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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:45 am


PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:06 pm


lol, guy had to disable comments because of all the RAGE.

But personally, don't think the problem is the AK, its that .223 conversion he had on it.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:40 pm


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lol, guy had to disable comments because of all the RAGE.

But personally, don't think the problem is the AK, its that .223 conversion he had on it.
That wasn't a conversion, that was the way the gun was made. Also, the problem was the giant gap that the safety closes over that the safety wasn't actually closed over let a ******** of dirt into the mechanism, jamming everything to s**t.
PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:42 pm


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lol, guy had to disable comments because of all the RAGE.

But personally, don't think the problem is the AK, its that .223 conversion he had on it.
That wasn't a conversion, that was the way the gun was made. Also, the problem was the giant gap that the safety closes over that the safety wasn't actually closed over let a ******** of dirt into the mechanism, jamming everything to s**t.

It's kinda sad, really. The 74 is based on the AK-47,a gun that's famous for its relaibility. It's embarassing when it's descendant can't even handle a little dirt.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:47 pm


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lol, guy had to disable comments because of all the RAGE.

But personally, don't think the problem is the AK, its that .223 conversion he had on it.
That wasn't a conversion, that was the way the gun was made. Also, the problem was the giant gap that the safety closes over that the safety wasn't actually closed over let a ******** of dirt into the mechanism, jamming everything to s**t.

It's kinda sad, really. The 74 is based on the AK-47,a gun that's famous for its relaibility. It's embarassing when it's descendant can't even handle a little dirt.
Kind of makes you wonder about that reputation, doesn't it? The design flaw in question is obviously common to ALL AK-pattern weapons.

Glocks have a reputation for exploding. They really don't. Neither do Arisakas. Nambu pistols were surprisingly accurate and reliable. The Chauchat worked reasonably well in the original 7mm Lebel. Not all reputations are as true as you'd think.
PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:15 pm


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lol, guy had to disable comments because of all the RAGE.

But personally, don't think the problem is the AK, its that .223 conversion he had on it.
That wasn't a conversion, that was the way the gun was made. Also, the problem was the giant gap that the safety closes over that the safety wasn't actually closed over let a ******** of dirt into the mechanism, jamming everything to s**t.

It's kinda sad, really. The 74 is based on the AK-47,a gun that's famous for its relaibility. It's embarassing when it's descendant can't even handle a little dirt.
Kind of makes you wonder about that reputation, doesn't it? The design flaw in question is obviously common to ALL AK-pattern weapons.

Glocks have a reputation for exploding. They really don't. Neither do Arisakas. Nambu pistols were surprisingly accurate and reliable. The Chauchat worked reasonably well in the original 7mm Lebel. Not all reputations are as true as you'd think.

True enough.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:23 pm


no, that dirt test would make any AK fail.

the problem is the large open section for the charging handle between the dust cover and receiver.

not only do you have dirt coating the trigger group,rails,gas tube, and entire BCG but you also have it covering the rounds and internals of the magazine


at least with the AR the gun is so tight that it doesnt let very much into the gun, and as a result the only thing that got seriously dirty was that exposed portion of the bolt carrier.
and after a few rounds fired, was shaken loose

watching how the dirt fell into that slot on the AK made for a very predictable outcome.
PostPosted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:42 am


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no, that dirt test would make any AK fail.

the problem is the large open section for the charging handle between the dust cover and receiver.

not only do you have dirt coating the trigger group,rails,gas tube, and entire BCG but you also have it covering the rounds and internals of the magazine


at least with the AR the gun is so tight that it doesnt let very much into the gun, and as a result the only thing that got seriously dirty was that exposed portion of the bolt carrier.
and after a few rounds fired, was shaken loose

watching how the dirt fell into that slot on the AK made for a very predictable outcome.
Makes you wonder... exactly how many third-world illiterate conscripts ever actually close the dust cover, though?

ETA: Also funny to know that if you ever drop it in combat and it gets a clod of dirt or sand kicked all over it, an AR is more likely to survive that than an AK.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:48 am


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lol, guy had to disable comments because of all the RAGE.

But personally, don't think the problem is the AK, its that .223 conversion he had on it.
That wasn't a conversion, that was the way the gun was made. Also, the problem was the giant gap that the safety closes over that the safety wasn't actually closed over let a ******** of dirt into the mechanism, jamming everything to s**t.

It's kinda sad, really. The 74 is based on the AK-47,a gun that's famous for its relaibility. It's embarassing when it's descendant can't even handle a little dirt.
Kind of makes you wonder about that reputation, doesn't it? The design flaw in question is obviously common to ALL AK-pattern weapons.

Glocks have a reputation for exploding. They really don't. Neither do Arisakas. Nambu pistols were surprisingly accurate and reliable. The Chauchat worked reasonably well in the original 7mm Lebel. Not all reputations are as true as you'd think.
nah, nambu's reputation for being terribly inaccurate was earned

it was the best of the japanese empire's arsenal of poor quality pistols.

the arisaka on the other hand is another story. their receivers were among the thickest out of any other rifle used in the war. definitely no reason for them to explode
PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:29 am


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lol, guy had to disable comments because of all the RAGE.

But personally, don't think the problem is the AK, its that .223 conversion he had on it.
That wasn't a conversion, that was the way the gun was made. Also, the problem was the giant gap that the safety closes over that the safety wasn't actually closed over let a ******** of dirt into the mechanism, jamming everything to s**t.

It's kinda sad, really. The 74 is based on the AK-47,a gun that's famous for its relaibility. It's embarassing when it's descendant can't even handle a little dirt.
Kind of makes you wonder about that reputation, doesn't it? The design flaw in question is obviously common to ALL AK-pattern weapons.

