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Vulcan arms

BlckhrnBlckhrn Member Posts: 5,136
edited October 2006 in Ask the Experts
Hello, does anyone have experience with Vulcan Arms v15 rifles? Looking at one but I don't know much about them. Any info is appreciated.
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  • BlckhrnBlckhrn Member Posts: 5,136
    edited November -1
    They are making AK receivers now, anybody have any experience with them? It would seem kinda hard to screw up a stamped steel receiver.
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  • iwannausernameiwannausername Member Posts: 7,131
    edited November -1
    Vulcan == Hesse.

    They managed to get a very bad rep on their FAL recievers... out of spec stuff.
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  • BlckhrnBlckhrn Member Posts: 5,136
    edited November -1
    Hip to the Hesse, just seems a lot harder to screw up a stamped steel receiver than a machined forged or cast one.

    I heard the same thing about the receiver on Fuederal Ordinance M1A rcvrs, referencing the firing pin retraction helix. Seems like a moot point as long as it retracted late instead of early and didn't fire out of battery as a result. I suspect that tight tolerances on that one were only needed for FA. This doesn't mean I would ever buy an assembled firearm by Hesse or Vulcan. I'm sitting on two Imbel receivers and have a CAI on an Imbel.
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  • richbugrichbug Member Posts: 3,650
    edited November -1
    I saw some Vulcan AK receivers for sale recently for $20 each from an 07 MFG. The stipulation was "No returns, AS is". I would guess that if a real gunmaker decided they weren't worth the trouble, they probably aren't.

    I have a hesse FAL receiver here that I got to work, Lots of work, but I enjoy a good challenge.

    Worst case scenario, you could beat it flat on an anvil, remove the rails, weld up all the holes, drill new holes in the right places, heat treat, install new rails, and re-bend it in the right shape.
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  • BlckhrnBlckhrn Member Posts: 5,136
    edited November -1
    I'm thinking, for the extra $10, go w/ Ohio Ordinance.
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  • richbugrichbug Member Posts: 3,650
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Blckhrn
    I'm thinking, for the extra $10, go w/ Ohio Ordinance.


    Ohio Ord has an issue too. The spacing bewteen the safety hole and the trigger hole is too close. You have to file on the safety to get it to engage. Other than that they go together fine, and everyone I have seen has had the same problem. At least they are consistant.
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  • gunnut505gunnut505 Member Posts: 10,290 ✭
    edited November -1
    I've assembled (re-assembled, actually) a version of the Mak 90 on a Hesse/Vulcan receiver, and the only trouble I had during the process was that the rear sponduick nut that receives the stock bolt was at an unusable angle. Other than the barrel and stock trouble, it went together really quick.
    I used a Timney trigger (waaay modified) to get a smooth, 2-stage let-off, and it shoots very well.
    Conversely, I tried making an Stg58 out of a used Austrian receiver and 2 parts kits from Tapco, and wound up selling the whole pile for parts after 3 months of trying everything to make it work.
    I guess there's quite a bit of difference between Euro-made parts and the stuff you get here.
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  • richbugrichbug Member Posts: 3,650
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by gunnut505
    I've assembled (re-assembled, actually) a version of the Mak 90 on a Hesse/Vulcan receiver, and the only trouble I had during the process was that the rear sponduick nut that receives the stock bolt was at an unusable angle. Other than the barrel and stock trouble, it went together really quick.
    I used a Timney trigger (waaay modified) to get a smooth, 2-stage let-off, and it shoots very well.
    Conversely, I tried making an Stg58 out of a used Austrian receiver and 2 parts kits from Tapco, and wound up selling the whole pile for parts after 3 months of trying everything to make it work.
    I guess there's quite a bit of difference between Euro-made parts and the stuff you get here.


    Where did you get a used Austrian receiver? Austrian receivers are machine guns by definition since they have a safety sear cut. Most all parts you get here are Euro parts, with the exception of the parts from south africa, india, and brazil.
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