AK Newbie question

[SSCUSTER]

Last week I bought my first AK. It is a WASR-10 with a folding stock and is a lot of fun to shoot.

My question is this: Should the bolt lock back after the last round is fired? If it is supposed to, my gun is broken.

[Mtdew]

Originally Posted by SSCUSTER

Should the bolt lock back after the last round is fired?

No, it should not.

[SSCUSTER]

Thanks. I'm used to semi-auto handguns and M16's that do lock back.

[Emptymag]

Originally Posted by SSCUSTER

Thanks. I'm used to semi-auto handguns and M16's that do lock back.

How do you know when you're out of ammo?

[SSCUSTER]

Originally Posted by Emptymag

How do you know when you're out of ammo?

I guess I will either have to count rounds or listen for the "click." I think I can count to 30. If I have problems with that, I will buy some 10 or 20 round mags.

[aubie515]

You can get the BHO if you modify your mags or buy BHO mags.

http://ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=4&f=55&t=84152

[TonyF]

Originally Posted by Emptymag

How do you know when you're out of ammo?

The says you know what to do but for benefit of the OP, treat a "click" as a malfunction and in the case of an AK, perform a magazine exchange.

Since AK's rarely malfunction, a "click" is most likely a depleted magazine. If it is in fact a failure to fire, cycling the bolt carrier upon exchanging magazines will usually extract the "bad cartridge" and chamber a round from the new magazine.

[DaveM55]

I bought a Yugo AK underfolder, and only use Yugo mags. I really like the BHO feature using these mags. My other semi auto rifles have that feature and that's what I wanted in an AK.

[Azzy]

Look around, there are lots of different ways to have to do a bolt hold open, to make your mags like the yugo ones. Havent done it myself yet, I just figure when it stops going bang, and its been about 30 rounds, it's time to change mags.

[O.C. 4 U]

We don't need no stinking bolt hold open.......we just need to practice.
http://s140.photobucket.com/albums/r...zineChange.flv