) lol
Good info like always! I have told alot of folks to never oil their gas system and they look at me like i"m crazy. Yes you can use oily rag on it when you clean and store it but it should be wiped off before use or just don't oil it. If you oil the piston it will carbon up like the top of a old Chevy piston 😂. No oil for AK, IMI Galil, FAL, M1 carbine, M14, M60 and M1 Garand pistons! Thanks for the videos!
of the many things I learned on Parris Island ... when in combat/aka "when the shit hits the fan" keep your head and ass down, "take care of your weapon and it will take care of you". I was 19 at the time. I'm 74 now. I have found over the years that I can apply those words of wisdom to to a lot of other events/things other than combat. thank you staff sgt. Parent, sgt. Wertz , sgt. Mansey. SEMPER FI !
My AK fail was my yugo underfolder.I messed around and didnt put things back correctly after cleaning one day. While firing at the range, the safety 'selecter' walked north and got crumpled up by the cycling bolt. Mauled like tin foil. I took the gun apart, set the spring properly and used 2 rocks to flatten out the demolished safety selector. Ran a few mags like nuthin. In front of 1 or 2 AR guys that could not get their weapons to run and had to leave!!! 😃
@@HuyLe-vo4pg Not certain. I don't own the gun anymore and can't replicate what happened. But it did, and I got it running on the spot. AK is SUPER good platform. I have another made by Palmetto. Havn't put more than 3 mags through it...
Excellent tips! I had a wasr10 new production which had the rivet work loose on the magazine release which caused the magazine to dip down and not feed properly. Easy fix but pay attention to your rivets!
another informative video made with humor and well thought out presentation..and "enough with the bullshit".. 😂😂😂 that should be your next T shirt, sign it "Robski"
If you drip oil into the gas system it may attract debris, sand and etc. So then you literally can create even more headache. Also remember, then all that stuff has to go somewhere...You can keep piston head dry, it will run perfectly fine. It doesn't need to be oiled :-)
I would add that because of the heat of the gas block, oil will degrade and gum up in a way that it doesn't in the rest of the gun. I don't have that issue. I use Ballistol pre-mix after cleaning with water and simple green (corrosively primed 7n6 ammo). It leaves such a thin and uniform coating of oil that it never gums up or freezes.
Decades ago Norinco imported some AK’s chambered in 5.56 NATO. They were notorious for having an oversize firing pin hole in the bolt face. This allowed primers to rupture and after a few shots the metal from the primers would lock the firing pin in the forward position causing a runaway slam fire. Scary. The one I shot was an under folder stock.
@@jefferyboring4410 yeah but when you are considering buying the rifle and the guy does not tell you that it has this problem it makes for a scary few minutes at the range when you test fire that fifth shot becomes thirty. 😀
Years back I bought a bunch of 40rd RPK mags and got one that had clearly been used to hammer in stakes or something similar. Bunch of dents in the same spot on the front rib of the mag. The follower would bind up hard. I had to work that thing for what seemed like hours with a long punch until I could finally get out the dents and the mag would cycle reliably. I found out that there is actually a tool for this supplied with some AK armorers kits. It was a block that was in the shape of the inside of the mag body, could be hammered through the mag body and would take out any dents in the process. Probably could be 3d printed these days.
I have owned a Chinese made AK 1947since 1989 , and have shot it thousands of times , it has never miss fired/ jammed . My tactical firearms instructor for years ( he was a small arms instructor in ARMY, 509th airborne, ) said he never saw one miss fire / jam ever.
I got a bunch of bakelite mags. One had the most worn feedlips that I have ever seen but it worked fine. Had another that looked fine but kept misfeeding. On inspection, the follower and floorplate had been modified to increase capacity. Took the internals from the sketchy looking magazine and put them into the the modified one. Made a good magazine from a worn one and a butchered one. Corrosively primed ammo FTW. Washing with water regularly prevents gunk build-up in the receiver.
I bought some Korean mags for my M70 and they caused the only failure that beauty has had. Don't pay $13 for a magazine; you will regret it. The Zastava mags and anything around that $30+ pricepoint will be worth it.
