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Fire lap AK for better accuracy?
rawhide54
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I've been trying to get decent accuracy out of my Romanian WASR AK with no success using any of the current Russian ammo and limited success with my handloads. Has anyone had any luck in fire lapping an AK for better accuracy? I've had good luck in fire lapping other rifles but I'm wondering if the AK is so inherently inaccurate that nothing beyond handloads will help.
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I suppose you might want to lap the bore to make cleaning easier, but I've never done it to any AK of mine.
I've never considered lapping a chrome lined bore.
Actually, I've never fire lapped anything. Won't, just my 0.02
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This video doesn't show the entire length of the rifle, but what you can see gives an indication of the vibrations and flex going on during it's firing cycle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpqF4w46zOs
I would just use them for what they are and not alter them, the AR15 is a bit more accurate then the AK47 which depends on the types of rifles used and the shooters as well. I have seen the AK47 function perfectly fine after being submerged in the mud, but the AR15 would more than likely fail after such an incident.
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My WASR is a 3-4inch gun at 100 yards. Good enough for what it was made for.
Absolutely, I cheated and use peep sites, I actually like the Romanian AK47's and the ones that I have seen were not canted or anything and seemed to be well made along with the Romanian PSL's, and both would be good to have several of considering the lower price in order to arm an insurgent force.
Not that its impossible to tighten these up to get better groups, but its not worth the effort. If you want a Porsche, you don't start by modifying a Buick!
I don't think you'd see much benefit in lapping the barrel, since it wouldn't eliminate the slop intrinsic to the rest of the gun.
If you love the platform, there are higher-end AK variants that are built to higher tolerances, improving accuracy (eg Finnish Valmet, Israeli Galil, etc), though these are pretty pricey.
Also the sights on the standard AK aren't ideal for precision shooting. There are things you can do there that can help you get better groups, like putting in peep or optical sights.
Personally, for a gun like this, I'd be reasonably pleased with 3-4" 100 yd groups with low-grade ammo.
For what its worth, I've had good results with fire lapping war-time production Mosin's.