Century AK's? How good?
I see them on GB at $369. It seems cheap. Are they worth the money?
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Well, they are a Century. Hit or miss. On the other hand, the AK was designed to be made in 3rd world work shops and maintained by the same, so even a poorly assembled Century will work. Big thing to watch for on them is the canted barrel/sights, dremeled out mag wells, and the trigger slap. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by kissgoodnight
I see them on GB at $369. It seems cheap. Are they worth the money?
If you get a good one, yes.
If not, no.
Don't forget that Kalashnikovs are made of stamped sheet metal with relatively few moving parts and plastic or plywood furniture. They don't cost a lot to buy, because they don't cost a lot to make!
If you just want a functional gun, the Century should work fine, just don't expect too much in the way of nice fitting, tool marks, etc. As mentioned, biggest thing to watch out for with one is a canted (twisted) front sight.
If its a problem, trigger "slap" can be remedied with a relatively inexpensive TAPCO trigger (around $30).
There isn't a great easy fix for magazine "wobble" you might see with a sloppily dremeled out magazine well, and personally I'd pass on a gun like that.0 -
Was fixing a Century Yugo RPK type today, because the front sight was 5 degrees (at least) off from TDC.
The barrels they use must be really soft or the barrel shanks are oversized, because to get the laser bore sighter down the muzzle, I had to force the slant comp off of the thing. Clearly the threads were "flared" at the muzzle from the pressure of pressing the bbl into the trunnion.
In order to chase the threads with the 14mmx1LH die, I had to punch out the pin which holds in the detent plunger, elsewise the plunger would pop into the die and give me a headache.
So I took out the plunger, chased the threads, put the plunger back in and used a punch to put the pin back in.
While whacking on the punch, ONE HALF of the barrel fixing pin (the big one which holds the bbl IN the trunnion) fell OUT of the trunnion. Clearly, whichever Angry Beaver was pressing barrel pins that day, had no clue (or simply ignored) the CRACK sound of the hardened pin shearing and had just seated it anyway. This was a "new" gun with a new US bbl and less than 30 rounds through it.
It did not take the 20ton press to remove the other half of the bbl fixing pin, it simply tapped out.
NOW THESE THINGS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO TAP OUT. One is supposed to use some serious pressure to press them into place.
Now I've got to indicate the thing in, make a custom pin for it (probably 7.75mm) ream out the hole, establish cleanup, and press the pin in place properly with a goodly amount of anti-seize compound.
A simple "fix crooked front sight" job turned into a 3 hour PITA.0 -
quote:Originally posted by llama
Well, they are a Century. Hit or miss. On the other hand, the AK was designed to be made in 3rd world work shops and maintained by the same, so even a poorly assembled Century will work. Big thing to watch for on them is the canted barrel/sights, dremeled out mag wells, and the trigger slap.
Most 3rd world countries, can put them together better than Century, or Hesse/Blackthorn/Vulcan, so I wouldn't put my eggs in a basket, where there is a 50/50 chance of them being scrambled. Yes, the ones made by Arsenal are a little more pricey, but you have something that will be right when you get it.
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