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Posted: 12/15/2006 10:45:54 AM EDT
| I've been reading that they are entry level rifles that need to be tinkered with? Anyone have any pros/cons about them? I've tried searching with no luck. Thanks in advance. |
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I personally wouldn't buy one without seeing it beforehand. Some of the magwels are opened too much causing a bad wobble, plus the FSB cant on some of them. Of course all the ones that I have shot function just fine. In conclusion... PROS:Cheap (cost) CONS:Cheap (quality) |
+1. Though I'm still an AK-newbie, I can affirm this from personal experience. The first AK I fired was a WASR, and definitely suffered from some magwell problems, in addition to mediocre-to-poor quality overall. However, I handled some other WASRs in a fun store earlier this week that exhibited much better fit and finish, and had tighter magwells. Seems to be somewhat hit-or-miss, so I would only buy in person. YMMV. |
| I have two WASR-10s. One I have had for several months and the other I just picked up recently from a guy in south Florida. I looked like it was new. FSB is straight and shoots accurately. The mags wobbles a little bit, but it is no big deal. My other one has no wobble. For the money, you can't beat them. |
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I got mine two years ago. Beside the FSB being slightly, slightly, canted....the rest is perfect. I have shot 4000 + rounds through it. (working on my next thousand rounds) The longest I have gone without cleaning the rifle was probably 500 rounds, and it still kept on going flawlessly! It's just a shame the price has gone up on ammo, but still cheap overall. Last time i bought 7.62 x 39 was at $75.00 for a 1000 rounds. Now I think the price is at $76.00 for 500 rounds at the same place, Sportsmansguide.com 
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I recently went to a new members house who contacted me and wanted to check out his WASR he bought at the gun show. He had refinished the wood and did a great job on it. Except for no dimples in the receiver it looked like a great rifle and appeared totally straight. If I needed another rifle and got a deal on one I would buy it but you should hand select one as far as I'm concerned. If you order one online and get one that is less than perfect you would probably be turned off to the ownership of an AK. |
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