trotsky
09-13-2000, 10:05 PM
All...
Got my Ak-103 from D&G today. It is reasonable.
Primary note: This is NOT a rifle for the general public. Rather, like the SAR3, it is a rifle that you should expect to do some work on. That does not make it bad - just not for the general public.
Why? An example... the grip hole on mine was badly done, putting the grip a wee bit too close to the trigger group. the effect? Worst possible for a layman: the safety does not engage. I can fix this very easily - a layman could hurt himself... or someone else.
OK - with that out of the way:
-receiver is very good. Not that rough.
-barrel work fair - clean parts, bad paint.
-trigger guard mod fair - no really rough welds.
-stocks GREAT - KVAR
-Trigger group: God knows. I do NOT think they are FSE though. I'm replacing mine immediately.
-Muzzle Break: '74 style, VERY good job, straight & well done.
-cleaning rod: decent (not great) ring welded to gas block base... it's OK, but I may chop it off and do my own... it holds the rod well.
Negatives: any and all problems come from poor craftsmanship - EASILY fixed by giving the workers a few cheap jigs.
- Grip hole: BADLY done, not square, resulted in safety not working = big ass lawsuit from John Novice, and trouble for US. I can deal with this, but D&G should worry about those that have no brain.
-"filling" rivits (4, aft end) put on by someone that was exposed to too much Jack Daniels... badly installed - I will remove mine & replace with better hardware (Silver Soldered from inside).
Pluses:
-Out of the box, feeds & cycles with Dummies - range this weekend.
-RUSSIAN: not from Albania (thank god)
-FINISH: WITH the crap paint, beats a SAR any day
-BOLT GROUP: Not screwed with, looks REALLY good.
CONCLUSION: It's worth the price - just. Plan on doing some shop work, and painting. KNOW what you are doing - but you won't need a barrel press or major welding facilities. Perfect Kit gun for those that know what they are doing, but are less than a Smith with a Mill.
9-14 UPDATE: Those ugly "filling" rivits in the aft end turned out to be really cheap Aluminum. I got ONE out with finger pressure http://www.ak-47.net/akcgi/smile.gif REAL AK steel Rivits will be going in here, silver soldered from inside.
[This message has been edited by trotsky (edited 09-14-2000).]
Got my Ak-103 from D&G today. It is reasonable.
Primary note: This is NOT a rifle for the general public. Rather, like the SAR3, it is a rifle that you should expect to do some work on. That does not make it bad - just not for the general public.
Why? An example... the grip hole on mine was badly done, putting the grip a wee bit too close to the trigger group. the effect? Worst possible for a layman: the safety does not engage. I can fix this very easily - a layman could hurt himself... or someone else.
OK - with that out of the way:
-receiver is very good. Not that rough.
-barrel work fair - clean parts, bad paint.
-trigger guard mod fair - no really rough welds.
-stocks GREAT - KVAR
-Trigger group: God knows. I do NOT think they are FSE though. I'm replacing mine immediately.
-Muzzle Break: '74 style, VERY good job, straight & well done.
-cleaning rod: decent (not great) ring welded to gas block base... it's OK, but I may chop it off and do my own... it holds the rod well.
Negatives: any and all problems come from poor craftsmanship - EASILY fixed by giving the workers a few cheap jigs.
- Grip hole: BADLY done, not square, resulted in safety not working = big ass lawsuit from John Novice, and trouble for US. I can deal with this, but D&G should worry about those that have no brain.
-"filling" rivits (4, aft end) put on by someone that was exposed to too much Jack Daniels... badly installed - I will remove mine & replace with better hardware (Silver Soldered from inside).
Pluses:
-Out of the box, feeds & cycles with Dummies - range this weekend.
-RUSSIAN: not from Albania (thank god)
-FINISH: WITH the crap paint, beats a SAR any day
-BOLT GROUP: Not screwed with, looks REALLY good.
CONCLUSION: It's worth the price - just. Plan on doing some shop work, and painting. KNOW what you are doing - but you won't need a barrel press or major welding facilities. Perfect Kit gun for those that know what they are doing, but are less than a Smith with a Mill.
9-14 UPDATE: Those ugly "filling" rivits in the aft end turned out to be really cheap Aluminum. I got ONE out with finger pressure http://www.ak-47.net/akcgi/smile.gif REAL AK steel Rivits will be going in here, silver soldered from inside.
[This message has been edited by trotsky (edited 09-14-2000).]