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PSA AK47 Gen 3 Failure
- Thread starter Jayc71
- Start date
Yeah he's a pretty good gauge for initial reliability. 5k rounds shouldn't be considered a lot though.
Like I said man, (poop) happens. I wouldn't be happy if it happened to one of my guns either, don't get me wrong. But as long as the manufacturer takes care of it, I'd be happy. I've had to send a few guns in for fixes over the years, just never an AK.
The timing makes me suspect that when PSA released the AK74 they made some changes to the firing pin for the 7.62x39 rifles. Perhaps a new provider for them, or some other design change. Either way you look at it, they changed something at about the time the 5.45 guns rolled out, and it's causing several cases of over-extending firing pins or even worse, broken firing pins.
Like I said man, (poop) happens. I wouldn't be happy if it happened to one of my guns either, don't get me wrong. But as long as the manufacturer takes care of it, I'd be happy. I've had to send a few guns in for fixes over the years, just never an AK.
The timing makes me suspect that when PSA released the AK74 they made some changes to the firing pin for the 7.62x39 rifles. Perhaps a new provider for them, or some other design change. Either way you look at it, they changed something at about the time the 5.45 guns rolled out, and it's causing several cases of over-extending firing pins or even worse, broken firing pins.
Update.
Got my hands on some Golden Tiger ammo, so took the PSAK out today and put two mags through it with no issues. I checked the spent cases too and didn't see a single punctured primer, so I'm inclined to say this was an ammo issue with the cheaper Red Army Standard stuff I had initially. I'll update again if I see any similar issues with other ammo or with the AK.
Got my hands on some Golden Tiger ammo, so took the PSAK out today and put two mags through it with no issues. I checked the spent cases too and didn't see a single punctured primer, so I'm inclined to say this was an ammo issue with the cheaper Red Army Standard stuff I had initially. I'll update again if I see any similar issues with other ammo or with the AK.
From PSA today:
Hello dan,
The following repairs were completed on your Palmetto State Armory product:
Replaced the firing pin for one within spec. Test fired without issue.
In a few days you should receive your tracking number in another email once your item has gone through our quality control process.
Hello dan,
The following repairs were completed on your Palmetto State Armory product:
Replaced the firing pin for one within spec. Test fired without issue.
In a few days you should receive your tracking number in another email once your item has gone through our quality control process.
I go through "everything" even new make sure you dont see any rub marks from playing with actions proir to firing live rounds. Ive found pins coming up rivets too long protruding thing making contact where they shouldn't .. Had lead lock up gas hole one time . right out the box from psa .
Bless Fellow Humans
Bless Fellow Humans