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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - I managed to get a Krink!!! (Page 1 of 13)
Posted: 3/5/2024 6:53:57 PM EDT
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I went back and forth and couldn't make up my mind about an 8.5" 5.56 barrel. Tried to have a technical discussion about it but we had to respect the authoritah of the almighty MODS and the thread was locked. The MOD explain how very tired they grew filtering thru such tiresome threads such as ours. I only hope they somehow are able to regain strength and continue the vital mission of sparing our eyes of such painful content. But I was able to learn that an 8.5 barrel should be just fine just before we were silenced.... In a FLASH some might say. So I kept refreshing the PSA website and low and behold, the redwood Krink popped back up and I ordered it  such GHEY activity deserved a true HAPPY ENDING |
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Congrats OP, hope it works out for you! But at the risk of pissing people off here, "heavy handed moderation" is what has kept this technical forum from turning into the shitposting sideshow that is the AK Files these days. And before anybody accuses me of kissing ass, ask Dryflash or any mod for that matter, how many times they've banned or threatened to ban me, hell i'm on my last warning now. It's nice to have a place to discuss true technical aspects of the platform without a bunch of flaming and insults. Again, i'm as guilty as shit of being a dick in the past. Trying to reform now as my life has finally taken a turn for the better. |
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Quoted: Congrats OP, hope it works out for you! But at the risk of pissing people off here, "heavy handed moderation" is what has kept this technical forum from turning into the shitposting sideshow that is the AK Files these days. And before anybody accuses me of kissing ass, ask Dryflash or any mod for that matter, how many times they've banned or threatened to ban me, hell i'm on my last warning now. It's nice to have a place to discuss true technical aspects of the platform without a bunch of flaming and insults. Again, i'm as guilty as shit of being a dick in the past. Trying to reform now as my life has finally taken a turn for the better. I agree flaming and insults are off putting, perhaps someone could point out the flaming and insults that got the last TWO threads locked... |
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Quoted: I agree flaming and insults are off putting, perhaps someone could point out the flaming and insults that got the last TWO threads locked... I hear ya bro, but I never said that's what got them locked, just saying it goes on in other places, and maybe the dude is guilty of an over-abundance of caution in this instance, but for the 12 years i've been here he's kept this section of the forum nice and clean. Believe me, I locked horns with him on multiple occasions back in the day, but i've come to appreciate what he does, and all for zero pay. |
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Quoted: I hear ya bro, but I never said that's what got them locked, just saying it goes on in other places, and maybe the dude is guilty of an over-abundance of caution in this instance, but for the 12 years i've been here he's kept this section of the forum nice and clean. Believe me, I locked horns with him on multiple occasions back in the day, but i've come to appreciate what he does, and all for zero pay. I'm good. I won't be locking horns with anybody. I just want my Krink! glad I managed to get the technical information squeezed out of the last thread before it upset the order of things... |
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Quoted: I'm good. I won't be locking horns with anybody. I just want my Krink! glad I managed to get the technical information squeezed out of the last thread before it upset the order of things... Cool, happy you scored one, now just swap that barrel for a CHF-chrome-lined proper barrel.  Did you ever get those grips? Haven't checked the tracking.... |
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If anyone wishes to discuss moderation or the recent threads, please just send me an IM about it. Let's not use this or any other thread to attack our Mods. They volunteer their time, and they have managed to keep this forum running smoothly. Any disagreements or misunderstandings can be worked out. |
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Quoted: Good question, and how about drums? Last 5.56 AK I had was an M85NP that took stanag AR mags, it looked damn cool with a Magpul D-60. Will chicom type 84 40-rounders work? Quoted: Quoted: what 40 round 5.56 AK mag would work in the PSA Krink? Or is their such an animal? Good question, and how about drums? Last 5.56 AK I had was an M85NP that took stanag AR mags, it looked damn cool with a Magpul D-60. Will chicom type 84 40-rounders work? There are some Molot 45-round polymer RPK 5.56 mags out there. Royal Tiger had them when they were importing the Vepr-IV or whatever it was, basically an RPK-74M in 5.56. People want a lot of money when they pop up now. AC-Unity had quad-stack 45- and 60-round 5.56 mags at Arms of America very briefly. AoA pulled the listing after a couple days and I haven’t seen them come back anywhere; very curious situation. My suspicion is they ran afoul of someone’s patent and got cease & desisted. The RPK-16 has a new 96-round 5.45 drum but I don’t think either have been adapted to 5.56 aside from being rarer than shit anyway.  You could try the swap-the-follower trick on a regular RPK-74 mag but I’m pretty the universe kills a kitten every time someone does that. 
