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Posted: 5/18/2005 10:57:09 AM EDT
| I have noticed that alot of people on this forum prefer to buy or have an AK with dimples on the side of the reciever. My big question is why? What do the dimples do other than give the AK a different look from say WASRs. |
| The dimples (depressions) on a standard AK are actually what holds the magazine tight when it's inserted into the weapon .... WASR's use steel plates welded in place to do the same job ... Sometimes they are out of spec and this allows the mags to wobble ... Just poor workmanship on some of the WASR's ... Hand pick these if at all possible |
just because there are dimples it doesnt mean that mags wont wobble. |
My WASR won't even take a waffle mag. I gotta use steel mags only in it. Other than that it's a great rifle. |
You may have to widen the mag well to accept them. I had to do some "work" on my wasr to get it to accept drum. Boy that was one of the smartest moves I have ever made. The wasr was made to shoot a 75rd drums in rapid fire. The gun lets off this real nice "happy smoke" after each drum. |
take a file to the bitch and it will take waffle mags. |
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It was explaned to me that the dimples are really called "coining". This prosess helps to reenforce a stamped receiver, reducing flex in F/A fire.It dosen't seem that they even contact the mag usually.Off the AK subject, if you think about it an Uzi has dimples they're just skinnier and longer.Just a thought. E. |
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