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This is SERIOUS. Slam firing is almost always due to an overlong firing pin and/or a weak or missing firing pin spring. The AK design is a closed-bolt design and was not intended for slam firing (unlike some open-bolt type auto weapons). Premature ignition (firing before the bolt is locked) can cause not only head separation but release high pressure gas into the action. Not good at all. To put it simply, the "gunsmith" screwed up! I would say take it back, but it might be better to try another smith. I always advise taking a gun to a "competent gunsmith", but there seem to be fewer and fewer of those. Many of today's self-styled "gunsmiths" are tinkerers who can sometimes replace a part or put a scope on a pre-drilled receiver, but who don't understand guns or gun design.
[This message has been edited by Jim Keenan (edited March 18, 1999).]
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