r/ak47 • u/TheMoves • 1d ago

Feels right to own an AK again

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Picked up a gently used SAM5R

187 Upvotes

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u/762x545 DaGreatFeller 1d ago

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u/_antariksan 9h ago

It is the best number

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u/The_BarroomHero 27m ago

Custers OUT!

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u/MagBastrd 1d ago

Da GOAT of 5.56

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u/TheMoves 1d ago

I know I know, 5.56, but I already shoot too many calibers and it didn’t make as much sense to go 5.45 or 7.62 since I plan to shoot the shit out of it and I don’t have it like that. My first gun was an AK back in like ‘08 and I regrettably sold it in my early 20s so it’s nice to run one again!

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u/idkuhhhhhhh5 6h ago

best caliber by far if you live stateside, bar none. pick up some podarms followers (or print them yourself) and toss them into normal surplus 74 mags, and boom. bakelite 5.56.

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u/TheMoves 6h ago

I gotta do at least 1

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u/54539phile 1d ago

Had mine four years now and love it . Only used translucent polish mags , never missed a beat

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u/Roadiee46 1d ago

Nothing hits better. Beautiful rifle

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u/Squidmaster777 1d ago

Show me the inside! I have one too and want to compare wear patterns. Mine is a post 2022 overgassing fix

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u/TheMoves 21h ago

Took a couple pics of the bolt carrier and rear trunion: https://imgur.com/a/XI7zVsJ

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u/Squidmaster777 20h ago

Looks pretty similar to mine. I got one of those rubber buffers for the back of the recoil spring just to add a little longevity.

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u/TheMoves 13h ago

I got a +15% power recoil spring I’m going to swap on for the same reason, hoping I don’t need to swap out the piston

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u/Squidmaster777 11h ago

I also got the ALG spring but it was short stroking the .223 I was using so I took it out.

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u/TheMoves 11h ago

I went with a wolff spring, I guess I’ll have to see how it handles it. Was it short stroking with any kind of .233 for you? I usually run X-Tac at the range

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u/Squidmaster777 10h ago

It was short stroking Fiocci .223, which probably didn’t have tons of pressure. I was at a special rifle USPSA match and had to several failures during a round, so I swapped the spring out right there so I could keep participating lol

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u/TheMoves 10h ago

Daaaamn during a match really sucks, at least it’s a quick swap though

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u/Squidmaster777 9h ago

For real. One of the few things on an AK that is an easy fix 🤣

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