Do you believe the WASR is a serious fighting rifle? Or would you consider another AK?

Idk man you can make the argument that they are indeed Romanian military rifles but the “rough fit and finish” isn’t just about aesthetics. I’ve owned several and the areas on an ak rifle that actually affects reliability are rough as hell on the wasrs I’ve owned, examples being the chamber, extractor, retaining pins loosely floating out of the sides of the bolt, bad/out of spec various springs out the box. Everything else is good enough but it’s a far stretch from a refined polish or Bulgarian AK. Would I trust one as a military rifle? Only if I replaced the extractor, had the chamber polished, checked magwell sloppiness for function by pulling and pushing on the magazine each way, and replacing all springs even including the extractor spring. I’ve literally had them not work out of the box and I’ve had accuracy be all over the place between the 4 I’ve owned. If you get a good one you get a good one.

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