AK 74 Issue

[Sonny]

Does anyone know a good AK armorer around Nashville, TN area?   I just got a Waffen Werks AK74 few weeks ago and i am having some failures to feed with it.

i have read that some people are talking about magazines sitting to low, the rail being to high but i am not very familiar with AK's and dont have the tools to fix things my self, the problem that i think i see is that when charging the weapon the bolt is not grabbing the bullet deep enough - it just grabbs it 2-3mm on the edge i dont know if thats normal but it seems by doing that it pushes the bullet out crooket and it will jam sometimes, on the other hand i may run 5-10 bullets fine and then it happens again.  All i have is 4 Tapco mags that came with it and i will buy some Bulgarian or russian mags to see if the mag is the problem.

any help and advice is apreciated.

 

thanks

[~48_South~]

I have had great success with Tapco Mags in my Arsenals in both 5.45 and 7.62 so I doubt as though the mags are the issue especially if it does it with all 4. Troy at In Range is your best bet for work that needs to be done on more of a local level from what I gather so you should get with him http://www.inrangec2.com/ (I have not used him personally but Ive read great things about his work) .Sorry I cant help you more,hope you can get it figured out and up and running soon.

Edited June 21, 2013 by ~48_South~

[Hershmeister]

Get some original military mags before you bother trying to mod the gun.


There is a reason the military mags cost more.

I have some spare East German ones

[dcloudy777]

Both above posters are dead on.  Try a different magazine before you spend any money on the gun itself, and if the gun does need work, nobody does AKs any better than Troy.

[Sonny]

Get some original military mags before you bother trying to mod the gun.


There is a reason the military mags cost more.

I have some spare East German ones

I think i should try out different mags before i start working on the gun,  can you sell me 2 of them - i work in Mt Juliet if that is close to you?

 

thanks

[Hershmeister]

Get some original military mags before you bother trying to mod the gun.



There is a reason the military mags cost more.


I have some spare East German ones

I think i should try out different mags before i start working on the gun, can you sell me 2 of them - i work in Mt Juliet if that is close to you?

thanks

Sure - shoot me a PM with your phone # and we'll work it out

[mk19]

Just in case it is not a mag issue, doesn't Waffen Werks stand behind their merchandise? Contact them about the issue if the different mags don't fix it, and have them fix whatever is wrong with the weapon. Make sure to have them send you shipping label so you won't have to pay out of pocket.

[austin7.62]

I'd contact waffen werks first. They have excellent customer service. They are in knoxville to boot.

[viscero]

Yep, WW is usually good to go but in the cases something has been wrong I've never known them to NOT fix a problem on one of their rifles.  Definitely check other mags though.

[50 cal]

I live near WW and have been in their shop. They will fix it. But like has been suggested, try original Bulgarian mags first. I had a Tapco that came with my first '74, it was hit or miss on wether it wanted to function on a certain day or not.
Invested in Bulgarian mags and never had a problem again.

[whitewolf001]

Well crap, I had 3 Russian Plums about 4 months ago I let go for $100 all fully loaded with a Romanian mag-pouch...

[whitewolf001]

Make sure your safety is in battery, if it's only partially down, it will hammer follow. Ask me how I know... :whistle:

[Sonny]

Got her all packed up and hot the shipping label from Waffen Werks she is heading to Knoxville so far I am very pleased with Waffen customer service very nice people to deal with and very fast to respond