Hi all,
I wanted to give a brief review of the Waffen Werks AK 74 that I picked up from Classic Firearms.
http://www.classicfirearms.com/long-guns/ak74riflewusparts-2
Fit and finish of the rifle seemed good. Positive safety. Dust cover was a bit stiff but no real issue. As a note the finish is essentially parkerizing, so be careful when cleaning it. I tried using a brass brush to get a little spot of rust out of one of the seams and stripped the finish, that's my own fault. The finish itself is uniform and certainly makes the rifle look better than other AK variants I've seen. Solid stain seems fine, wood was in decent shape. The TAPCO mags fit snugly and loaded fine and the bag is a nice one. Haven't use the scope mount yet.
I wish it ended there. Took the rifle shooting finally. At 50 yds off a rest on a bench it was printing dead center elevation, but off the paper to the left in terms of windage. I'd estimate 8" left at 50 yds. Bringing the rifle in to 25 yds showed it printing 4" left. Multiple shooters encountered the same problem. The firearm was consistent at least. It functioned flawlessly as well in terms of feeding and ejecting.
In looking closer I noticed the front sights were canted. I should have inspected it better when I picked it up, I was just excited. I've made multiple calls and sent emails to Waffen Werks and all forms of communication have gone unanswered. The phone number on their website leads to a cell phone with the person giving Waffen Werks as her name, but no one picks up. Really disappointed. Almost feels like they closed up shop or something. I'm hoping they're just on some kind of break. Rifle's relatively useless to me until I get it fixed, unless I Kentucky windage everything. In looking online I seem to be in the minority with this problem, but there are a few others. Inspect the rifle very carefully before accepting the transfer.
Assuming I do get the issue fixed I do think it is a good value given that in the current market I've seen WASR 10s going for $800.
-TR
I wanted to give a brief review of the Waffen Werks AK 74 that I picked up from Classic Firearms.
http://www.classicfirearms.com/long-guns/ak74riflewusparts-2
Fit and finish of the rifle seemed good. Positive safety. Dust cover was a bit stiff but no real issue. As a note the finish is essentially parkerizing, so be careful when cleaning it. I tried using a brass brush to get a little spot of rust out of one of the seams and stripped the finish, that's my own fault. The finish itself is uniform and certainly makes the rifle look better than other AK variants I've seen. Solid stain seems fine, wood was in decent shape. The TAPCO mags fit snugly and loaded fine and the bag is a nice one. Haven't use the scope mount yet.
I wish it ended there. Took the rifle shooting finally. At 50 yds off a rest on a bench it was printing dead center elevation, but off the paper to the left in terms of windage. I'd estimate 8" left at 50 yds. Bringing the rifle in to 25 yds showed it printing 4" left. Multiple shooters encountered the same problem. The firearm was consistent at least. It functioned flawlessly as well in terms of feeding and ejecting.
In looking closer I noticed the front sights were canted. I should have inspected it better when I picked it up, I was just excited. I've made multiple calls and sent emails to Waffen Werks and all forms of communication have gone unanswered. The phone number on their website leads to a cell phone with the person giving Waffen Werks as her name, but no one picks up. Really disappointed. Almost feels like they closed up shop or something. I'm hoping they're just on some kind of break. Rifle's relatively useless to me until I get it fixed, unless I Kentucky windage everything. In looking online I seem to be in the minority with this problem, but there are a few others. Inspect the rifle very carefully before accepting the transfer.
Assuming I do get the issue fixed I do think it is a good value given that in the current market I've seen WASR 10s going for $800.
-TR
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