01-20-2020, 11:02 AM | #1 |
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WASR 10 AK Trigger Slap
I always thought trigger slap was something folks made up to exaggerate recoil on AK's.
That is, until this weekend. I was shooting a WASR 10 AK with an Ace folding stock. Dang trigger was slapping my finger so hard, it is still numb. I didn't even get through a 30 round mag before I was done with it. I haven't had that kind of slap on any other AK. What's a good remedy for this? Maybe replacing the stock trigger group with a different one? A double hook? If I can't fix it, there's no good reason to keep it around, that I can figure.
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01-20-2020, 11:11 AM | #2 |
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If I remember correctly they were famous for this. wrap a rubber band around the trigger? My MAC10 has some sort of soft material on the trigger to help with it.
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01-20-2020, 11:23 AM | #3 |
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I’ve heard the Romanian trigger sear had too much metal, and can be ground down. There are videos on how to do it.
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01-20-2020, 12:06 PM | #4 |
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I guess some slap and some don't.
I had a WASR 10 that I shot a fair amount and I never felt any trigger slap at all.
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01-20-2020, 12:56 PM | #5 |
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Tapco AK trigger eliminates this. I had a WASR 10 and a Bulgarian 74 clone both with Tapco triggers. Never got slapped. Most reviews say they are smooth.
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01-20-2020, 04:39 PM | #6 |
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I thought SAM's had that issue and not the Wasr's? I have never experienced it but much talk about trigger swap on the other board. If you don't want it I am somewhat close and possibly work a deal with you. I can always work another AK into the family.
P.s. Sorry my bad not SAM but SAR's. They had a bad rap for trigger slap. Last edited by But Its A Dry Heat; 01-20-2020 at 05:38 PM. Reason: ps |
01-20-2020, 06:04 PM | #7 |
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I've had three WASR 10s, and have not experienced trigger slap with any of them. Must be a hit or miss kind of thing.
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01-21-2020, 08:50 AM | #8 |
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I have a couple Tapco hammer-trigger-sear sets. Reckon I'll swap one into it and see what happens.
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01-21-2020, 12:21 PM | #9 |
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I changed to a Tapco set a long time ago and never went back.
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01-21-2020, 12:52 PM | #10 |
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My SAR-1 Romy I bought back around 2002 nib developed noticeable slap only after I had run upwards of 10,000 rounds through it. About 4 years ago I dropped a Tapco G2 trigger group in it and presto, issue solved. The trigger pull is a lot crisper too, then the original Century setup. Cost me all of about $45.
Here's the thread where I talk about it: https://dirtydozensbunker.com/showthread.php?t=148554 |
02-24-2020, 05:50 AM | #11 |
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02-24-2020, 07:08 AM | #12 |
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Ironically the Century made RAK-1 is reputed to be a really good trigger, even better than Tapco.
If you do go Tapco, you can round the two angular bumps a bit with a file while not touching the flat part that contacts the rear of the bolt to help avoid deforming the pointy bit at the back of the bolt carrier as much.
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02-24-2020, 08:39 AM | #13 |
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I set it off to the side for another project and kind of forgot about it. I was going to buy another Tapco G2 set, but Midway was sold out. I did not know it, but I guess Remington owned Tapco and shut it down, and liquidated the assetts along with Bushmaster and DPMS.
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02-24-2020, 09:55 AM | #14 |
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Man, I didn't know that. I just looked up tapcoinc.com and it's elevator buckets now.
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04-13-2020, 08:38 AM | #15 |
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Found one of my Tapco sets in a weird place, the other day. I thought all I had was double-hook sets, and would have to do a little Dremel work, but it was a single hook so it dropped right in, but I haven't had a chance to test it, yet.
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