I thought AKs were supposed to be reliable. - Page 2

essohbe · August 5, 2012, 07:42 PM

Bad headspacing?
I don't know. Looks like it blew apart at the breech in the barrel trunion.

jason41987 · August 5, 2012, 09:20 PM

actually.. it looks like the trunnion was intact with the front part of the receiver... looks like the receiver tore in half itself... which makes me thing perhaps sub-standard metal may have been used to make the receiver itself... as the receiver itself shattered, that tells me the sheet metal was VERY brittle

raftman · August 6, 2012, 02:48 AM

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Same thing applies to Hi-Points............

What we have here is a failure to establish relevance.

Double Naught Spy · August 6, 2012, 08:39 AM

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I thought AKs were supposed to be reliable.

Well if one gun fails of a given variety, never mind the countless countries and companies that make them, then they all much be unreliable.

The gun in the video was reliable. It reliably blew apart when its tolerances were exceeded.

August 5, 2012, 07:42 PM	#26
essohbe Junior member Join Date: March 22, 2009 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 817	Bad headspacing? I don't know. Looks like it blew apart at the breech in the barrel trunion.

August 5, 2012, 09:20 PM	#27
jason41987 Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2012 Posts: 428	actually.. it looks like the trunnion was intact with the front part of the receiver... looks like the receiver tore in half itself... which makes me thing perhaps sub-standard metal may have been used to make the receiver itself... as the receiver itself shattered, that tells me the sheet metal was VERY brittle