11 responses to “Clearing AK Malfunctions (basics)”

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   Asamurai

   July 24, 2015

   What grip is that on your Magpul MOE AK handguard?

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      Rob Ski

      July 25, 2015

      This is from TDI Arms, their upcoming product

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   LeverDude in PA

   July 25, 2015

   Thanks for the vid, Mr Ski. I was also wondering (as Asamurai is above) – What is that handstop/AFG you are running on your AK there? It looks like the perfect size/dimension for an AK. Thanks!

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      Rob Ski

      July 25, 2015

      This is from TDI Arms, their upcoming product

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         LeverDude in PA

         July 26, 2015

         Ahh cool. Thanks, Rob. Looking forward to checking this out once it’s released.

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   Ethan

   August 2, 2015

   I catch looks all the time when I am hammering on my WASR to clear a stubborn jam. Glad to see I am not the only one who encourages “tough love” with their AKs!

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   Larry

   August 18, 2015

   Rob Ski, I have a Wasr-10 after about the first 100 rounds each time I take it out to the property it begins to have soft primer strikes. I use mainly Tula but tried Winchester white box to see if it was the ammo I was using but still light primer strikes after 3 or 4 rounds. I then brushed and soaked my bolt in solvents for several minutes, took it out put 100 rounds through it, again started having light primer strikes. I figured it may be the firing pin but after examining the pin the flat back didn’t seem to mushroom or be warped in any way. I have only put about 3-4 thousand rounds through it and the gun was purchased new with matching # parts. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Love the YouTube channel too.

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      Rob Ski

      August 19, 2015

      Have you try to check head spacing on it?

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         Larry

         August 19, 2015

         No, I figured since it ran flawlessly the first 3k rounds I eliminated that possibility from the list.

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            Rob Ski

            August 20, 2015

            Check it. Maybe something changed. This would be my first call. This and firing pin.

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               Larry

               August 20, 2015

               I just checked the head space borrowed some gauges from my buddy, and its all good. After looking at that I went back to the firing pin and it seems its a little deformed but nothing too major, so I went ahead and ordered a new FP.