Got the Romak3

[mk]

Hello All,back 6-23-00 I posted a question about wheather or not left over Dragunov part
would work in a Romak3 as was thinking about
getting one instead of another Drag. the
accuracy reports sounded pretty even for
half the cost.Well got it last night from
Tenneesee Guns,great people to deal with,
scope has the mil.reticle and silver body,
rifle came with all accs.had time to put 120
threw her today,some where in the last 2 bxs.
groups started comming in at 1 1/4" for 5
shots.with 203grn.spt. with a few mods.and
some handloads I've no doubt she'll do sub.
in. with a cold barrel,when it gets hot there all over the place.I'm happy with the
choice and thanks for everyones info.Now to
start on that trigger,and the loads.mk



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[Polyak]

Congrats mk!! Keep us informed of progress with her.

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[Polyak]

BTW, KVAR has 4 10 rounder mags and the Romanian SVD pouch going for $129 right now. I just ordered a set this past week. Prices on these mags keep going up and up, get em while you can.

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[mk]

Thanks for the heads up Ployak,I'm on the mags, while I've got you here,can you or
anyone else tell me what these are really
called in Romania? I've heard that FPK is a NATO misnomer,that they would not know what
that was in Romania,that Romak3 is just a
commercial tag,and then there is the PSL
what gives? Not that its a big deal,I just
like to learn all I can about my rifles so I
can be factual when I speak about them.
Thanks for any info.and be safe.mk

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[Polyak]

To tell you the truth mk, I forget http://www.ak47forums.com/smile.gif Tantal cleared that up in a post I think at the beginning of the year or right at the end of last year. I am almost certain that the PSL tag is definately not original, but the FPK might be? Sorry for the uncertainty here.

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[mk]

No problemo Polyak,I'll just do the archive thing on all the boards where I've seen
Tantal's name and see what I come up with,failing that I'll just ask him in an
email when I order one of his Kobra sights
this could be the excuse I've been looking for.HeHe....mk

[Ekie]

mk

I tried to find the info you asked for. Unable to so far. I even did a search under Tantal's user name and only came up with the Tantal thread that is reposted in the below thread.

Still looking.

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[mk]

Thanks much for your help Ekie.mk

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[AKDUDE47]

Ive been wanting one of these pretty bad, and have saved up some of the way then some cheap slut gun comes along and takes the money!
Ill get one though.. if its the last thing I do!
Anyone know if it helps to break one of these things in? Ive heard that on chrome lined barrels it really dosn't matter.
AKDUDE

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[mk]

Akdude, I dont know if it dose any good or not,but after all the years and all the rifles,this is the first one I deceided to
break in by the "book" I'll be shooting the
Romak along with my MAK this weekend for the
sole purpose of determining if the break in makes any deference in cleanning.mk

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[Ekie]

mk

The late Clinton Ezell referred to the Romanian sniper rifle as the FPK sniper rifle in his various publications. At times he would preface the name FPK as being a “common name” or “sometimes referred to as”. Peter Kokalis called the rifle the Romanian PSL/FPK in the August edition of Soldier of Fortune.

The closest I can find to an “official” NATO nomenclature is the FPK’s FOM (Foreign Material Numbers) designation. FOM designations are commonly used through out NATO. The FPK is FOM 1005-12-2-7.62-5.

I must point out that it is not uncommon for Americans to pronounce a foreign weapon in such a manor that it is unrecognizable to someone who speaks the language in question. For example I would be surprised if an Austrian would know what an AUG was.

I will follow a couple of other avenues to find you a better answer.

AKDUDE

“Break in”

First fire five rounds. Then scrub barrel with Hoppes Super Secret #11. Then swing the entrails of a young calf over the front half of the barrel, hehehehehehehehehe. Sorry AKDUDE that “break in” is pure Voodoo in my book


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[backblast]

Ahhh, break in, that's illegal! http://www.ak47forums.com/smile.gif

Breaking in a bbl is very serious business. Regardless of how you think about it, there is a wrong way to do it. If it is not done right you will have problems for the life of the weapon. First you must carefully load the magazine to capacity. More than 5 mags is very handy. But for the first time out 2 mags will suffice. Then load mag into rifle and chamber round. Look before you pull the trigger for others around you. Fire one round making sure the function of the weapon is OK. Then let loose with all the mags you have loaded. The bbl will now know how it is expected to perform! It aint good till it's HOT!! http://www.ak47forums.com/biggrin.gif

I too do not subscribe to bbl break in on these types of weapons. Now if you have a super match bbl that has a life expectancy of 300-500 rds, then there is something to it. But this break in is called fire-lapping. cya

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[Polyak]

LOL http://www.ak47forums.com/smile.gif I didn't follow any kind of "break-in" procedure when I first took mine out. Whether that's right or wrong, I have no idea. I kind of feel about it like Backbalst does. If you had a competition type rifle I can see where it would be benificial.


Ekie: Thanks for that tid bit of info. I hadn't heard the NATO designation before.

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[ED4x]

Good info Ekie thanks for it.

As far as break in I shoot one shot to make sure nothing is wrong with the rifle then empty a mag to dirty the barrel. If I'm gonna sight it in that day I'll let it cool for a little while before doing so.

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[mk]

Ekie, Thank you much for taking the time to research an answer,I feel like a boob as I
have all the books Mr.Ezell authored, but
the recent discovery of how to turn on a coumpter is making me lazy I guess.
ED4, backblast, Polyak,as far as the break in gose I'd always thought it was voodoo-doo
myself had the time and figuered I'd just
go ahead and prove it by a side to side
"test".mk


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[Ekie]

mk

Good news. A member from the other board left for Romania today. He will be back in three weeks with the answer.

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[mk]

Thanks, Ekie will be watching for your post.mk

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[AKDUDE47]

I have always heard that breaking in a chrome lined barrel is a total waste of time. Is the Romak 3 chrome lined?
AKDUDE

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[ED4x]

Yes it's Chrome lined.

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[Ekie]

The FPK/PSL is called the LUNETA (scoped rifle)in Romania. Check out SHOOTER's thread in the Romanian section of the other board.

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[mk]

Thanks Ekie.mk

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