Glocks have a reputation for exploding. They really don't. Neither do Arisakas. Nambu pistols were surprisingly accurate and reliable. The Chauchat worked reasonably well in the original 7mm Lebel. Not all reputations are as true as you'd think.
nah, nambu's reputation for being terribly inaccurate was earned

it was the best of the japanese empire's arsenal of poor quality pistols.

the arisaka on the other hand is another story. their receivers were among the thickest out of any other rifle used in the war. definitely no reason for them to explode
Several members of /k/ who claimed to have shot one (one who posted timestamped pictures of his personal Nambu) are adamant that the gun is quite accurate and reasonably reliable, it just fires an incredibly shitty round, and is impossible to field-strip. Maybe some of the late-war Nambus were shitty... late-war Arisakas were ******** grenades.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:10 am


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lol, guy had to disable comments because of all the RAGE.

But personally, don't think the problem is the AK, its that .223 conversion he had on it.
That wasn't a conversion, that was the way the gun was made. Also, the problem was the giant gap that the safety closes over that the safety wasn't actually closed over let a ******** of dirt into the mechanism, jamming everything to s**t.

It's kinda sad, really. The 74 is based on the AK-47,a gun that's famous for its relaibility. It's embarassing when it's descendant can't even handle a little dirt.
Kind of makes you wonder about that reputation, doesn't it? The design flaw in question is obviously common to ALL AK-pattern weapons.

Glocks have a reputation for exploding. They really don't. Neither do Arisakas. Nambu pistols were surprisingly accurate and reliable. The Chauchat worked reasonably well in the original 7mm Lebel. Not all reputations are as true as you'd think.
nah, nambu's reputation for being terribly inaccurate was earned

it was the best of the japanese empire's arsenal of poor quality pistols.

the arisaka on the other hand is another story. their receivers were among the thickest out of any other rifle used in the war. definitely no reason for them to explode
Several members of /k/ who claimed to have shot one (one who posted timestamped pictures of his personal Nambu) are adamant that the gun is quite accurate and reasonably reliable, it just fires an incredibly shitty round, and is impossible to field-strip. Maybe some of the late-war Nambus were shitty... late-war Arisakas were ******** grenades.
forgot to take that into account.

the empire pretty much made it the duty of the people to assist in production so they had people putting together arisakas in their back yards using s**t quality steel.
PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:05 am


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It's kinda sad, really. The 74 is based on the AK-47,a gun that's famous for its relaibility. It's embarassing when it's descendant can't even handle a little dirt.
Kind of makes you wonder about that reputation, doesn't it? The design flaw in question is obviously common to ALL AK-pattern weapons.

Glocks have a reputation for exploding. They really don't. Neither do Arisakas. Nambu pistols were surprisingly accurate and reliable. The Chauchat worked reasonably well in the original 7mm Lebel. Not all reputations are as true as you'd think.
nah, nambu's reputation for being terribly inaccurate was earned

it was the best of the japanese empire's arsenal of poor quality pistols.

the arisaka on the other hand is another story. their receivers were among the thickest out of any other rifle used in the war. definitely no reason for them to explode
Several members of /k/ who claimed to have shot one (one who posted timestamped pictures of his personal Nambu) are adamant that the gun is quite accurate and reasonably reliable, it just fires an incredibly shitty round, and is impossible to field-strip. Maybe some of the late-war Nambus were shitty... late-war Arisakas were ******** grenades.
forgot to take that into account.

the empire pretty much made it the duty of the people to assist in production so they had people putting together arisakas in their back yards using s**t quality steel.
Yeah, I've heard all kinds of s**t about post-'43 Japanese weapons. The early-war weapons were ******** monsters, though... check the Gun Noobs thread for a story about that.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:50 am


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lol, guy had to disable comments because of all the RAGE.

But personally, don't think the problem is the AK, its that .223 conversion he had on it.
That wasn't a conversion, that was the way the gun was made. Also, the problem was the giant gap that the safety closes over that the safety wasn't actually closed over let a ******** of dirt into the mechanism, jamming everything to s**t.

It's kinda sad, really. The 74 is based on the AK-47,a gun that's famous for its relaibility. It's embarassing when it's descendant can't even handle a little dirt.
Kind of makes you wonder about that reputation, doesn't it? The design flaw in question is obviously common to ALL AK-pattern weapons.

Glocks have a reputation for exploding. They really don't. Neither do Arisakas. Nambu pistols were surprisingly accurate and reliable. The Chauchat worked reasonably well in the original 7mm Lebel. Not all reputations are as true as you'd think.
nah, nambu's reputation for being terribly inaccurate was earned

it was the best of the japanese empire's arsenal of poor quality pistols.

the arisaka on the other hand is another story. their receivers were among the thickest out of any other rifle used in the war. definitely no reason for them to explode
Several members of /k/ who claimed to have shot one (one who posted timestamped pictures of his personal Nambu) are adamant that the gun is quite accurate and reasonably reliable, it just fires an incredibly shitty round, and is impossible to field-strip. Maybe some of the late-war Nambus were shitty... late-war Arisakas were ******** grenades.

Worst part of Nambus was that little firing thing they did if you dropped it or squeezed it just right. Especially since you consider the fact that they were designed for tank crews.
PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:15 am


oh, and a good representation of the nambu's accuracy is in this vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImQ6w0q7eHk

nambu hits outer edges of the target and even the 1911a1 with it's crude style sights is connecting dots in the middle.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:05 pm


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