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Posted: 3/31/2021 1:43:04 AM EDT
| Are the Hungarian AKM over-gassed? Why do they have the gas venting holes on both block and tube? |
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It's large scale. In fact, all factory Hungarian AK's sold in the US including Kassner pre-ban and K.B.I. post-ban had the vent holes on the gas block and the gas tube. It's almost like a Hungarian AK trademark. Had me puzzled. I'm still looking for a reasonable explanation. I know AK's are very forgiving. Is there a problem with such setup? |
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| Its true all the old original Kasner and immediate post-94 imports had this. I swap for a russian gas tube when I am swapping out the furniture anyway. Great rifles and until recently, a great deal could be had on the pre-94 Kasner imports these because it seemed that most people just didn't appreciate what it really was. Full factory / milspec AKM manufactured in a communist country before the fall of the Berlin Wall - complete with F/A bolt carrier serial numbered to the gun. I have a fixed and an underfolder. |
| I have the underfolder. It's a very nice representative piece of the Russian AKM. And, it's a factory built gun. I don't care for the funky factory stock set either. Swapped them out as soon as I received the traditional looking parts. (I still keep the original factory set for the future.) I've had two post-ban (the blonde thumbholes) and two pre-ban. I'll hang-on to the last one I have. If I let it go, I won't be able to find a fifth Hungarian. I may find one, but a huge price tag for sure that is out of my reach. |
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