Recently got a Romanian SAR-3 5.56 AK. Seems to be in decent shape except for the firing pin.
You guys probably know many if not all of the SAR-3s came with the wrong hammer which caused
it to strike the pin and tail of the bolt on an angle instead of square.
I've ordered a RSA adjustable trigger with the proper hammer to prevent further damage, but the
firing pin is mushroomed and slightly angled.
The SAR-3 firing pin is shorter than other AKs and seemingly impossible to find.
Does anyone know whether a different pin can be used after shortening to the correct length?
Does anyone know exactly what that length is?
I did test fire it and it worked so the pin isn't a lost cause yet, but it would be nice to fix it.
Thanks for any info.
You guys probably know many if not all of the SAR-3s came with the wrong hammer which caused
it to strike the pin and tail of the bolt on an angle instead of square.
I've ordered a RSA adjustable trigger with the proper hammer to prevent further damage, but the
firing pin is mushroomed and slightly angled.
The SAR-3 firing pin is shorter than other AKs and seemingly impossible to find.
Does anyone know whether a different pin can be used after shortening to the correct length?
Does anyone know exactly what that length is?
I did test fire it and it worked so the pin isn't a lost cause yet, but it would be nice to fix it.
Thanks for any info.