I’ve been wanting a trainer or a beater ak in 5.56. For the cost the PA 5.56 ak fits the bill as well as keep the mileage down on my other akm’s. Thanks for the video and nice handgaurds.
When you bought the WBP bolt, did you get the updated spring loaded bolt? That appears to be the only version that arms of America sells currently. Will the stock bolt work with the WBP carrier?
I'm doing the same thing and from what I read on the AOA site is the size of the tail of the bolt may not fit into the carrier so they recommend buying both. I personally recommend both because the stock carrier on the Pioneer is cast not forged. As far as I'm concerned it's a great upgrade anyway and I believe the carrier is only around $70
I have a pioneer 556 and it is over gassed. Threw in an alg stronger recoil spring and it's perfect. It's not ideal long term but I don't care. This is my beater gun.
I got the same modernized 7.62x39. Perfect gun for cqb if you upgrade it with some decent magpul mounts, red dot and etc.. I have seen some AR clones recently with 1k USD scopes mounted on them at the competition that failed at the start due to DF and the likes. It's not a sniper rifle by no means but neither is any AR. If you need a sniper rifle, go somwhere else. This guy may require some more additional bullets to hit, but when It hits, it hits hard. Reability counts.
I'm racing a governor trying to ban everything and I can't make up my mind I already have others but is this gun worth the money??? I need to order soon and need an old school ak guys honest opinion it's going to be an apocalypse project and need a solid base for a low price
Are you using the complete bolt carrier or did you swap the gas piston from the pioneer bolt carrier? I’m noticing that the WBP bolt carrier doesn’t always close all the way forward (maybe about an inch open) after I charge it. Did you have the same issue by any chance?
I have was wondering if the WBP would fit as I have it in my cart at Arms of America. I know they changed their firing pin to spring loaded instead of free floating.is that what the bolt comes with? And thanks for the information, very helpful.
Go with the zastava. Much better quality. Pioneer arms has too many QC issues. The finish on mine is terrible. I have a pioneer arms ak in 5.56 with over 2000 rounds and I had to polish/use a dremel on the throat of the chamber just to get it to feed properly. Way too many jams from factory. The extractor is garbage so I replaced it with a beryl extractor and that helped a ton. The firing pin on mine broke at just 800 rounds and good luck buying extra firing pins cause theyre always out of stock. I had to call their warranty people several times just to get a replacement
@@hensliit’s almost like ARs have been made domestically since the 50s and AKs have been made domestically since the mid 90s it’s almost as if 40 extra years of build and manufacturing lowers the cost of production significantly raises the demand and thus lowers the price who woulda thought
