[ARCHIVED THREAD] - WASR 3 Questions

Posted: 9/30/2004 3:30:31 AM EDT

Just found WASR 2 and 3 (.223) for sale at FAC website. Is a (low cap) WASR 3 the same as a WASR 10 just chambered for different caliber? Really want a .223 but was worried about availability of replacement mags and spare parts. What the diff between the WASR 3 and the SAR 3? Any reason the mag well couldn't be opened as with the WASR 10? Thanks.

Posted: 10/1/2004 4:04:51 AM EDT

[#1]

SAR3 used a Bulgy bbl, not sure if the Romys make their own 223 bbl yet. Too early to know about bbls, mag happiness..

Posted: 10/1/2004 1:46:27 PM EDT

[#2]

mag happiness..

What does this mean?

Posted: 10/2/2004 6:04:56 AM EDT

[#3]

will it fit and feed as is or with what modifications

Posted: 10/2/2004 11:46:24 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
mag happiness..

What does this mean?

SAR3s were only completely reliable with Weiger mags. 5.45 Bakelites could be modified to work. Anything else was a crapshoot.

Great guns with the right mags, though.

Posted: 10/3/2004 8:19:10 AM EDT

[#5]

Think I will stick with the WASR 10 for now. Any chance of working .223 mags becoming available at a later date? Or are they just going to get rarer?

Posted: 10/3/2004 8:27:26 AM EDT

[#6]

I have 3 SAR-3's and Bulgy waffle mags work 100% in all of mine. You have to do a very minor mod to get them to work. Few worked without my mod.

One day when I have time and these mags are back on the market in quantity, I will share my trick with the world.

It literally takes 30 seconds with a file.

Posted: 10/10/2004 5:43:13 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
SAR3 used a Bulgy bbl, not sure if the Romys make their own 223 bbl yet. Too early to know about bbls, mag happiness..

This is a myth. The SAR-3 .223 barrels are indeed of Romanian manufacture, not bulgarian. They just incorporated the 90 degree gas block on this prototype.

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