WASR 10/16 Quality - Page 2

380ACP · July 11th, 2009, 07:23 PM

My WASR is boring, all it does is go bang when I pull the trigger.

I get tickled when people poke fun when I say it's a WASR, only to find when I come with them to the range that my gun not only looks better than theirs, but shoots better too.

Granted, mine didn't come looking like that. I refinished the stocks and polished the bolt carrier.

Mine has no cant or wobble to speak of. Great fun at the range, and as solid as you would expect any AK to be.
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Blackeagle · July 11th, 2009, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bal_g23

do you know about the bolt carrier group and barrel?

There is one potential issue with the bolt carrier on WASRs. Century replaces the gas piston/op rod with a US made part for 922r compliance. Unfortuantely, they weld it into place rather than riveting it, as is done on the original. The gas pistol is supposed to have a little bit of play in it, but welding it fixes it in place. Lots of rifles run all right with a welded piston, but you can have someone drill the weld out and replace the piston with a new one and rivet it in place.

bal_g23 · July 13th, 2009, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Blackeagle

There is one potential issue with the bolt carrier on WASRs. Century replaces the gas piston/op rod with a US made part for 922r compliance. Unfortuantely, they weld it into place rather than riveting it, as is done on the original. The gas pistol is supposed to have a little bit of play in it, but welding it fixes it in place. Lots of rifles run all right with a welded piston, but you can have someone drill the weld out and replace the piston with a new one and rivet it in place.

This is what I was thinking about. I thought I heard something like that somewhere. Is it possible to just buy a new piston and drop it in yourself?

Blackeagle · July 13th, 2009, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bal_g23

This is what I was thinking about. I thought I heard something like that somewhere. Is it possible to just buy a new piston and drop it in yourself?

As I understand it, you have to drill out the weld, replace the gas piston, and rivet in the new gas tube. I would consider that beyond my limited gunsmithing abilities, but YMMV.

bal_g23 · July 13th, 2009, 01:09 PM

way beyond mine too

SuRpLuS · August 3rd, 2009, 11:45 AM

to be quite honest I would never buy a gun without looking at it in person... I went in the other day and picked up a underfolding wasr 10 took it apart and put it back together, looked through all of it, and made my decision... to be quite frank my wasr runs circles around my friends $1500 ar 15... and it was (with tax) under 500... this gun is just like any other gun you can get for 500 over, so long as you check (personally) for defects....

July 11th, 2009, 07:23 PM	#11
380ACP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Auburn, AL Posts: 214	My WASR is boring, all it does is go bang when I pull the trigger. I get tickled when people poke fun when I say it's a WASR, only to find when I come with them to the range that my gun not only looks better than theirs, but shoots better too. Granted, mine didn't come looking like that. I refinished the stocks and polished the bolt carrier. Mine has no cant or wobble to speak of. Great fun at the range, and as solid as you would expect any AK to be. . . . __________________ An intruder will be incapacitated by tear gas or oven spray, but if shot with a .357 Magnum will get angry and kill you.

July 13th, 2009, 01:09 PM	#15
bal_g23 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Washington State Posts: 270	way beyond mine too __________________ GUN CONTROL IS USING BOTH HANDS I believe its a shoulder thing that goes up - Carolyn McCarthy (D) The muzzle end of a .45 pretty much says go away in every language. -Clint Smith

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August 3rd, 2009, 11:45 AM	#16
SuRpLuS Ex Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 37	to be quite honest I would never buy a gun without looking at it in person... I went in the other day and picked up a underfolding wasr 10 took it apart and put it back together, looked through all of it, and made my decision... to be quite frank my wasr runs circles around my friends $1500 ar 15... and it was (with tax) under 500... this gun is just like any other gun you can get for 500 over, so long as you check (personally) for defects....