…bit of an impulse purchase, but a known reliable and proven .308 battle rifle with adjustable gas and excellent accuracy for 1200$…was a no brainer.
200 rounds thus far with Igman 147gr M80. One failure to feed at round #4, which I attribute to a brand new gun and magazine on gas setting #2. Has not repeated itself and the gun has run in freezing cold and snow in the prone, kneeling and standing. Shot a perfect CSAT Qual. with it as well.
10 shot group @ 100 yards:
Cool. I’ve always liked the look of .308 AKs. Really wish someone would put out a remake of the Galil ARM in 7.62 NATO, and keep it halfway affordable.
Nice! I’m a little jealous. That was a smart move. Half the cost of the M91 and it’s probably just as accurate. Plus you have the much more common and affordable .308 round. I might have to put an M77 on my list too.
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Is that like a 2.5" or 3" group at 100y? If so not bad for a [former] commie weapon, especially with notch irons and non-match ammo.
Also unfired like my ZPAP M70, I put the KNS Precision rear peep irons on it (this sight is on both weapons). https://knsprecisioninc.com/ak-adjustable-rear-peep-sight/
I’ll eventually get around to shooting it so can’t vouch for the irons as of yet but a peep is the way to go.
Box is 6 inches across, so there abouts a 2.5 MOA, 10 shot group.
Shooting off the magazine, prone, factory irons - I was pleased. I’ve been looking at those KNS irons actually, plan to try them out at some point.
Not bad.
That is EXCELLENT. Thanks for sharing.
Here’s the new improved version.
https://iwi.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GAR55-L-scaled.jpg
https://iwi.us/product/gar55/
That’s a sexy rifle. I really need to get one of those. Good group.
500 rounds past today. Ammo continues to be M80 ball plus some 180 grain REM. Core-Lokt mixed in. Aside from that initial FTF at round #4ish (new gun, new magazine), reliability has been 100%.
Picked up a second, aftermarket gas regulator here:
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1050315610
Between it and the factory regulator, I get 8 total gas settings. You can really tune this gun to a load now, and get the recoil nice and light.
It’s been, the overall package, one of the better gun purchases I’ve made in some years.
