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Posted: 2/4/2023 10:15:18 PM EDT
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Have a PSA 5.45 AK and a WBP 7.62 on order ahead of a potential AWB in my State. Never owned an AK before. The ban may actually extend to parts so what I want to understand is what spare parts I should have on hand to replace over time, basically what are the wear parts? Are they pretty standard like with an AR or do they vary by make and model? Sorry it's a stupid question. I will have a lot to learn over time but may not have a lot of time to order what I'll need. |
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The spare part for an AK is another AK. You could keep an extra firing pin, extractor, and springs if it made you feel better. PSA has a lifetime warranty. If anything does break, they send you a tag and it ships right from you to them, gets fixed, and ships right back to your door. |
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My take is; there isn't anything an AK that's particularly expensive. Buy a couple basic trigger groups, buy a couple spring kits, at least another bolt. Hell, put Gucci parts in your gun now and make sure you shelf the OE parts. Take it from a guy that lived in NJ most of his life, to inude the 94-04. Buy it all now, as much as you can afford. It's an personal and financial investment as various bans hit. |
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| My thought on this topic is; two is one, and one is none. If for whatever reason parts availability ceased today, what small parts would render a rifle useless if they were damaged and/or lost? Small parts are relatively cheap and plentiful, so one might as well stock up while we can. I take comfort in knowing that aside from the main components, I have sufficient parts completely re-assemble a rifle if need be. |
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Depends on manufacturer and quality. If good manufacturer with long track record (= non-US* made) then barrels wear out or receiver cracks near front trunnion around 60-80k rounds. I had a lemon, slide/bolt carrier cracked near piston after 45k rounds. Changing recoil springs every 10k is just smart. * AKs system is actually hard to do well: the steel material, hardness, treatment - process has to be done exactly right. Otherwise you get serious issues and guns that dont last. I have seen bolt tails mushrooming after 100 rounds so bad that firing pin does not move. This is why when buying AK buy from manufacturer from ex-comblock country which has track record of doing AKs to warsaw pact armies. You know that they are made right because commies had a habit of executing folks when guns failed QC. 😉 |
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Originally Posted By ArKansas47: How so? Originally Posted By ArKansas47: Originally Posted By vengarr: Bolts Recoil.springs. That's it in my experience. How so? He won’t be replying, as he passed on some time back I believe. The dangers of replying to/quoting old posts, and too many sub forums… |
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