VEPR >223 vs 5.56 Part 2 Robinson Arms Email reply.

[War Dawg]

Guys I emailed Robinson arms about there VEPR.223 . I asked two questions.

#1 . Is the reciever fully heat treated ?

#2 What is there VEPR .223 cambered for . .223 or 5.56 ?

This is the reply .Chris,
I'm pleased to hear you are interested in our rifles. I'll do what
I can to answer your questions for you.

1. I don't know if the receivers on the VEPR are heat treated or not,
I'm sure they are, but that doesn't matter. The receiver is an RPK, the
best the AK world has to offer. The Russians have stated this receiver
is good to 25,000 rounds. Not many other rifles can say the same.

2. This is where we get into politics. You can't bring in a rifle in
that is said to be chambered NATO spec. Why? Because that is a
military round. While on the other hand the .223 is considered a
sporting round, and therefore can be imported. Most rifles are said to
be .223, but they are chambered to NATO specs. With that said our
rifles will shoot all NATO & SAMMI spec ammo.

I hope I've been able to answer your questions, if there is anything
else I can do for you please let me know.

B.J.
Production Manager

GaDawgxl@aol.com wrote:

> Im very interested in your VEPR .223 rifles. I would like to get one. Here's
>a couple of questions.
>
>1. Is the receiver completly heat treated?
>
>2. Is the Vepr .223 chamber size SAMMI spec's for the .223 or is it NATO
>specs 5.56 X 45 .There is a slight difference in the two types.
>
>Thanks for your time and help, Chris Martin
>
>Chris
>
>

I think he got the 25,000 wrong.I would think he meant 250,000.Becuase I got 25,000 through my Red Rider as a child.LOL. Cheer WarDawg

[FALPhil]

Originally posted by War Dawg
I think he got the 25,000 wrong.I would think he meant 250,000.Becuase I got 25,000 through my Red Rider as a child.LOL. Cheer WarDawg

Probably not. The forged steel FAL is good of 40K rounds. Considering that the AK receiver is a two-piece receiver with the trunion held in with rivets, 25K sounds about right.

[War Dawg]

Im not doughting you. I really don't know alot about the AK series rifle and longevity. But it seems like a low life count for a rifle.Even the FAL. The US Military M14 has been tested to last until 150,000- 180,000 rnds. WarDawg

[FALPhil]

I'm sorry. I should have been more precise. What I meant to say was that for a FAL, the mean time to overhaul is 40K rounds. You are correct; 25K rounds for a full lifetime of a firearm is short, especially for one which is full auto, which military AKs are.

[Shine]

Got a few milled receivered semi models. 2 have well over 25,000 rounds and still going strong.