Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. I have a 2000 SAR 3 in 223. Yes I know about the hammer problems. I "solved it" years ago by filing the face of the hammer flat till it hit flush with the bolt. I thought I was clever at the time. However, I am now concerned about what affects it might have had on the hammer heat treatment. Am I worrying about nothing?
I don't think you will have any problems. I don't think AKM hammers are surface treated. I have modified more than a few myself and personally have not had any issues, and no complaints from friends.
If you cut through the treatment, it will gall with use, depending. Isn't there a handy way to harden it again?
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I do not think the hammer face can gall. I do not know anything about a SAR but if the fcg is like other ak's
the only place it could gall would be the axis pin. As far as I know the only way to change the hardness of a metal
is with heat, if he took his time and used a file or dremel tool, I do not think he could get the hammer hot enough
with those tools. Unless he tried.
Last edited by l921428x; 01-07-2016 at 06:14 PM.
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If it hasn't since 2000 it isn't galling. OTOH if he wants to he can get some Kasnite and do a case harden on it to make the surface hard. The inside will remain softer unless it is of a grade of metal that can through harden. In wich case it might get too hard and crack. If it hasn't broken yet I'd just leave it a lone.
I put few rounds through it, less than 3000. Still I like the SAR 3 for its lack of recoil, accuracy and reliability. The only downside is the absence of replacement parts. I wish I had stocked up on those. The bolt is one of a kind I understand.
Originally Posted by studmuffin
Heat treat is changed and/or damaged by HEAT. If you just hand filed it (or even put it on a grinder but didn't get it smoking hot), the heat treat is just fine.
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I agree. I doubt that a Kalashnikov has any kind of special heat treating.
They probably just get the hammer red hot, then piss on it.
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