[Steel & Wood]

I had my WASR-10/63 at the range this past Wednesday to try out my Slide Fire stock and it kept locking back every three or four rounds. I thought it was the mags or maybe not lubed enough so last night I gave it a good cleaning.

It still had the issue :crying:

This morning I remembered that I had a recoil buffer in one of my Norinco AKs and so I put it in the WASR.......



NO STICKING!

Has anyone else experienced this problem in your WASR-10/63?

How did you fix it?

Any info is much appreciated - have a great Memorial Day weekend! atriot:

 

[Glockdude1]

I have them in my AK's. Never a problem.

1 Polytech
1 Yugo
2 Norinco's

 

[Dalton Wayne]

I took it out of my AK, they are all fluff and can doe serious damage in the long term, your better off without them.
If the AK needed one Kalashnikov would have included them in the design...

 

[Wishoot]

If the AK needed one Kalashnikov would have included them in the design...

^^^This^^^

 

[Steel & Wood]

I took it out of my AK, they are all fluff and can doe serious damage in the long term, your better off without them.
If the AK needed one Kalashnikov would have included them in the design...

Any idea what would make the bolt carrier lock back? It's actually more like it sticks and, if I push it slightly, it will release and return to battery. With the buffer in it the "sticking" problem disappears.

It seems like it's hanging up on something but I don't know what.

Thanks,

TGG

 

[m2hmghb]

Could it be a weak spring? Does the buffer have a hole for the spring assembly to go through or does it slightly compress the spring?

 

[ipscshooter]

Take the spring and gas tube off. Then run the bolt back to see where it's sticking. If that doesn't stick then it may be in the gas tube or an alignment issue with the gas tube and piston.

Carbon build up?

 

[AK_Stick]

I took it out of my AK, they are all fluff and can doe serious damage in the long term, your better off without them.
If the AK needed one Kalashnikov would have included them in the design...

Ok, I'll bite.


What "serious" damage can result from using a recoil buffer?

 

[HKLovingIT]

I have not tried a buffer. I don't see what it could really hurt.

I have a WASR 10/63. The bolt can be made to stick a little on the dustcover when manually cycling the rifle but has never stuck firing. If I do that with it just flicking the handle will set it free.

Maybe the buffer you are trying provides yours with enough bounce back to overcome the sticking point or stops it going all the way back to where it was getting stuck. Not saying it was getting hung up on the dustcover but if it was getting hung up somewhere in the process that would be my guess what the buffer was doing. :dunno:

Of course, I'm just totally talking out my butt and making conversation on a Saturday. :rofl:

 

[Steel & Wood]

I have not tried a buffer. I don't see what it could really hurt.

I have a WASR 10/63. The bolt can be made to stick a little on the dustcover when manually cycling the rifle but has never stuck firing. If I do that with it just flicking the handle will set it free.

Maybe the buffer you are trying provides yours with enough bounce back to overcome the sticking point or stops it going all the way back to where it was getting stuck. Not saying it was getting hung up on the dustcover but if it was getting hung up somewhere in the process that would be my guess what the buffer was doing. :dunno:

Of course, I'm just totally talking out my butt and making conversation on a Saturday. :rofl:

If I pull it back and stop it at the point where it was sticking before it WILL stay there until I push it forward. But if I pull it all the way back and let it go it works fine.

I have NOT done any live fire with the buffer installed yet, maybe this week or perhaps next week.

I just want it to work!

TGG

 

[HKLovingIT]

If I pull it back and stop it at the point where it was sticking before it WILL stay there until I push it forward. But if I pull it all the way back and let it go it works fine.

I have NOT done any live fire with the buffer installed yet, maybe this week or perhaps next week.

I just want it to work!

TGG

Take the dustcover off and cycle the bolt slowly and see if you feel any sticking points. :dunno:

 

[G26S239]

The only AK I have experience with is my Polytech AKS 762. AFAIK there were not any buffers available in 1989 when I got it. I have never used buffers.

 

[Steel & Wood]

Take the dustcover off and cycle the bolt slowly and see if you feel any sticking points. :dunno:

I will try that as soon as the kids wake up from their nap.

The only AK I have experience with is my Polytech AKS 762. AFAIK there were not any buffers available in 1989 when I got it. I have never used buffers.

I totally agree! My 1988 Norinco has been 100% with FMJ ammo!


TGG

 

[DFin]

I had an AK that would jam when the bolt carrier would apparently pop up and get stuck on the back end of one of the rails. Someone said the rails were made too short. It did not occur with a buffer installed as the buffer cushioned the carrier and prevented it from moving far enough to the rear to get stuck on the end of the rail. I could only unjam it by removing the top cover and pulling the bolt carrier out.

 

[jakebrake]

I took it out of my AK, they are all fluff and can doe serious damage in the long term, your better off without them.
If the AK needed one Kalashnikov would have included them in the design...

it would have just been an extra part. no way it would have made it onto the weapon.

 

[jakebrake]

your binding. odds are it's the bolt and the shroud (it's a wasr...say no more)

getting ready to do the full internal polish on mine. wasrs get a bum rap. blame century, not the rifle that they made.

 

[Aceman]

A recoil buffer is absolutely unnecessary in an AK. Billions of Russian AK's all over the world working just fine without them.

That said - I agree, can't hurt. I actually have one in My Arsenal.

Given the change in performance, I like the "slight spring issue" theory, but could be lots of stuff.

We ARE talking about a WASR here. Who knows what the drunk Romy monkey who assembled it did!

 

[Steel & Wood]

I had an AK that would jam when the bolt carrier would apparently pop up and get stuck on the back end of one of the rails. Someone said the rails were made too short. It did not occur with a buffer installed as the buffer cushioned the carrier and prevented it from moving far enough to the rear to get stuck on the end of the rail. I could only unjam it by removing the top cover and pulling the bolt carrier out.

I can unjam mine by just pulling back on the bolt handle and releasing it. The buffer seems to help but we'll see how it does during live fire.:dunno:

your binding. odds are it's the bolt and the shroud (it's a wasr...say no more)

getting ready to do the full internal polish on mine. wasrs get a bum rap. blame century, not the rifle that they made.

I definitely blame CAI:wavey: Many owners have had great success with their WASRs.....I am NOT one of them:crying:

A recoil buffer is absolutely unnecessary in an AK. Billions of Russian AK's all over the world working just fine without them.

We ARE talking about a WASR here. Who knows what the drunk Romy monkey who assembled it did!

You meant MILLIONS, right? :-D

It is most certainly a very crude example of an AK-47 but I still like it. I will think of it as a project gun.

THANKS ALL!


TGG

 

[CarlosC]

Most AKs can easily be made to stick due to their design. All of mine will do it to one degree or another, if I ride the carrier.



Aside from the rails, look at the area above. Regardless, the AK was designed without a buffer and should (must) be able to function without one. It is not necessary and I've never been able to figure why people use them, other than as a gadget to add. They remind me of the plug for the bottom of the Glock grip - unnecessary and just for aesthetics.
Look, we don't put anywhere near the number of rounds that real AKs have through them and they have been functioning just fine. We baby ours compared to the real ones and they seem to operate perfectly.

 

[CBennett]

No, no need for one in a AK