A lot of those Waffen Werks receivers are out of spec. Sometime before Waffen Werks went out of business they built a run of 74's that were very hit or miss. Some owners reported serious problems while others reported none. I wouldn't take the chance. I had one of those receivers given to me and...
I had the opportunity to look one of the Hellpup pistols over awhile back. Friend of mine had bought one and had to send it back, wasn't headspaced correctly. They replaced it with a new one. I checked the headspace with Manson gauges and it was good. The fit and finish was actually very nice...
Im hoping everything works out well with these kits and are successful. Even if the thought of an American made ak doesn't sit well with folks atleast if successful it would help drive the ak market prices down. Already seeing some of that with the Arsenal. Seems to be a lot of disdain for the...
Looks good, I'm considering ordering a barreled receiver kit also. Good to hear everything went together smoothly. Probably gonna wait for a 5.45 kit, not sure if those are available yet.
At this point the latest Arsenal at $850 imho seems to be the best for the money. People will point out the finish, trigger etc. but these are very nice rifles I currently own 2 and can speak first hand of the quality. On the other hand I also have some post ban Romanian guns that have been...
@bambam's write is spot on. I bought some of these and are excactly as he described them. However none of them would lock up in any of my rifles, or even come close to fitting. From a Wasr to an Arsenal they would not fit. I ended up soaking them in acetone for about 6 hours and scraped the...