What you experienced is common. Give it a couple hundred rounds and the problem should go away.
Wasr-10/63 Jaming Question
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Hello every one, Iam new to this forum and new to AK47
Few days ego I purchased a Romanian Wars10/63 and used Barnaul fmj bullets.
I did not oil the gun because the store stated that it was oiled at the factory. It felt more like grease then anything, and even after touching the mags my hands were yellow blackish color. So anyway I go to the range and start shooting. First 20 rounds were fine then it started. One in every 5 rounds would not get loaded into the chamber and the bolt would get stuck mid way. It would push the bullet and get stock, not just stock and bullet free flowing. After I loaded another mag with 30 rounds it started jamming more often, sometimes 2 shots, one jam.
The guy at the range said it might be because the gun is new and I should give it a good oil down. So I went home stripped the whole thing down, used a hopper#9 solvent and then rem-oil spray. I did not take it to the range yet (waiting for paycheck to buy more ammo), but is this a common problem, should I worry, or do you think the oiling solved it? Also if it helps I can make the cocking mechanism get stuck in the middle with out any bullets (after the oiling)
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Few days ego I purchased a Romanian Wars10/63 and used Barnaul fmj bullets.
I did not oil the gun because the store stated that it was oiled at the factory. It felt more like grease then anything, and even after touching the mags my hands were yellow blackish color. So anyway I go to the range and start shooting. First 20 rounds were fine then it started. One in every 5 rounds would not get loaded into the chamber and the bolt would get stuck mid way. It would push the bullet and get stock, not just stock and bullet free flowing. After I loaded another mag with 30 rounds it started jamming more often, sometimes 2 shots, one jam.
The guy at the range said it might be because the gun is new and I should give it a good oil down. So I went home stripped the whole thing down, used a hopper#9 solvent and then rem-oil spray. I did not take it to the range yet (waiting for paycheck to buy more ammo), but is this a common problem, should I worry, or do you think the oiling solved it? Also if it helps I can make the cocking mechanism get stuck in the middle with out any bullets (after the oiling)
I made it stuck
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I would advise that you thoroughly clean your WASR. If the stoppages go away you've solved your problem.
If they don't go away you have eliminated debris as the cause for the stoppages.
Cleaning a firearm never hurts.
Sometimes finding an answer to a problem is a matter of eliminating possible causes until you arrive at an issue that makes the problem disappear.
Mike
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Ok so I did another 160 rounds and it got a little better but not by mush. I got frustrated on took it back. I traded my ak47 for ak74 for the same price. Any comments, suggestions ?
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Umm about what???
Other then the basic furniture it looks nice, and it's cheaper to shoot right now with the price of surplus ammo.
If you like to shoot 223/556 you'll love this.
Oh, if you want to dress it up with wood, Apex has a good deal on used Bulgy 74 stock set
My only issue with the AK 74 comes from the first hand accounts from some of the Russian troops during the Russian/Afghan War. They said that the 7.62X39 mm round was a much better man stopper than the 5.45X39 mm round. They also said that the 5.45 round tended to keyhole at moderate ranges. Other than that It should be as reliable as any other Kalashnikov platform rifle. The ammo is noticeably cheaper, which is a plus.
Mike
Mike
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