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Number1wabullet did your pap not work at all out of the box?
Thanks for your time...would like to fix this on mine even if its just a "could become" issue...
Last thing... is new carrier needed for the new bolt?
Actually the original carrier would have worked with the new bolt. The only reason I ended up with a new one is because Black river arms by mistake sent me a carrier instead of the bolt. I figured since I had it and it looked a little different then mine I would try it in my gun. It ended up functioning a LOT smoother then mine. The old carrier would have a tendency to hang up on the hammer, the new one didn't. But thats how I ended up replacing both.
To answer your question, out of the box the PAP did function. The whole carrier thing would have worked itself out im sure. The main problem I noticed really centered around the bolt. For one the stem seemed smaller in diameter which allowed for play between it and the carrier so that was another issue outside of the small pick up. Neither of these were issues on the other yugo I owned.
The bolt on the left is the one that came with the gun.
The carrier on the left is the one that came with the gun.
If you notice the gap between the bolt and carrier on the right, this is the play I was referring too. The new bolt was a better fit for both carriers.