Good way to be!

Did you assume his gin duhr?

🙏🙏🙏

@@PrezUSMC thanks man

@@ozarkman291 initial thoughts are it’s thiccc. If you shoot thumb over bore it’s not very comfortable. It’s definitely heavier too. But it’s also very solid and under half the price of the B33 and handguard I don’t think it’s a bad call. I can definitely plan to do a comparison.

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 thank you sir. I definitely would love to see that comparison. I just made the leap into night vision thanks to the recommendation you made to a previous question of mine (big thank you on that, saved a ton of money for an Omni 8), but I want to save up to upgrade from a side rail next. I tried the tws dustcover and it's alright but I don't love it so I stuck it on my backup gun. Main goal is long term durability so I'm thinking one of those two options. Thanks again and appreciate your videos as always

@@freethinkingamerican80 absolutely

@@Strelok762 because I don’t have a no go gauge and I want the smith to have a look over.

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 ahh.. gotcha I've come to find that, regardless of the firearm, ammo etc. if it can happen it will. I try to keep all the tools to keep my stuff running, I assumed that was the norm? 🤷

@@Strelok762 palmetto has a bunch of QC issues. I want my gunsmith to have a look over to make sure it’s safe to continue testing. AR’s rarely have headspace issues. Benefits of having a barrel extension. Never really found the need to have a 5.56 no go gauge in the toolbox because of this.

@@Orangejuice864 oofta, sounds like a mess I’d send back to palmetto for. From everything I’ve heard from sources I trust the 100 series in every cartridge is a mess. Waiting on my gunsmith to get back to me with more info. Regardless it’s ridiculous that there are so many 556 100 series with issues. I’m trying to stay unbiased until I complete my 1k review but it’s not looking promising with everything involved. Would you mind if I screenshot your comment for the 1k review? I can blur your username if you’d like

@@conceptualconcepts6.9Do as you wish I don’t mind. I also have footage of the case separating and getting stuck in the chamber along with the light primer strikes. Before and after the attempted “quick fixes”.

@@Orangejuice864 can you send those via Instagram. I would love to have more than one example

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 I just followed and I’ll send them in a sec stand by.

@@ricktoole9991 nothing wrong with that

@@grayman7208 yeah, I’ve never had that issue with M193. Which is why I’m waiting to hear what my gunsmith has to say. So I’m curious if it’s ammo related or the headspace is off. I’ll do a post on it when I hear from him

That’s more than fair, especially with WBP, zastava and WASR’s still being imported. My genuine hope though is that one of these US manufacturers will get it right and that’s why I want to test them. Because if mass sanctions hit them there will only be domestic guns. And I’d like some of them to be decent. So no matter the manufacturer I’m rooting for them and hoping they can progress to making quality AK’s.

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 You don't even have to test them. Until they assemble them to the TDP they're not going to work correctly. PSA will never stop doing what they're doing(which is cutting corners) until the community stops sucking them off and calls them out on it. Everyone wants PSA to succeed but they are absolutely fucking their customers who genuinely don't know any better. They're using the wrong type of rivets. They don't dimple the receiver into the trunnion which will cause headspace to wander over large round counts. PSA also clearly knows that they should dimple the receiver because the trunnion is machined as if the dimples would be added. There is also something off with the metallurgy of their bolts. Everyone says PSA has bad QC which is true but QC isn't really the problem. The problem is they are deliberately cutting corners to cut costs because they know most of their customers will shoot 100-200 rounds a year and probably won't encounter issues and will go tell their friends and family to buy PSA. Make no mistake, PSA is by far the most profitable gun company in the entire industry right now. They could easily fix the issues they have. They continue to choose NOT to fix those issues. If you really think PSA is a good company I'd encourage you to read reviews of the company itself written by former employee's on websites like indeed, glassdoor, etc. They're generally pretty negative and reflect what I've said here. They are a low margin, high volume business like McDonalds and like McDonalds they probably got your order wrong.

