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actually it's a Chinese Type 56
my son and I were cleaning the gutters today in-between rain squalls and found our gutter clogged with 7.62x 39 brass
at least 20' from where we fire the rifle and 12' up
this tells me it's overgassed - this is caused by the gas port size in the barrel, not the piston guide tube
I found a reference that tells me the Chinese Type 56 has a .172 port as compared to an average European AK of .149
now someone is going to tell me it was designed that way for reliability in combat - Ja sure, ja bet cha
but I don't plan to shoot in combat in Ukraine, and my Type 56 isn't drug through the mud
I've read of KNS variable gas pistons and heavier Wolff springs
anyone have any experience in tuning the gas system on an AK?
my son and I were cleaning the gutters today in-between rain squalls and found our gutter clogged with 7.62x 39 brass
at least 20' from where we fire the rifle and 12' up
this tells me it's overgassed - this is caused by the gas port size in the barrel, not the piston guide tube
I found a reference that tells me the Chinese Type 56 has a .172 port as compared to an average European AK of .149
now someone is going to tell me it was designed that way for reliability in combat - Ja sure, ja bet cha
but I don't plan to shoot in combat in Ukraine, and my Type 56 isn't drug through the mud
I've read of KNS variable gas pistons and heavier Wolff springs
anyone have any experience in tuning the gas system on an AK?