The firing pin on a quality built AK is supposed to be somewhat tough to deal with the hard primers found on much of the steel cased ammo. I haven't experienced problems with my WASR-10, and all I've been running lately is Silver Bear, Wolf, and Vympel....all steel cased Russian that I have a bunch of 50cal cans full of.
Great video Rob and thanks for the very useful information. Also, I love the shirts I bought from you. People always ask me when I'm wearing them, if I'm an AK instructor, builder, part of some AK group, etc. LOL. It seems that the popularity of AK owners and/or people interested in AKs in the US has risen substantially. I hope it's because they have realized that the AK 47 is the BEST COMBAT rifle and superior to the standard AR platform rifles they are used to. Also Rob, thanks for the help and advice on swapping out my bolt and carrier on my AK. I eventually got the right fit and it passed the no/go gauge test and runs perfectly. I bought forged parts from Poland =]. With the milled receiver, JMAC comp/flash hider, buffer, and heavy weight, this AK is extremely accurate. Anecdote for those interested: I found this out DURING the war in Iraq. I got a full mag from one of the IA (Iraqi Army) soldiers, after we DUG UP an AK that was buried in the ground. I just ran the action a couple times, locked and loaded it, and fired the whole mag on full auto. Didn't skip a beat. I was blown away. My M4 BCG would jam halfway back during operation from very light sand/dust that was kicking up (aka "moon dust"). It would come in contact with the lubricant and just lock the BCG. I would have to shotgun it to get the BCG out and then wipe everything down to get it running again. NOT FUN in the middle of contact. I sold all three of my AR rifles when I returned to the States. It's a great competition, hunting, target practice rifle but I think it's terrible as a COMBAT rifle. In combat, you're CONSTANTLY in terrible environmental conditions and the AR becomes unreliable in my humble opinion. I trust my life with the AK, no question.
Happy Easter ROB … I have had my AK for just over 5 years now… Romanian … purchased it new … I have put over 1000 rounds through it all in surplus mags … no hiccups or jams period… I did experience some of the surplus mags being a very tight fit… I took a wire buffing wheel to the ones that gave me problems and all the issues went away … I use a PTFE Dry lubricant by DuPont to keep the mags from rusting as well being a dry lubricant it doesn’t attract dust and dirt like an oil would
Thanks for the video, Rob. I'm still getting used to my AK and having this information should help if any problems develop. Though I hope not; it's still pretty new. XD
I have a brand new AK with a reoccurring malfunction, and I would greatly appreciate some advice. Issue - AK will fire (once or twice) the rifle will cycle and feed a new round but will not fire. You can see through the dust cover that the hammer is still in the forward position. If you pull the trigger the rifle won't fire, but when I manually cycle the rifle to feed a new round the unfired round has a soft strike mark from the firing pin. The rifle will then fire once or twice and the malfunction will happen again. I have been unable to recreate this issue when manually cycling and dry firing the rifle. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. update: I think the bolt is hitting the hammer hard enough to release the hammer as the bolt is racking forward which explain thr light strike on the new round
Happy Easter Robski, keep your fingers crossed for us law abiding citizens in Oregon, the moron Governor is trying to side step the courts and things are heating up.
Another good practical useful and yet entertaining video, thanks Rob. I'm hoping you restocked on the BHO followers. Going over to the AKU store to hopefully snag some and some other stuff. Happy Easter!
In the good old days, nobody ever talked about AK failures. Just ugliness, trigger slap, and poor accuracy. But our Romanians and Chinese rifles always ran case after case of cheap surplus. If you can’t afford an old ComBloc rifle in 2023, I think a .300 Blackout AR makes a lot more sense than fooling around with U.S. made AKs.
The prices are insane in 2023 for a basic AK47 type rifle while prices for its competitor, the AR15, have lowered substantially, often lower than an AK which doesn't really make sense since the AK is made of less costly materials and manufacturing procedures. I wouldn't advise an AR in .300 Blackout as an analogue, I'd suggest something in 7.62x39 to take advantage of the low cost and availability. 7.62x39 is very well established domestically and is even found at Walmart.
Good info on the mags. Pertaining to the polymer mags. Otherwise I like the lips to split open. Also test fixtures do do get worn. Every few years customers of mine order new ones. An air brush cleaning brush or a weld nozzle cleaning brush (very small cleaning brush) are very useful.
