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Posted: 12/9/2007 9:37:03 PM EDT

Got offered a Century AK , WASR I believe, it is a high-cap and not a home conversion of the mag well. However it is not threaded, more specify it looks like there is a collar or for lack of a better term, "thread protector" on the end of the bbl. There appears to be only a small weld holding it on.

My question is, can this be about the bbl? is/was it a fix used during the ban and if so should I be able to file off the weld and remove it thus exposing the threads? Is it even possible there are even threads under it ?

I was told $250.00 for the rifle with 2 mags and an unknown about of ammo ( probably under 50rds) The owner swears that it's reliable and when asked about trigger slap he said that he never noticed any. Can I really go wrong with a sub $300.00 AK?

Posted: 12/9/2007 10:27:04 PM EDT

[#1]

To answer your thread protector question the answer is yes it is possible that if you carefully grind off that weld there maybe threads underneath. Thats exactly how my WASR10 was. Its a good deal if the sights AREN'T canted. I would buy it.

Posted: 12/9/2007 11:05:46 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
To answer your thread protector question the answer is yes it is possible that if you carefully grind off that weld there maybe threads underneath. Thats exactly how my
WASR10 was.

I guess that begs the question, what else could be under there if not threads? Do they make "pinned" on breaks that I could replace this with if it turns out there are no threads?

Its a good deal if the sights AREN'T canted. I would buy it.

I tried to check that, but at the time he had on a hideous railed cover on it ( he has the original too ) which made it difficult to see the front site post well. I thought there might be a slight bit of cant, lets just say it was not enough to jump out at my untrained eye.

Posted: 12/10/2007 12:56:21 AM EDT

[#3]

i was told that century is now asking about $400 or almost that much for their wasr line. I'd say buy it!

Posted: 12/10/2007 1:47:57 AM EDT

[#4]

I would buy it for that price provided you check the sights.Some have a slight cant that does not really hurt anything.Most of the wasr rifles have threads under the barrel nut,You can take a dremel tool with small cutting disc and just cut the tack weld,go easy it don't take much and you can still use the barrelnut.There are pin on type muzzle attachments if not threaded or you could thread it yourself which is not to difficult and the threaded type is much better than the pin on type.Just remember when taking the nut off that it is left hand threads and you will need to push the small pin in just above the nut on the front sight base while turning the nut.My wasr's have been very reliable they have some mag wobble with some mags but others are tight.Good luck.

Posted: 12/10/2007 4:59:12 AM EDT

[#5]

Sounds OK so far, also see how level the side rail is in being parallel to the bore/top of the rec. I've seen them 1/8"+ lower at one end.

Posted: 12/10/2007 7:54:33 AM EDT

[#6]

Assuming the sights are properly zero'd you can check sight cant by how far the front sight is drifted to one side or the other in the front sight block. If the front sight post is well centered but the rifle has a windage adjustable rear sight cranked way over, that's another sign of sight cant.

Trigger slap is easily fixable, or you can cheaply replace the FCG. Sight cant, as long as it's not so bad that the rifle can't be zero'd, may look bad but it won't affect the rifle.

IMO, you can't really go wrong with this deal.

Posted: 12/10/2007 9:07:43 AM EDT

[#7]

I would ask if you can shoot it first. I wouldn't hesitate to buy it if it was in good working order. I bought one a while back and am happy I did, thinking about buying another one down the road.

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