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?
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....
Don't buy that AK-74, I hear it jams continuously.
Ping to the knowledgeable.
I do not know much about AK style rifles, but gas port adjustment has come up on some threads at http://www.surplusrifle.com
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.
ps Make sure everything is clean of any goop from storage.
It would have been better to spend more and picked up a Russian Kalishnakof. I’d never trust a Romanian weapon. Best of luck.
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.
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.
>> jams a lot. <<
Spam a lot?
Sorry about your friend.
I HAD a Romanian Century Arms SAR-2. 5.45x39. Worked, but you are right. It did jam a lot. It would also get shells stuck in the chamber. A lot.
Finally, after 1000 or so rounds, I got over the AK phase, along with the AK mystique and legend and was left with a cheaply built, stamped steal sharp edged ugly gun that jammed a lot more than it was suppose to according to -everone... Sold the Romanian and Bought a nice American made M-4 style AR-15. Do yourself a favor. Dump the commie junk and buy a real gun while you can. You won’t regret it!
its hopeless junk I’ll give your friend $75 for it.
You're going to have to give more information than it jams.
Does it jam when the cartridge tries to go into the chamber?
Or when the extractor fails to pull the case from the chamber?
Or when the extractor has pulled the case from the chamber and then leaves the case in the receiver?
I’ve built a number of 47’s and 74’s from parts kits, and both will cycle reliably if provided with good mags and decent ammunition. The 5.45X39 pro-mag is sized more appropriately to the Polish or East German AK-74 than the Romanian, but it can be very easily adapted to fit. Grab a set of small files, and simply remove material from the front lug and rear catch until the mag fits in the well perfectly. Much easier to work on the domestic plastic mags, cheaper than imported steel ones, and add three US parts towards your parts limit. I can post pictures of the ones I’ve filed to fit if you need a template.
Check that your ejector rail is making good clearance in the bolt, and that the bolt is reciprocating straight back without being forced left or right. The receiver for the AK-74 is based off the AK-47 receiver, and they will accept the same stock and furniture. The bolt assembly, front trunnion and barrel assembly (including gas tube and piston) are the only big difference, you can use the same aftermarket fire control groups (trigger, hammer) and springs. I’m curious, are your two axis pins (hammer and trigger) securely mounted, or could you be getting play in them? I’ve seen rifles jam up because the hammer was not being pushed straight back on firing, but was falling to the left and causing friction.
Even with the problems you described, if you want to get rid of it, I’d be happy to take it off your hands for some reasonable price.
Wow. knarf, you can’t be blamed since you’re new to the AK-74, but I’m surprised at how little you other folks who claim ownership to them and other rifles know. First, let me get to your issue, knarf. Your issue is likely one of two problems: a deficient ejector rail, or a rough chamber. In he case of the ejector rail, that can be fixed for under 100 bucks. Have someone TIG weld a bead to the ejector rail, and shave it down to fit. You could probably find a gunsmith who could do this for you. But, before trying that, try smoothing your chamber *NOT THE BARREL* with a brass 8mm bore brush, or some Emory cloth. I have heard of people attaching the brush to an electric drill to give uniformity, and expedite the process. That being said, a properly cycling and functioning AK-74 is an extremely reliable weapon that loses very little in the means of accuracy when pitted against ar-15/m-16 variants. You just need to know how to properly use it, apparently, many here don’t. It will also perform better under extreme conditions, AK variants have such a reputation because they can be dirty as a Tijuana hooker and still function.