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Posted: 5/16/2015 10:10:23 PM EDT
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My first Arsenal was the 106FR. The only mistake is thinking it'll be your last Arsenal!
The only negative is the magazines are fairly expensive these days. But that's a buy-once, cry-once situation that goes away after you have "enough" stashed away. Aside from that, they are a reliable and accurate AK rifle. My 106FR and UR are also great for shooting up the steel cased 223 some of my other rifles won't shoot. Cheap food source! Hope you enjoy! |
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Posted: 5/16/2015 10:24:31 PM EDT
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I bought one from a guy here...No regrets. Eats any ammo and is accurate.
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Posted: 5/16/2015 10:43:31 PM EDT
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Also bought one from a member here. Awesome gun! My first AK. Always liked the platform but I shoot at an indoor range and brass 7.62x39 is expensive as hell. Plus I already reload 223 so the slr106 made more sense to me. You'll definitely enjoy it.
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Posted: 5/17/2015 2:38:56 AM EDT
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accurate,more so than I expected,reliable and whats there not to like:
1/7 twist chrome line hammer forged barrel rock solid sidefolder stock magazines that were designed for the rifle,not cheap but worth it IMHO eats anything I feed it |
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Posted: 5/17/2015 10:33:56 PM EDT
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Yea, what he said /|\ /|\ /|\
 You done good! Super rifle, will eat anything. Just get be sure to buy the factory circle 10 magazines that are for the 106. I would go ahead and grab enough mags, availability has been spotty in the past. They are expensive but really well made. The black are more durable but I've good service with the clear ones also.
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Posted: 5/18/2015 12:52:50 PM EDT
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Its a great rifle good choice ! I have the krink version in 556 and I love it not a single failure !
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Posted: 5/19/2015 12:46:25 PM EDT
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OP, some years back I bought a new Romanian SAR-3 chambered in 5.56.
I had people telling me that 5.56-caliber ak rifles sucked. BUT, using the recommended East German Weiger mags, it ran flawlessly and was plenty accurate. A WELL-BUILT ak using quality magazines will run just fine with decent 5.56 ammo. The former commblock countries can build ak-74s that are reliable (unlike most American-built ones) and they can build 5.56-caliber aks that are reliable too. You did just fine with your purchase. |
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Posted: 5/20/2015 2:20:59 PM EDT
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^^^
There seems to be some belief that "AKs aren't designed for 5.56". Personally I don't understand it. They weren't originally designed for 5.45x39 either, but then they were. I've had discussions with people who basically refuse to believe any 5.56 AK is in use by a real military. |
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Posted: 5/21/2015 1:32:21 PM EDT
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the real issue is the taper of the 7.62x39 or in this case the 5.45 vs the 223/556 that caused issues in the earlier 223/556 AKs. Now that it has been solved by redesigning the bullet guide it's a non issue. Buy some good quality Bulgarian mags and enjoy!
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Posted: 6/1/2015 4:24:28 AM EDT
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First off, Bulgarian AK's are awesome, just as good if not better than Russian AK's. Russian and Bulgarian AK's are all I will buy and I've owned a lot of AK's. The Arsenal SLR-106 is the most accurate mass produced AK you're going to find. I think the SLR-104 and SGL-31 are up there too, but the real advantage is 5.56 ammo. You have brass cased ammo in different weights and match grade ammo available. The 5.45 and 7.62 calibers can even come close to the quality of 5.56, that is their real limitation. I think the other guns would be in the same league accuracy wise if not for that. My SLR-106 shoots 1.0-1.5 moa with 55gr soft point crappy federal ammo.
Don't be down man, the SLR-106 is awesome, you're lucky to get one, I think they stopped importing them a while ago. |
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Posted: 6/4/2015 11:41:16 PM EDT
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Refresh my memory: Beginning with which "letter series" is the 106 series considered good-to-go regarding reliable feeding? There was supposed to be an issue with earlier mags too, I think, but how to determine if a mag is an "earlier" or a "later" is beyond me.
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Posted: 6/5/2015 12:09:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Refresh my memory: Beginning with which "letter series" is the 106 series considered good-to-go regarding reliable feeding? There was supposed to be an issue with earlier mags too, I think, but how to determine if a mag is an "earlier" or a "later" is beyond me. Read the sticky on top of the page concerning 556 feed ramp fix, pictures and explanation about the early mags. |
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Posted: 6/6/2015 3:45:10 AM EDT
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Thank you for the good feedback. Has anyone tried firing wolf WPA ammo in the rifle? My wife purchased about 500 rounds of it for me as a surprise. I have tried it years ago in 9mm and found it to be somewhat dirty.
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Posted: 6/6/2015 10:53:10 AM EDT
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I only run brass in my rifle this might be a 1 off but check it out
http://www.theakforum.net/forums/19-ammunition-reloading/167237-wolf-brown-bear-223-killed-my-slr-106-barrel-less-than-7000-rounds.html |
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Posted: 6/6/2015 12:39:34 PM EDT
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There's been others that have gone to 15k without the barrel death
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Posted: 6/6/2015 3:25:52 PM EDT
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Even though I don't doubt bimetal bullets do more wear over time, I also bet that guy was mag dumping a lot of that round count.
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Posted: 7/21/2015 10:29:45 PM EDT
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Anything post BD prefix is good to go.
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Posted: 8/8/2015 1:44:00 PM EDT
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Its a great rifle good choice ! I have the krink version in 556 and I love it not a single failure ! Indeed - I have three krinks (two pistols and a rifle), as well as the CR variant. They are good to go. The only way you made a bad choice was if you overpaid - the 106's seem to go for pretty darn cheap (my UR rifle was $900 OTD, NIB - the CR rifle was $715 OTD with somewhere around 1k rounds through it). I've also seen the pistols available for $500 before shipping/transfer, and I paid around $620-$650 for mine. |
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Posted: 8/22/2015 8:10:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Refresh my memory: Beginning with which "letter series" is the 106 series considered good-to-go regarding reliable feeding? There was supposed to be an issue with earlier mags too, I think, but how to determine if a mag is an "earlier" or a "later" is beyond me. rifles with the "BD" prefix and later were good to go. I use both gen mags and havent had issues but the first gen mags had grooves for stripper clip guides while the second gen eliminated these. |
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