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Posted: 12/10/2009 2:32:16 PM EDT
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Generally, as on any of my other rifles or pistols, tightness is a good thing thing to a degree.
I just received a PSL from Centerfire this week, and it is giving me fits. The gas cylinder latch only moves up or down with a hammer and punch...it's that tight. I still haven't been able to successfully remove the gas cylinder tube.  The safety also requires all of my entire hand and strength to move it either on or off. The side mount rails for the scope also require an act from above to move the scope...it took far too long to get it on in the first place, and it's not budging now. I can't remove it at all. If I unlock the latch for the mount, it flops a little, but will not slide to the rear at all.
Is this something normal with these rifles that are now flooding the market, or did I get a particularly evil one?? I'm supposed to go out to the big range here Sunday for some half mile gongs, but have no desire to take this one until I can get it completely apart to remove the rest of the cosmoline stench from this rifle that is driving my wife insane. No pie makes for a distracted and unhappy shooter. 
New to eastern-Bloc arms, only saw them as pickups my entire career and life after. Thoughts? |
My rifle was tight at first also. Seems the park is just glopped on. The scope rail on mine was tight and I couldn't get the mount to slide all the way forward so I lubed the rail and kept running the mount forward and back until it seated all the way forward. Took scope off and cleaned the rail and mount and it goes on very well now and locks tight. It's just a matter of use to slick things up, IMO. My gas tube lever on my 6 year old, well used Romo SAR-1 is as tight today as on your PSL. I have to use a plastic mallet to raise it. My PSL was that way for the first 3 times and now I can lever it up and down with my thumb. Tight is good in alot of ways ............................Mike
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.... I still haven't been able to successfully remove the gas cylinder tube. ....... Im sure you have, but just in case , be sure to remove the bolt carrier/gas piston first. Ive seen this happen a few times.... LOL, yes, I got that out first. I watched a few videos and read the manual a few times before attempting one last time last night. I took a wooden dowel to the release lever and wailed on it with a small hammer which eventually let the lever rotate up and out and I was able to get the gas cylinder tube out for cleaning/inspection. After another 2 hours of cleaning out dried out cosmoline from everywhere, I lubed everything up and reassembled. Still horrifically tight and the dowel and hammer had to be used on a few things. If only those two things would fix my horrifically inebriated front sights. 
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