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Quoted: I'm jelly. It's my grail gun. How much? I think it was $1099, I checked out so fast I don't remember. $1205.99 with shipping and tax. I had to go look... I had one in my basket the day they came out and let it expire because I had changed my mind. Then I got an email the next day that they were in stock but checked too late and they were already OOS again before I went on the site. Today I checked off and on all day and when it was there, I jumped on it. No RAGRETS |
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Quoted: I was on PSA's site two times when they were available in the past week, both times I passed because of the 8" barrel/223 discussion thing going on. But I think 3 times is going to be a charmer for sure if I get another chance. I am not convinced that the ballistics will be great, but my main concern was keyholing. As long as I don't get that, I'll be good. Always considered this a range toy/ plinker. |
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Quoted: I am not convinced that the ballistics will be great, but my main concern was keyholing. As long as I don't get that, I'll be good. Always considered this a range toy/ plinker. What was the twist rate of the original AKS-74U? Wasn't somewhere between 1/6 and 1/7 as well? I think 5.45x39 generally has a longer projectile than 5.56x45 though, at least with the more common 55gr to 62ish gr that most Americans shoot. |
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Quoted: It is a fast 1/7 twist. What was the twist rate of the original AKS-74U? Wasn't somewhere between 1/6 and 1/7 as well? I think 5.45x39 generally has a longer projectile than 5.56x45 though, at least with the more common 55gr to 62ish gr that most Americans shoot. AKSU is 1:6.3. Longer projo but generally around 59gr. I do have some 77gr 545 and I'm loading it with 55gr. |
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Quoted: Plums popped up today. I could have snagged another one , but I let it go. Are these popping up at a certain time of the day? I remember the AK-Vs were hitting the site at like 4PM EST when they first came out. |
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Quoted: Are these popping up at a certain time of the day? I remember the AK-Vs were hitting the site at like 4PM EST when they first came out.  |
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Today is the big day, my Krink is out for delivery. 7 days is pretty fast shipping in my book. I have 23 mags loaded with 20 rounds each ready for a 460rnd range test. (Testing mag function and the Krink) 8 PSA 4 AC Unity 4 Bulgarian 4 Polish 3 AK556 by AC Unity Actually the Krink ships with a mag so I may load it up for a total of 24 mag test. Pics and range report later today if everything goes as planned
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Picked mine up at lunch. Here’s a few quick pics. Its overall looks very very nice. It’s covered in a film of oil. The wood looks super nice and it very slick feeling. Will get more tonight when I clean it up and will run to range at lunch tomorrow. So far so good on being pretty happy with it. Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Quoted: Picked mine up at lunch. Here’s a few quick pics. Its overall looks very very nice. It’s covered in a film of oil. The wood looks super nice and it very slick feeling. Will get more tonight when I clean it up and will run to range at lunch tomorrow. So far so good on being pretty happy with it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/23831/IMG_3054_jpeg-3157071.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/23831/IMG_3056_jpeg-3157072.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/23831/IMG_3055_jpeg-3157073.JPG @sajer is that Gloss Plum? |
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Quoted: It is the red. I wanted plum , but this popped up instead. Overall looks great on color. Interested to see the plum. Quoted: Quoted: @sajer is that Gloss Plum? It is the red. I wanted plum , but this popped up instead. Overall looks great on color. Interested to see the plum. Red looks good. I too want to see the gloss plum. It would be nice if @palmettostatearmory offered the gloss plum furniture separate like they do with other colors/woods.
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Quoted: Picked mine up at lunch. Here’s a few quick pics. Its overall looks very very nice. It’s covered in a film of oil. The wood looks super nice and it very slick feeling. Will get more tonight when I clean it up and will run to range at lunch tomorrow. So far so good on being pretty happy with it. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/23831/IMG_3054_jpeg-3157071.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/23831/IMG_3056_jpeg-3157072.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/23831/IMG_3055_jpeg-3157073.JPG Very nice! Congrats. |
[ARCHIVED THREAD] - I managed to get a Krink!!! (Page 1 of 13)
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