Klaas Vaak It all just depends on the condition of the ak. If you use it alot, it will break easily unless you take good care of it. I've had a few aks in my life time and fired thousands of rounds. And they only lasted about 2 years each. The only good ak I have that hasn't let me down is made in Russia. But, now I use an AR 15 and it hasn't jammed on me, hasn't had any miss fires or and malfunctions