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Posted: 12/29/2014 11:19:22 PM EDT
| If you have gotten a WASR 10 QC inspected one from Atlantic, do they have a welded piston on the bolt carrier? I think I have a spare carrier from a romy g i could use if i had to but I just ordered a new WASR 10 and am hearing that the older ones from like 2007-09 some had a welded piston which is just not right by me. |
| Well some wasr do and do not have welded pistons. both coming from centry. i am just curious if they are still doing it or if someone has gotten one recently from atlantic. if mine is welded im gonna be a little disapointed and replace the entire carrier with a surplus one that is assembled correctly. |
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Well some wasr do and do not have welded pistons. both coming from centry. i am just curious if they are still doing it or if someone has gotten one recently from atlantic. if mine is welded im gonna be a little disapointed and replace the entire carrier with a surplus one that is assembled correctly. I can respect your position on the situation, but you don't necessarily have to replace the entire carrier. If you run across a welded piston to carrier situation, you can easily grind the weld and restore the piston to its original floating configuration. Many people did that back in the "old days". Its too bad the old Gunsnet board went to hell, because there was a lot of useful information on that board, including the subject at hand. That said, going along with the good Farmer, the welded piston generally doesn't create any issues. My 99 SAR 1 and my 99 SAR 2 are both welded, and I figure if it isn't broke, there isn't a need to fix it. |
| if it is welded in my opinion it is worse than broke it is not correct, Kalash did things the way he did because thats the way they were intended to be. I am sorry but I cannot do a welded piston but when I finally get it Ill deal with it then. Will a bolt carrier from a romy g work in wasr 10? |
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if it is welded in my opinion it is worse than broke it is not correct, You may be disappointed with any AK then, pretty much any one sold in the US is not completely "correct". Compromises and changes had to be made to make them legal in the US. The other carrier should work fine, but then the numbers will not match, which is not correct.  And since the piston is a US made part, you may be out of compliance (if you're worried about that).
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If you are worried about something like welded pistons on a WASR, how do you feel about WASR's not having stamped mag well dimples? Easy the most noticable thing about them nor can you really fix it. This. If you're worried about a welded piston, a WASR is not for you. |
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Thats fine thats how they come from the military arsenal. But they sure as hell didnt weld their pistons;q |
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That's why Century welds metal on the inside of the receiver after the opening in the receiver is hogged out. The Romanians weld those brackets in the receiver when it is made. They serve the primary purpose of magazine locator tabs for the single stack magazines. Without them the single stack magazines would flop around enough that the rifle wouldn't work.The tabs are milled off to the same width as the standard magazine locator tabs during the conversion process. The secondary purpose of the tab is to stiffen the receiver which happens to be the purpose of the indentations on an AKM receiver.. |
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The secondary purpose of the tab is to stiffen the receiver which happens to be the purpose of the indentations on an AKM receiver.. Quoted:
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That's why Century welds metal on the inside of the receiver after the opening in the receiver is hogged out. The secondary purpose of the tab is to stiffen the receiver which happens to be the purpose of the indentations on an AKM receiver.. This. The dimples aren't used to support the mag, which is evident when you look inside the magwell. The indentations of the dimples end short of the rails, which is what actually guides and supports the top of the magazine. |
| Also, note that even if it's welded that doesn't mean it won't float. All of my AKs have welded pistons but, IIRC, only one of them is rigid. I've never had a problem with either wobbling or rigid pistons causing an issue and I can only recall one person ever saying they have personally experienced an issue related to a welded piston. |
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