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Posted: 9/11/2019 6:57:38 PM EDT
Anyone have one of the WSAR 22 cal. rifle? If so what are the good and bad things about these rifles. If you have one please post a picture of it.
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No answers, So I guess therewere not many imported then.
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[#2]
Yep, I've never seen one..
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I have only seen 1 before; looked like a normal wasr at glance.
Not any help I know but have been going to shows for years and have seen exactly one. SinisterDouble68 |
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I won one at auction for $350.00. This is the only one that I have seen. Came with one BDM. I checked the BDM web and they sill had some magazines and small parts on hand. Order one magazine and small parts kit. Now I have a AK 22 that is hard to find. Got to clean it up and got to the range and see how she runs.
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Chiappa is importing them as the rak22.
https://www.atlanticfirearms.com/products/chiappa-rak-22-rifle |
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The Romanian 22 Cal rifles imported by Century Arms were hit or miss and the big problem was lack of mags. The new RAK 22 Rifle made in Romanian and imported by Chiappa has been solid and really no complaints from our shooting clients . The only drawback is there are no high capacity mags for the rifle so you are limited to 10 rounders .
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ATLANTIC FIREARMS.COM
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I found one at a show a few years back and intrigued, I took a chance for $200 OTD.
It shot as good as any Ruger 10/22 I ever had so I added distressed wood, along with vertical front grip and proceeded modifying a few East German training magazines...a lot of work but finally reliable. Then BlackDog came out with their plastic version, which worked well and held 28, as I recall. A neighbor fell in love with it and I sold it and he told me later how well it shot. |
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How did you figure out the import time line of your WASR 22?
I also have one as well. Pickedup back in 2013. Used some of the takeoff furniture from my WASR 10/63. It's currently having the gas block replaced by a gunsmith with one that has a bayonet lug. Didn't like that it was neutered. Also he's going to fix the handguard retainer and scope rail. Overall, it's a good rifle as long as you tinker with it. |
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Originally Posted By Veers57: How did you figure out the import time line of your WASR 22? I also have one as well. Pickedup back in 2013. Used some of the takeoff furniture from my WASR 10/63. It's currently having the gas block replaced by a gunsmith with one that has a bayonet lug. Didn't like that it was neutered. Also he's going to fix the handguard retainer and scope rail. Overall, it's a good rifle as long as you tinker with it. View Quote WASR-22s usually have an eight digit serial number in a “XX-XXXX-XX” format. The last two digits are the year of manufacture, for example my rifle it is “05”. The middle four digits are the sequential build number for that particular year run, for example mine is “0030”. In every build year the four middle sequential numbers start back at zero so you could have a XX-XX22-05 (22nd rifle of 2005) or XX-XX22-06 (22nd rifle of 2006). Generally the last two digits on any WASR (WASR 10 for example) rifle also typically indicate the year of manufacture regardless of caliper with the exception being some WASR 10/63s since many were assembled with used (demilled) or previously manufactured military contract production rifle parts sets that were never used or assembled and demilled prior to use. @Veers57 |
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Ok, that makes sense now. Thanks for the info.
That puts my rifle from 2005, but its a much later production. High two hundreds. It's neat having small run items. Doing that with the BRN180 and KP15 right now. |
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I have two that I purchased back in 2008/2009 I think. I replaced the furniture with take-offs and plinked a little with one of them, then lost a job aand went back to school, moved out west and haven't used them since.
Anyone looking to buy one or two let me know. Im not using them. -kw |
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Originally Posted By kilowhiskey: I have two that I purchased back in 2008/2009 I think. I replaced the furniture with take-offs and plinked a little with one of them, then lost a job aand went back to school, moved out west and haven't used them since. Anyone looking to buy one or two let me know. Im not using them. -kw View Quote Shoot me a PM. Interested. Steve |
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Originally Posted By kilowhiskey: I have two that I purchased back in 2008/2009 I think. I replaced the furniture with take-offs and plinked a little with one of them, then lost a job aand went back to school, moved out west and haven't used them since. Anyone looking to buy one or two let me know. Im not using them. -kw View Quote I also would be very interested in one of these. |
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[#16]
There is a dedicated sub-forum for the WASR 22 rifles at www.theakforum.net
https://www.theakforum.net/forums/wasr-22.83/ |
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