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Thread: Riley Defense AK's Good or Not?
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February 21st, 2018, 04:33 PM #1
Riley Defense AK's Good or Not?
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.Ron USAF Ret E-8 FFL01/SOT3 NRA Benefactor Member
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February 21st, 2018, 05:24 PM #2Senior Member
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Re: Riley Defense AK's Good or Not?
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.
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February 21st, 2018, 07:47 PM #3
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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.
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February 21st, 2018, 10:17 PM #4Senior Member
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Re: Riley Defense AK's Good or Not?
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.
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February 21st, 2018, 10:32 PM #5
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February 22nd, 2018, 07:15 AM #6
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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.
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February 22nd, 2018, 07:43 AM #7
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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.
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February 22nd, 2018, 11:48 AM #8
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February 22nd, 2018, 08:26 PM #9Grand Member
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