Thoughts, experiences?
Posted on 06/02/2018 10:08:12 PM PDT by Reno89519
The Romanian SAR-1 AK-47 type rifle produced by ROMAK S.A. was imported into the US by Century Arms in 1998-2003. I just got on trade a 2000 model. Mostly "new" condition. Does anyone have any thoughts and experiences with this model?
Thoughts, experiences?
No one needs a WEAPON OF WAR mister!
I bought one about that year range a long time ago. I bought many magazines when the Colorado Mag Ban was looming. I fired it with all magazines and never had a misfire. Maybe 20 mags fully loaded and one after the other.
Hey, I am preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse!
That look almost exactly like a 12ga shotgun a guy wants to sell me. A JTS? Anyone know anything about them?
Zombies are Democrats. Which equals communists, which equal Russians, Kalishnikov was Russian. He designed the AK 47. Goodgawd man you know where this is leading? On a lighter note it’s not a milled receiver like the old aeuthentic Russian models but if it shoots what the heck. A shooter but probably not a collectors item. The M1 Gerand was all milled early on and it slowed production. The Thompson was milled and took too long to make. Along came a new 45 machine gun. If you’re shooting fine. If you’re a collector all it takes is money. Stay safe.
Someone should tell the Koreans
La Riots store owners protect store with guns(Original recording)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRc_FlmW2Jc
“That look almost exactly like a 12ga shotgun a guy wants to sell me.”
Are you talking about a Saiga?
There were some Romanian AKs that had canted sights, and were impossible to zero. I think those were from military surplus kits.
In your last picture, directly above the trigger, there appear to be a pair of slots that I’m guessing something was originally supposed to clamp into. Then it appears that metal bits got pounded over them, partially covering them.
Anybody got ideas?
Those slots are for a Russian scope mount. A lever clamps it in place.
(At least in theory) It falls off every third shot.
Canted sights? I checked this one for that and it luckily does not have that problem.
Put ACE folding stock on and new forehand. Fixed it up and now a decent shooter.
Yes, scope mount. Didn’t come with the attaching arm or scope. Plan on looking for the attaching arm but really have no plans for that. Trying to keep a mix of metal, red dot, and scope choices on my guns overall. Less red dots because of astigmatism that leaves the dot a bit screwed up anyway.
Yes, the wood is hopefully as is. I’m going to look for a wood pistol grip, which appears available but for some reason was swapped out as part of the import licensing process. The gun did come with a complete set of Magpul furniture so I might swap to keep the wood unscratched as I’ll be sharing the gun with a pair of ten year olds.
The SAR-1 is comparable to the WASR 10. The SAR-1 is a good AK rifle but the lack of a bayonet lug and threads would bug me (thanks Bill Clinton). If it doesn’t bother you, enjoy the AK and blast away. You definitely need some surplus steel combloc magazines for her.
At my AK party last month, I helped a guy with a SAR-1 put his rifle back to the original configuration. We swapped out the gas block and threaded the barrel.
Not sure I'll miss the bayonet. I don't have one for my AR-15 even though it does have the mount.
Make sure your Front Sight Block has the hole, spring and peg to secure any muzzle device you add to it. If the hole wasn’t drilled, you’ll need to swap out the FSB. It’s not hard but you’ll need a hydraulic press. If you just need the peg and spring, those are easy to find at Apex, AK Builder, Brownells, etc.
They usually run good, but rough on the exterior, which isn’t a big deal, it is an AKM!
Someone had to convert it, so common issues would be the magazines being real wobbly when inserted which can cause feeding issues and the front sights being installed canted, some will be bad enough you can’t get enough windage adjustment to get the shots in the center.
that’s a side mount for optics.
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