Darker Loaf
New member
So, to many people, AK's are synonymous with reliability. As I've said many times on TFL, I am a cursed man. Perhaps I am made of pure curses.
I bought a Bulgarian-made Arsenal SAM7-SF (a milled, side-folding AK-variant), which had it's own set of problems: the safety slid over the top of the top-cover (the safety itself seemed slanted in a way that promoted this and also the receiver was over-milled allowing the ambi-safety to move too far) and also I experienced extraction problems with a variety of ammunition (Red Army Standard--which seemed problematic, Tula, and Wolf).
So, I sent the thing back into Arsenal, only to receive it back, exactly as I got it, and no different. Being the long-suffering, stoic-type, I said, "Enough of this!" And I sent it into Firing Line out of OK. I ordered up a silly and gross variety of custom work sending my AK into the absurd $2k range (with original purchase and various parts), hoping they would set me straight... and so I waited with nervous baited breath.
I had them send it to my FFL as to avoid theft, etc... however, what I received was a box far too small. I looked at it and thought: "How did they fit my rifle + spare parts + 8 Cerakoted mags into that?" Sure enough, upon opening, I was dismayed to find only a barrel, gas-system, and action/receiver, also Arsenal in 7.62x39mm, but owned by an individual in FL!!!
This is just my luck. As I've said, many times on TFL, I've had about 50% of my guns, or parts orders, messed up with reputable vendors. Thankfully, they were able to catch my rifle enroute via UPS to the individual in FL... I can't imagine what the look on his face would have been to see a complete rifle, Cerakoted and kitted with 8 Cerakoted mags, instead of just a barrel, gas-system, and converted receiver.
The handler from the Firing Line, OK, was new on the job (three-days), and has corrected it, but this is what it is like to be me: perpetually cursed.
NOTE: Also, though I've had really good luck with Volquarsten (in 22/45 Lite), my recently received rifle was fraught with problems... grrrrr.....
I bought a Bulgarian-made Arsenal SAM7-SF (a milled, side-folding AK-variant), which had it's own set of problems: the safety slid over the top of the top-cover (the safety itself seemed slanted in a way that promoted this and also the receiver was over-milled allowing the ambi-safety to move too far) and also I experienced extraction problems with a variety of ammunition (Red Army Standard--which seemed problematic, Tula, and Wolf).
So, I sent the thing back into Arsenal, only to receive it back, exactly as I got it, and no different. Being the long-suffering, stoic-type, I said, "Enough of this!" And I sent it into Firing Line out of OK. I ordered up a silly and gross variety of custom work sending my AK into the absurd $2k range (with original purchase and various parts), hoping they would set me straight... and so I waited with nervous baited breath.
I had them send it to my FFL as to avoid theft, etc... however, what I received was a box far too small. I looked at it and thought: "How did they fit my rifle + spare parts + 8 Cerakoted mags into that?" Sure enough, upon opening, I was dismayed to find only a barrel, gas-system, and action/receiver, also Arsenal in 7.62x39mm, but owned by an individual in FL!!!
This is just my luck. As I've said, many times on TFL, I've had about 50% of my guns, or parts orders, messed up with reputable vendors. Thankfully, they were able to catch my rifle enroute via UPS to the individual in FL... I can't imagine what the look on his face would have been to see a complete rifle, Cerakoted and kitted with 8 Cerakoted mags, instead of just a barrel, gas-system, and converted receiver.
The handler from the Firing Line, OK, was new on the job (three-days), and has corrected it, but this is what it is like to be me: perpetually cursed.
NOTE: Also, though I've had really good luck with Volquarsten (in 22/45 Lite), my recently received rifle was fraught with problems... grrrrr.....
