Why I like AKs

[meaty-btz]

Latest build, took it to the range today... to run function testing bla bla bla. Had a few tools with me: brass hammer, assorted screw drivers, that sorta stuff.

I was having major failure to extract, in fact once it jammed up and popped up the dust cover. I removed the dust cover and 5 empty casings dropped out Well, at least it can run with rocks in it, as it were. I knew what the problem was, upper rails out of alignment. After some use of eyeball MK1 measuring jig, sure enough it was off.. by about 1-1.5mm. Just enough room to give the carrier enough side to side motion to jump the extractor claw. Out comes the C clamp and after a few careful squeezes in the right places. Problem solved!

Also it is accurate. what other gun can you use a c-lamp and a hammer to do smith work on the spot. Anyways it is home now and taken apart to go into the park tank and for some furniture restoration.

[Sunday]

Have you noticed that for some reason the AK and the AR have been the most used and longest in service small arms used around the world.

[meaty-btz]

Have you noticed that for some reason the AK and the AR have been the most used and longest in service small arms used around the world.

Well, modern small arm. The brown bess was in use from 1722-1838 by the British Empire, subsequent uses in war are recorded all the way up to the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879! Wow.

The AR platform is solid now, accurate, extensible, the AK platform is a tank, you really could throw rocks under the dust cover and it will operate. Both are winning arms designs. The AK is far less adaptable than the AR whose modularity is to be envied. One lower and just about as many uppers in whatever caliber you want with just one lower. Impressive.

[The Paper Pimp]

no gun collection is complete without at least 1 AK and 1 AR

[tujungatoes]

yeah. you've got to love those sheet metal receivers.

Builder: "Hey it came out of the jig a little twisted"
Me: "Hold on I'll get the pipe wrench and a rag....*tweak*...perfect!"

[Paulie Lugnuts]

C-clamp? Pretty tenchical. I'd have thought a good size hammer would have fixed it.

[em9sredbeam]

Just don't clean it, that is like kryptonite it will stop working. To solve that, drop it in the mud and you are good to go. I am waiting until after I get out of this godforsaken place to build one.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

no gun collection is complete without at least 1 4 AK and 15 AR

Fixed.