1/25/2024 0 Comments Fighter ak47 muzzle brake loose![]() My other suggestion is Rob Ski at AK Operators Union 47/74. They've had some develop cracks, which are often repaired/welded, more than once before the rifle is retired and the receiver cut up. Barrels are shot out when they no longer headspace or rounds start to keyhole. They only shoot at short ranges, so accuracy is not an issue. His information is very interesting and useful, but only partially relevant to the OP's question. My recollection is that milled receiver rifles ran nearly forever and WASR10s almost that long. He put more documented rounds through rifles than we will shoot in two lifetimes. With regards to durability, look up some of the older threads on the AK forums and from Doc Cheney/Ron Cheney/Battlefield Vegas on what has worked well at a machine gun rental range. ![]() I don't necessarily have single recommendation, but here are some ideas for your research. Quality has many components such as durability, reliability, accuracy, ergonomics, parts commonality, etc. My guess is that this is because very few enthusiasts - even out of the already small pool of truly dedicated carbine shooters - will subject an AK to high stress, high volume training, and the manufacturers know it. A lot of the AKs being made today for the commercial US market appear to be of questionable quality, especially with respect to durability. The problem is trying to figure out what “quality” means for an AK these days. I therefore don’t think paying quality AR prices for a quality AK is necessarily unreasonable in principle. I totally get that AK prices were artificially deflated for some time due to huge surpluses created by the collapse of the Warsaw Pact, and now are probably inflated a bit due to various import bans that seem to be restricting any new Chinese and Russian weapons. AK's were not cheap to make, they were technologically simpler than the AR for the ComBloc nations and their client states. When you want the same quality as a Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish rifle, with modern equipment and Western labor rates, the price has to go up. We were used to kit built guns, made with parts manufactured in big, licensed factories with ComBloc labor rates.
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