I’ve had the itch for a Mini 30 or an AR in 7.62x39. Does anyone have any input on the AR? Any leads on a decent one? This would just be something to play with, with a hog hunt thrown in occasionally (hopefully)
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AR in 7.62x39 - any feedback?
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I saw one up for sale here this morning. Question for you...any issues with 7.62 steel case running through the AR platform?
This seems to be the most reliable and modern setup from my research. It takes AK mags but also has a Picatinny top rail.
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None whatsoever. I’m sure if you shot tons of ammo, and cleaned poorly, you’d probably have some issues
Bolts break....alot, no matter the manufacturer, usually the locking lugs adjacent to the extractor.. Take a look at this pic and you can see why.
Just go 300 blackout and be done with it, or by a few spare bolts and be done with it.
Just go 300 blackout and be done with it, or by a few spare bolts and be done with it.
Wet bolts, and condensation cause this issue most of the time. I’m around 2,500 rounds on mine. Still no breakageBolts break....alot, no matter the manufacturer, usually the locking lugs adjacent to the extractor.. Take a look at this pic and you can see why.
Just go 300 blackout and be done with it, or by a few spare bolts and be done with it.
C-Procts magazines are a must do in my experience. Also, get a longer firing pin to strike the surplus/steel cased ammo, those primers are sometimes set deeper than they should be and you need a goo hit on them. I like my 7.62x39 AR. I also have a Mini 30, various AK’s and the Sig 556R. I prefer the Sig 556R overall the most; the AR for accuracy, and the AK’s for plinking. The Mini 30 has a scout scope set up and functions as a deer rifle at times but is only fed brass case ammo.
7.62x39mm AR’s can be quirky. Usually it’s some combination of feed ramps, mags, firing pins and bolts.
I owned a 16” SIG 556R and currently own a 10” SIG 556xi Russian.......both are chambered in 7.62x39mm and use AK mags. As reliable as, but more accurate than, an AK; far easier to mount optics and lights to. More reliable than the majority of 7.63x39mm AR’s.
One of the Instructors I work with at times has a custom-built AR in 7.62x39m that runs like a champ. It was built by Citizen Arms. https://www.citizenarms.com/
I owned a 16” SIG 556R and currently own a 10” SIG 556xi Russian.......both are chambered in 7.62x39mm and use AK mags. As reliable as, but more accurate than, an AK; far easier to mount optics and lights to. More reliable than the majority of 7.63x39mm AR’s.
One of the Instructors I work with at times has a custom-built AR in 7.62x39m that runs like a champ. It was built by Citizen Arms. https://www.citizenarms.com/