The only failure to fire I ever had in any AK was due to the magazine - as you pointed out. Not to knockAR but I got a Purple Heart due to M-16 failure to fire.
@@nobodyspecial1852 AR15/M16 magazines have been a massive failure point at least until the middle 2000s when they finally fixed the crap G.I. magazines and its faulty follower (also by allowing the use of private purchase magazines, Magpul etc). Ak magazines are overbuilt and criticized for their heavy steel construction but they have a great track record for reliability.
@@AkOperatorsUnion Tovaritch, That was where I got my love for the AK platform. Picked one up and it was a bit rusty on the outside and then never, not ever failed me. I wanted to bring it home from Central America, but by that time, they got really strict about that.
Hi Rob, where can I get an AK Operators Union shirt and hat? Do you sell any merchandise with your logo on it! Love your videos, by the way! I love AKs !
As a HEAVY user of USSR AKs, I will guess what he will say, first, my major problem is always a chip in the bolt caused from steel casings. Second , usually only when using a AKM (steel magazines) the magazine might be damaged. Third, dirt of something blocking for a action to not be closed all the way, 4th, bad ammo... Sometimes Soviet ammo doesn't want to work that day, or it was damaged somehow. 5th you are missing a piece when you reassembled your AK after cleaning. TLDR, always check the bolt first, and then check the magazine for deformations., Everything else os operator error usually.
Rich, i'm not aware of anyone selling those kits. Chinese exported rifles setup like this into the USA in the 80s but I haven't seen bayonet kits sold separately.
50 years ago I carried and handed out AKs. Carried a squirter bottle of atf fluid to hose them down to keep them working. Never has so much trouble keeping a M16 running.
Did anyone see TFBTV do the PSA AK-104 review? The carrier and trunnion were so soft they were deforming and causing interference issues causing failures.
Never use cheap Vodka to lube your Kalash, use Stoli or Moskovskaya and you can also lube up yourself BUT, only after you have finished shooting for the day.
I only use plastic mags at the range. Will never trust my life to them. On defense mags stick to steel. They are battle proven.👍I have found plastic mags in ak more difficult to lock in. In a defensive firearm, seconds count.
@@StevenSmith-pt8rz Only plastic mags I trust are the Bulgarian "Circle 10" magazines and original orange Bakelite magazines but the latter have been priced sky-high due to "collector insanity" at least the Russian ones that recently came on the market (within the last 10 years). Orange Bakelites are battle proven and being proven daily in Ukraine and other conflicts around the globe but I have no qualms with Eastern bloc-specification (Romanian, Bulgarian, Polish, etc) steel mags though, not anything American made.
What about "Stovepipes"? Although most common with Bolts with loose tolerances that can move/twist away from the ejector.... AKA.... my last3 AKs! A Romy GP1975 did it after break-in, so sold it and got a SAM7 years back.... the SAM did it, got rid of that and recently for a Beryl! Haven't tested it yet but the bolt has the same type of sagging and twist play as the prior 2.... Maybe it'll workout! Fingers crossed! I've heard that often the Factories put in a loose fitting bolt when they accidentally weld the ejector rail too low, so that it can still bypass it but the issue is that on the backstroke over a loaded mag, the fresh rounds in the mag push the slow upward and the ejector has a more shallow fitment in the bolthead! Just crazy I keep running from this issue and landing new stuff that is near identical in spec!
I have never heard of such a problem like that before. Would lead me to believe the trigger group was at fault somehow. Check for any metal on metal occlusions and possibly polish the pins and pin holes and further examine your conditions, environmental factors and quality of ammo you use. I suppose anything can happen but I would lube the trigger, trigger pin and disconnector with a good grease that will stay put and serve to seal out the entry of firing residue and other contaminants.
My Riley Defense had a hard time fitting the mag right out of the box. There was an imperfection in the mag well area that had to be shaved down to allow the mag to click in all the way. Also, after shooting a couple hundred rounds, there was a couple of tiny pieces of what looked likes debris from a bullet that go lodged into the space around the firing pin just like Mr. Rob Ski said!!
Happy Easter to you and your family. I actually need to get new magazine springs. Any recommendations on what brands? I didn't see any mag springs in the akou store.
