Riley Defense AK's Good or Not?

[Xringshooter]

Has anyone had any dealings with Riley Defense (Charlotte, NC) and the AK's they build and sell. Good, bad, indifferent? I know of some folks that are looking at getting several from them and was just curious about their quality.

Thanks.

[Tacgunner]

Don't......go to AK operators Union Local 4774 and see his blog just a few days ago on these. I had wondered also if these were good to go. Seems they have real problems.

[Hodgie]

Strait up American Garbage!

If you go back and watch his 1st unboxing video the bolt closed on a no go gauge from the start but was okay on a field gauge.

[Tacgunner]

Any new out of the box firearm should gauge better than a "field gauge". Field gauge is for "combat serviceable" use. IE: good enough for handing to a trooper in a combat zone without fear it will explode after just a few rounds. Field gauge means: gonna need to replace this weapon soon.

[Hodgie]

Any new out of the box firearm should gauge better than a "field gauge". Field gauge is for "combat serviceable" use. IE: good enough for handing to a trooper in a combat zone without fear it will explode after just a few rounds. Field gauge means: gonna need to replace this weapon soon.

I'm fully aware I was just filling the OP in on the details from the previous video.

[eatmydust]

I'll say it again, unless you're willing to drop near $1k or more, the new production WASR10s are a screaming deal at ~$500 - $600.

[Sully_B]

Rob has an ability to break AKs; I'm not saying he's wrong, but relying on one source is risky.

There's another YouTuber, 'Zeke Shoots' (he's also a gunsmith) that did a lot of work on the Riley AK, including hardness testing. His was gtg for 5000 rounds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLzRcMUdMpk&t=590s

Given the nature of Rob's failure I'm tempted to say this was a QA failure. Atlantic Firearms are also surprised; they are to their credit very particular about not sellling garbage.

[Hodgie]

I'll say it again, unless you're willing to drop near $1k or more, the new production WASR10s are a screaming deal at ~$500 - $600.

And once again I’m going to agree with you.

[esh21167]

I'll say it again, unless you're willing to drop near $1k or more, the new production WASR10s are a screaming deal at ~$500 - $600.

And once again I’m going to agree with you.

Ditto. WASR is a much better value.