Romanian PAR-1

[geoint]

I found a Romanian PAR-1 online and I am extremely interested. Do any of you guys have any experience with the PAR-1? Just with google, Ive read they are more reliable than the PAR-3 but other than that, I couldn't find much

[69Mach1]

Typical Romanian AK quality, but it works as advertised. For about $200, you could convert it to semi auto.

[geoint]

Typical Romanian AK quality, but it works as advertised. For about $200, you could convert it to semi auto.

what is 'Typical Romanian AK quality'? I own or have spent a lot of time around Saigas, VEPRs (including a Krebs upgraded VEPR) and Yugo M92 paps but have never been around a Romanian AK.

Also, I think I would keep it pump action just for the novelty of it.

[Quiet]

As a pump-action, it can uses detachable magazines.

[johnthomas]

I have one. I love it. It is fun to shoot and a great conversation piece. When I got it, it had wood furniture. I bought the butt stock, scope mount and receiver cover without the rear sight. I could not find any replacement parts anywhere for it. The fore grip is plastic. I haven't needed any parts, I just wanted to get the fore grip and pin and front part of the stock. How much are they asking?

[CSACANNONEER]

It is not a normal pump action. It is designed so the action is opened using the pump action and closed using the recoil spring. In other words, let the forend go and let the action slam shut. They are a neat novelty gun. The rear sight sucks and the barrel is extra thin. But, they also allow the round to use all it's force to propel the bullet down range instead of using some of it's power to cycle the action like semi autos do.

[johnthomas]

It is not a normal pump action. It is designed so the action is opened using the pump action and closed using the recoil spring. In other words, let the forend go and let the action slam shut. They are a neat novelty gun. The rear sight sucks and the barrel is extra thin. But, they also allow the round to use all it's force to propel the bullet down range instead of using some of it's power to cycle the action like semi autos do.

Not letting spring do it's job and trying to follow through the pump sequence like a shotgun doesn't work so well, lol. I wonder if anyone has ever clocked the speed of a pump rifle compared to a semi. Your post makes me believe you bought one of these, lol.

[ShooterDK]

I owned a couple of PAR-3's on a whim. They sat in the safe for quite awhile and after reading about cycling issues I decided to sell them.

[CSACANNONEER]

Not letting spring do it's job and trying to follow through the pump sequence like a shotgun doesn't work so well, lol. I wonder if anyone has ever clocked the speed of a pump rifle compared to a semi. Your post makes me believe you bought one of these, lol.

I saved one from being converted to semi auto. I have enough semi auto AKs and wanted a PAR-1 to be different.