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Posted: 5/14/2017 12:58:04 PM EDT
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Took out my brand new SLR104-31 today and ran into an issue.
Every 10 rounds or so the rifle would cycle very weird and the bolt would totally lock up an inch from being in battery. When I say locked up I mean there was no chance of pulling it back nor slamming it it forward to chamber. I was only using surplus 7n6 Once I removed the mag it would fire that round that wasn't totally in battery? I'm very confused to say the least. After about 30 or so rounds I was able to get two full high capacity magazines through it at the end of the day with it not happening again. Could this just be the rifle needing to be broken in? Any info or wisdom on this particular issue with the kalishnikov platform would be awesome. Thanks! |
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Does it hang up if you try to manually run thru a mag? |
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Just had to send my 104FR back for warranty.
They will make you pay shipping back, it was 40 dollars for me. They had my rifle for one month and their was zero communication. I received the rifle back with zero paperwork or explanation of what or anything was fixed/replaced. I guess I will have to trust Arsenals outstanding reputation that they fixed my rifle correctly. |
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Just had to send my 104FR back for warranty. They will make you pay shipping back, it was 40 dollars for me. They had my rifle for one month and their was zero communication. I received the rifle back with zero paperwork or explanation of what or anything was fixed/replaced. I guess I will have to trust Arsenals outstanding reputation that they fixed my rifle correctly. |
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To be honest I'm not entirely sure? |
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If they used a SAAMI spec gauge (which is what's mainly available in the US) then it would read too tight when compared to the CIP (European) standard. The fact that it's chambering rounds without issue would lead me to suspect the headspace is not too tight. This is my AK platform rifle so I'm in the dark. |
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Than any idea what it could be? This is my AK platform rifle so I'm in the dark. |
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That's not a valid test. When I first bought my Draco, I tried that when I first brought the gun home. It jammed every other round. But before I got excited, & called Century, I waited until I got to the range. There it never missed a beat. So the fact that it would not manually cycle, was moot, as it has no connection to what happened on the range, in MY experience. GARY 
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Gonna scrub it down, lube and grease the heck out of it. Barrel and brake was rusted like crazy. Cleaned it up but going to go thru it all. Hope it "just works" ;~)> |
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Kinda doubt the barrel threads and brake threads looked crappy from ammo... Could be wrong, if so, please confirm so I know to add a cleaning step, JIC. |
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Even non-corrosive ammo will build up carbon inside the chambered brake. If the carbone is not cleaned regularly, it will freeze the brake in place and crud up the muzzle. Just remove and clean the threads when you clean the rifle. Grease it or 10w40? 
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The 74 muzzle face and crown get filthy as all get out regardless of ammo. The carbon gets thick quick
Nothing to worry about, as said above just clean the threads and brake and you will be fine. Letting it rust is a surefire way to freeze the brake to the FSB, but not impossible to get off. |
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That's not a valid test. When I first bought my Draco, I tried that when I first brought the gun home. It jammed every other round. But before I got excited, & called Century, I waited until I got to the range. There it never missed a beat. So the fact that it would not manually cycle, was moot, as it has no connection to what happened on the range, in MY experience. GARY |
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It's very common for an AK to misfeed when cycling rounds slowly by hand. They are not meant to feed slowly and will do strange things when the BGC is not allowed to feed under spring force. Upon further research, I decided to make my own bullet guide (with 3/4" steel pipe cut in half), which was slightly longer than the store-bought guide; and, I beveled the front edge of the bullet guide so it would not scrape the bullets while cycling. I'm much better satisfied with my home-made bullet guides than with the ones I purchased online. They look more like the bullet guides in other traditional AK 47s, and I use standard AK mags. The bullet guide is almost touching the front of the mag, like the traditional AKs, whereas the store-bought guides had a gap/space at the front of the standard mag. They cycle fine, and shoot fine, and no interference with the bolt locking up in the breach. They even cycle better with hand cycling slower. Had the store-bought bullet guides been a 1/16th of an inch longer, with beveled edge on top, they probably would have been fine, in my opinion. I've not had one misfeed or jam with my home-made bullet guides. By-the-way, my converted Saiga AKs are excellent AKs in my opinion; and, they are 922r compliant. |
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