WASR 10

[Gunsite Grad]

So I'm looking to get an AK. I've been told to check to see if the front sight or gas block is canted. The sight is easy enough but I know NOTHING about rifles and don't know how to check the gas block. Can anyone tell me what to do or post pictures. Thanks.


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[AirOpsMgr]

So I'm looking to get an AK. I've been told to check to see if the front sight or gas block is canted. The sight is easy enough but I know NOTHING about rifles and don't know how to check the gas block. Can anyone tell me what to do or post pictures. Thanks.


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Its usually just the front sight that is canted, not the gas block. The other thing to check for is excessive mag wobble.

I've had 3 WASRs, only 1 with a slightly canted sight that was easily corrected, all mags had just a slight wobble (nothing extreme enough to worry about, but can vary with different types of mags).

If you're going for a WASR, you shouldn't be expecting $700 AK quality anyway, but I've not met a WASR that wasn't reliable as hell