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AK 74 jams
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| Feb. 19, 2009
| knarf
Posted on 02/19/2009 1:13:36 PM PST by knarf
Romanian 5.45x39 jams a lot.
TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: ak74; banglist; jams
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I bought this from a friend who is no longer around, it came new in a box, but the mags were used.
I ordered another mag from pro mag, but it is the wrong one.
As I watch the dry cycling, I see no way an ejection even occurs, but when I fire it .. I can pull off sometimes 2 rounds and then it jams.
The receiver seems to have too much space for such a small round, and I can't find any blow-ups or schematics I can look at to see if something is missing.
Any ideas?
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:13:36 PM PST
by
knarf
To: knarf
AK 74 jams Not knowing much about such weapons... if you reverse the barrel, will it become an AK 47 and work correctly? :-)
wish I could help you....
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:16:07 PM PST
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll)
To: theDentist
are you using the correct sized cartridge?
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:17:22 PM PST
by
Michigan Bowhunter
(Democrat socialist liberal scumbags.....how did we let this happen!)
To: knarf; absolootezer0
Any ideas? Don't buy that AK-74, I hear it jams continuously.
Ping to the knowledgeable.
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:17:34 PM PST
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: knarf
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:17:38 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(Barack Hussein Obama yunikku khinaaziir)
To: The_Victor
"Don't buy that AK-74, I hear it jams continuously."Too late ... but it wasn't that much.
Still .. I'd like to know why and if it can be corrected.
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:19:39 PM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: knarf
Even if it did work, I think all you would have would be a 10 pound gun that had just enough power necessary to cleanly kill a rat.
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:20:35 PM PST
by
SandWMan
(While you may not be able to legislate morality, you can legislate morally.)
To: knarf
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:22:03 PM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: SandWMan
you will need to know who made it and what timeframe it was made within. There were many design variations since its inception and the gun has not had the same reliability of the original AK
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:22:19 PM PST
by
Michigan Bowhunter
(Democrat socialist liberal scumbags.....how did we let this happen!)
To: knarf
ps Make sure everything is clean of any goop from storage.
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:24:12 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(Barack Hussein Obama yunikku khinaaziir)
To: knarf
It would have been better to spend more and picked up a Russian Kalishnakof. I’d never trust a Romanian weapon. Best of luck.
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:24:23 PM PST
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
To: The_Victor
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:26:23 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(Only the hypnotized never lie)
To: Puppage
AK-74 = Vista
AN-94 = Vista 64-bite SP1
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:27:43 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(Only the hypnotized never lie)
To: knarf
I'm not certain, but I believe many of the AK 47 and AK 74 parts are interchangeable. The AK 74 was just supposed to take the smaller round. Judging by your description of the jct cycle, is it possible someone scavenged and mixed up parts on your weapon?
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:27:46 PM PST
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: knarf
find a local smith. for as many different variants as there are, each has its own issues. some have mag problems, some have headspace problems, some have piston problems.. its best to be able to se it to try and diagnose it.
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:30:37 PM PST
by
absolootezer0
(thank God for Chicago: makes Detroit look wholesome by comparison.)
To: knarf
I’ve been told many times over , “don’t buy an AK made in Romania”.I have a ruskie made AK (SAIGA) chambered for 223 ....works fantastic.
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:34:30 PM PST
by
rsobin
To: rsobin
I have a ruskie made AK (SAIGA) chambered for 223 ....works fantasticMine's in .308. LOL. What a blast to shoot!
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posted on
02/19/2009 1:46:20 PM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: rsobin
Mine’s Chineese, a Poly Tech Legend underfolder in trust old 7.62 x 39. Bought it back in the early 80’s, and it still looks like new.
To: knarf
>> jams a lot. <<
Spam a lot?
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posted on
02/19/2009 2:21:11 PM PST
by
dangus
To: knarf
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posted on
02/19/2009 4:19:03 PM PST
by
VoiceOfBruck
(There's no such thing as "some" freedom of speech)
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