RAS47 falling apart after 2,500 rounds
RAS47 falling apart after 2,500 rounds
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Well there is you second "Like" and this is why, because you are smarter than the average Mope out there.
I've been here six years and own a half dozen AK's, I have been to Military Schools that had me work on AK's as an Armorer, I have captured AK's in the field from people who wanted to shoot me with them. One might think I am a fountain of knowledge, but;
I BS you not, this place, right here has more knowledge than any, any other place I have been to include Military Armorer Schools and Military Intelligence Schools.
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Niles I also did some research and bought it based on reviews from friends who own it and let me shoot it and also YouTube reviews before Robski did a review . I spent only $500 for my RAS47 magpul editon but I will keep it and use century warranty if any thing happens
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I hope you read the Century warranty.
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Good point. My experience with a century warranty is this-they warranty the gun for one year from the date of purchase. If you buy it from a wholesaler, its ONE YEAR FROM WHEN THEY purchased it, not when you purchase it. The reason I know? I bought a NIB Yugo from J&G and then re-sold it. (I had an FFL at the time) About two weeks after I sold it, the buyer contacts me and says the gun won't feed properly. I take it back, test fire and confirm his complaint and contact Century. They tell me that J&G bought it originally and the gun is still under their ONE YEAR warranty. I dodged a bullet with this one. I sent the gun back to them and they fixed it. I sent it back to my buyer and it was gtg. Now that was about four years ago, so I don't know if anything has changed vis-a vis century warranties. ymmv
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I learned the hard way. Warrantee was up on a wasr under folder I bought in 2008. Not only would the magazines that came with it not fit in the gun (remember only the magazines that come with it are guaranteed to work.)the rifle had ejection issues. When I called they told me tough shit but we will send you a rusty beat up replacement magazine. Incedentally it didn't fit in the gun either. I expect way worse service out of them with the pos47
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH warranty what a FFFFFING joke the reason we dont sell any CAI built guns anymore is because he warranty starts when the whole seller buys it. Hell sometimes when the end user buys the gun its already out of warranty
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It appears the incidents on "not running" or other anomalies on the RAS47 are not very common in what I have read so far. I do not own one nor have any interest in a USA made AK firearm.
The AKOU/Rob Ski tests are somewhat informative and part entertainment. Whether an individual uses or treats their firearm in that manner is a individual dependent thing. He seems to be a straight up fellow.
The internal wear observations are the more valid observations ., IMHO.. Whether they affect long term use or reliability is yet to be seen.
As with the early days of the less than stellar USA receivers and barrel making. Those products have evolved and improved greatly over time. There are now in the marketplace a number of adequate and high quality USA made receivers and barrels. With different features and coatings available as well as choices in caliber or even model specific.
The early USA made AK firearms and their owners., might be the "test" cases and suffer some of the warts and bumps in the road to an improved product. Dunno?
Like the old ads.., "be the first on your street to own a new., thingamabob". Sometimes that can be painful.
We shall see.
The AKOU/Rob Ski tests are somewhat informative and part entertainment. Whether an individual uses or treats their firearm in that manner is a individual dependent thing. He seems to be a straight up fellow.
The internal wear observations are the more valid observations ., IMHO.. Whether they affect long term use or reliability is yet to be seen.
As with the early days of the less than stellar USA receivers and barrel making. Those products have evolved and improved greatly over time. There are now in the marketplace a number of adequate and high quality USA made receivers and barrels. With different features and coatings available as well as choices in caliber or even model specific.
The early USA made AK firearms and their owners., might be the "test" cases and suffer some of the warts and bumps in the road to an improved product. Dunno?
Like the old ads.., "be the first on your street to own a new., thingamabob". Sometimes that can be painful.
We shall see.
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Early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.Like the old ads.., "be the first on your street to own a new., thingamabob". Sometimes that can be painful.
We shall see.
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Yep., sometimes the case. The early Beryl rifles and other such examples.
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I would like a DDI milled rifle. They have had my interest for some time but I just cant pull the trigger on that one.It appears the incidents on "not running" or other anomalies on the RAS47 are not very common in what I have read so far. I do not own one nor have any interest in a USA made AK firearm.
The AKOU/Rob Ski tests are somewhat informative and part entertainment. Whether an individual uses or treats their firearm in that manner is a individual dependent thing. He seems to be a straight up fellow.
The internal wear observations are the more valid observations ., IMHO.. Whether they affect long term use or reliability is yet to be seen.
As with the early days of the less than stellar USA receivers and barrel making. Those products have evolved and improved greatly over time. There are now in the marketplace a number of adequate and high quality USA made receivers and barrels. With different features and coatings available as well as choices in caliber or even model specific.
The early USA made AK firearms and their owners., might be the "test" cases and suffer some of the warts and bumps in the road to an improved product. Dunno?
Like the old ads.., "be the first on your street to own a new., thingamabob". Sometimes that can be painful.
We shall see.
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Welcome to the forum.
This is exactly the attitude I like of new members. Not afraid to admit when they don't know something and want to learn! Plenty of info here on the ak. In fact, it's real easy to get into a "information overload" situation around here!
As far as your century rifle, I wouldn't run out and sell it. While there are issues, it's not everyone of the rifles. Many seem to be holding up fine. Shoot it and enjoy it. If there are issues that pop up then deal with them then.
In the meantime, look around the forum and learn the differances between AKs. Stock up on mags/ammo and then look at buying another ak. You have to have a couple AKs to compare to each other to see the actually beauty in them.
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You can totally tell hes not being as harsh, and is trying to throw all the RAS47 owners a bone with this video.
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bottom line. I will never forgive Century for birthing these abortions into the world. Everything about these firearms offends me. From the hideous gas block to the wrong trunnion to the bolt carrier with holes in it, it just totally turns me off. I would lying when I say I dont enjoy the fact its falling apart. Maybe if they put half the effort into it that DDI has/is, I would be more sympathetic. Problem is I know they half assed these like they half ass everything they do.
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I guess now you could say it's "broken in" :roflmao:
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