SAI "SOUTH AFRICAN AK"

[Paul]

Took the Russians almost a decade to get it right.

Yep. And modern machining techniques have made machined receivers much cheaper to develop and scale.

[Tayls]

Presume that this is chambered in 7.62x39mm. Yes?

[Vaal]

They are substantially better even with the above than the SDI AKM's that came in... those things are rough as hell. Mags wobble in the mag well, and finish is not great.

But did it work? My 56 also made me bleed several times till I removed some sharp burs and to operate a AK out of the left shoulder leave you open for some abuse by the "romp deksel". But you'll learn one day

[Captain Hook]

Presume that this is chambered in 7.62x39mm. Yes?

Yup, and standard mags

[Mark357]

Any idea about the barrel life expected ?

I don't let my rifles lie around and go through at least 500 rounds of AK a month and its almost time to change my Norinco

[GAZZAMCK]

Any idea about the barrel life expected ?

I don't let my rifles lie around and go through at least 500 rounds of AK a month and its almost time to change my Norinco

I'm sure Tim shot his range type 56 until the gas tube disintegrated haha
That AK was doing a couple thousand a month