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Posted: 12/25/2011 6:26:26 PM EDT
| WASR 3, are they worth getting or am I just looking for trouble? |
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The WASR-3's that were imported up until 2009 were notorious jam-o-matics. On many of these, the magazine catch was filed down too much. It didn't help that Century shipped these with a converted 5.45 mag that was not native to the rifle.
I haven't seen any problems reported with the post-2010 WASR-3 imports. And in any regard, WASR-3's need to use Weiger mags in order to function reliably. I'm not sure what current availability is on these mags, but at one time they were $30+ each. If you're interested in a 5.56 AK, the Arsenal SLR-106 is a reliable weapon. Unfortunately, it will also cost 2x what WASR-3's run There are other reliable 5.56 AK's (Chinese, Yugo, etc.), but they each use proprietary magazines that are expensive and sometimes difficult to find. |
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WASR 3, are they worth getting or am I just looking for trouble? Well, this is just my opinion, but for about the same price, you can get a .223 MAK90. As for the Norinco mags, they pop up on the EE quite often. For about the same price as a WASR-3 and some Weiger mags, I think this would be the better option. A few months ago, I found 8 of the Norinco .223 mags a gunshow that I got pretty cheap, and had to get a Norinco .223 rifle to go with them!  So far, I have put 300 rounds through it with no problems at all.  Of course, there is the SLR, but you would have to put out some extra $$$ for it.
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Look around for a SAR-3 if you want a good .223 AK. Mine has been flawless and accurate as hell. Weiger mags are the standard mags that work correctly in the SAR-3 and WASR-3, and if you get lucky like I did you can run Bulgy Circle 10's and modified EG bakelites too.
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