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1/5/2009 1:09:02 PM EDT
Got the new mak-90. Now how do i know its whats its suppose to be. suppose to be norinko , says,  made in china, has thumb hole stock. looks to be never shot, the barrel has a real fine ribbing texture to it that my other TGI AK doesn't have. just wondering can i look up the serial # or tell if its like a "kit" or something. sorry for sounding stupid but i'm new to ak,s and am always skeptical.
1/5/2009 1:32:24 PM EDT
[#1]
if it says made in china it is not a kit.
1/5/2009 1:35:40 PM EDT
[#2]
thanks, any thought on the micro ribbed barrel??
1/5/2009 2:51:39 PM EDT
[#3]
Chinese (Norinco and Polytech) AK barrels are thicker than other AKs.
1/5/2009 3:53:30 PM EDT
[#4]
Quoted:
thanks, any thought on the micro ribbed barrel??


Every MAK90 I've ever seen has that!

- Clint

1/5/2009 4:01:37 PM EDT
[#5]
The barrel was probably turned on a lathe to cut the profile when it was manufactured which would make it look ribbed (not for her pleasure though).
1/5/2009 4:08:38 PM EDT
[#6]
Quoted:
The barrel was probably turned on a lathe to cut the profile when it was manufactured which would make it look ribbed (not for her pleasure though).



I was told that they (ribs) were there to promote cooling, but Lord only knows who told me that.... I seem to remember that it was a gun dealer in the 90's, so who knows!

- Clint
1/6/2009 2:00:00 PM EDT
[#7]
Thanks for all input, love the gun, i'm changing over from the AR world.
1/6/2009 6:05:23 PM EDT
[#8]
It's ribbed, for her pleasure.
1/6/2009 7:45:17 PM EDT
[#9]
Quoted:
Quoted:
The barrel was probably turned on a lathe to cut the profile when it was manufactured which would make it look ribbed (not for her pleasure though).



I was told that they (ribs) were there to promote cooling, but Lord only knows who told me that.... I seem to remember that it was a gun dealer in the 90's, so who knows!

- Clint


It's lathe marks.  The better the barrel, the less obvious the marks.
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