Some of you may remember me mentioning that I had purchased an Egyptian Hakim recently. I just got around to shooting her. Ammo used was Yugo 50's surplus, Yugo 80's surplus, and Egyptian surplus. All was accurate enough (considering the issues I experienced with the weapon, read on...). The 50's Yugo wasn't much fun. 2/10 rounds would FTF and require a second strike. The Egyptian stuff was just as bad. The 8's surplus was a dream. Fed fine, shot fine, no failures of any kind. Need more of that!
400 rounds total were fired, of which I can report not one failure that cannot be attributed to 60 year old, poorly stored ammo. This 8MM semi auto is a sure attention getter, and the muzzle blast/audible report are very significant. Much more so than my bolt guns in the same cartridge. This is the best part... there is no recoil. Really. None. My SKS has more felt recoil. The weight, and semi automatic function soak up plenty of that felt recoil, I'm sure, but the muzzle break is also phenomenally affective.
Okay, so, to end the praise, I knew Bubba had put his hands on this one, but it looked like he did okay, considering he chopped up a historical firearm. I got a good deal on the rifle, ammo pouch, 16 stripper clips, and spare 25 round mag at $400.00. The chief complaint is that I wasn't hitting squat! I was shooting one foot to the right at 100 yards. 20 rounds in I had sourced the problem. The elevator deal on the rear sight (what the hell is that thing called?) was dramatically bent. So, I took it off, realizing that to account for distance, a little guess work would be required. What do you know... dead on, albeit, a little low. Two questions... the seller never mentioned the bent sight in the description. I've contacted him about it. If it isn't made right, is it cause for negative feedback? Secondly, where can I find a replacement?
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On a side note, I have been shooting surplus pistols and bolt guns with corrosive ammo for years, but the semi auto's gas system scares me a little. Boiling hot soapy water, scrub, oil, degrease, oil again. Anything additional I need to be doing to protect my semi auto 8MM?
400 rounds total were fired, of which I can report not one failure that cannot be attributed to 60 year old, poorly stored ammo. This 8MM semi auto is a sure attention getter, and the muzzle blast/audible report are very significant. Much more so than my bolt guns in the same cartridge. This is the best part... there is no recoil. Really. None. My SKS has more felt recoil. The weight, and semi automatic function soak up plenty of that felt recoil, I'm sure, but the muzzle break is also phenomenally affective.
Okay, so, to end the praise, I knew Bubba had put his hands on this one, but it looked like he did okay, considering he chopped up a historical firearm. I got a good deal on the rifle, ammo pouch, 16 stripper clips, and spare 25 round mag at $400.00. The chief complaint is that I wasn't hitting squat! I was shooting one foot to the right at 100 yards. 20 rounds in I had sourced the problem. The elevator deal on the rear sight (what the hell is that thing called?) was dramatically bent. So, I took it off, realizing that to account for distance, a little guess work would be required. What do you know... dead on, albeit, a little low. Two questions... the seller never mentioned the bent sight in the description. I've contacted him about it. If it isn't made right, is it cause for negative feedback? Secondly, where can I find a replacement?
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On a side note, I have been shooting surplus pistols and bolt guns with corrosive ammo for years, but the semi auto's gas system scares me a little. Boiling hot soapy water, scrub, oil, degrease, oil again. Anything additional I need to be doing to protect my semi auto 8MM?