@@armorers_wrench I never said they’re a good company, I said I want good domestically made AK’s. I also don’t think most imported AK companies are “good” at their core. Many have borderline human rights violations but I guess we don’t care because that only matters if it happens here in the US as I type on my iPhone (don’t get me started on apple plants in China lol) As for the rivet thing. I’ve already mentioned that stamped norincos don’t. And there are several examples in the 30-40k rd range. I’m not convinced it’s as big of a thing as a lot of people represent. Also battlefield Las Vegas ran a palmetto AK over 17k full auto and the barrel gave out before anything else. Again, reinforcing my belief that the rivets aren’t a huge concern. www.reddit.com/r/ak47/s/q02izUhgEL The bolts are hands down my main concern, especially with the 5.56 models. All that being said, I’m going to show all of the results and not sugar coat my review. But there’s a lot of bias on both palmetto lovers and haters. I’m just testing for myself and plan to post an unbiased review. Because I honestly don’t have a dog in this fight.

​@@conceptualconcepts6.9 It could also come down to ideology issues. The AK takes a lot of machinery to produce a huge amount of rifles and here we cut corners to make more money. Over in other areas of the world they already have factory's that have been making Kalashnikovs for decades and are less concerned with keeping up with the joneses. In other words I should have never sold my shit stick wasr.

@@loganwykstra7922 the WASR has been a slept on rifle for decades. And I never want to imply that PSA is even on the same level.

An absolutely wild concept I know

Yknow I’m honestly not completely convinced on the seriousness of dimpled trunnion/recievers. As far as I know Norinco is the only quality import that has not. But there are Norinco’s well into the 30-40k RDS and multiple barrels in. The bolt issue with the 5.56 is much more a concern to me.

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 The only known reported issue with the recent Pioneers I've heard of is the firing pin going every 1k rounds. There's another KZbinr who mentioned they switched their BC and bolt out with a WBP. I'm curious if the Beryl bc and bolt would work. I might have to do some expensive experimentations in the future.

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 Norinco is milled, no? Its different.

@@armorers_wrench they do both, I’m specifically referring to the MAK-90. It’s a stamped gun

Lmao, definitely never happened in the history of ever

I’ve really enjoyed my GF5. But the 103’s seem to be pretty riddled with issues. 95% of 7.62 PSA guns I hear about with issues are the 103/104 which makes me wonder if there’s blueprint/material issues with the 100 series line. And yeah, at the price point it should just work.

I had a PSA AK 103 and I don't recommend. Same thing happened to me the gas lever came loose after only 300 rounds. I bought it back when they first came out so I guess they never fixed the issue.

@@loganwykstra7922 oofta, not surprised but oofta

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 ya that gun was a disappointment... Especially at 1000 dollars like wtf

@@loganwykstra7922 yeah, the 100 series seems to have some serious QC and possibly blueprint issues. My 102 has the same issue with the gas tube lever, an out of spec handguard cut, out of spec 4.5mm rear trunnion. All of this will be in the full review. But I’m not going to delve too in depth until then. On the other hand my GF5 is right and in spec on most everything, is showing no bolt wear at ~900rds (I know that’s not a lot but the 556 100 series are seeming to show wear well before then) the rear sight block actually has a different profile and is machined differently than the 100 series and the gas tube lever is solid. So I think there are multiple issues with the 100 series. I’m not going to give a full opinion until the full review on the 102. But at this point i would say if you’re going to buy a PSA don’t buy a 100 series. And for something you’d completely depend your life on then buy an import.

Lemon grenade has a lot of insight on this. The 5.56 guns are definitely a hybrid that could be concerning. Which I’m trying not to jump to conclusions on my AK-102. But this is likely why this had a major failure. Want to wait for my gunsmith to take a look before I post anything about it though. As for the 103’s. It seems to be the 7.62 model with the most failures from PSA. Which makes me wonder if there’s something off with the entire 100 series line.

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 yea I’m concerned. Personally I should do some research what the dimensions should be for the components and probably use some calipers and what not to see. I definitely don’t want my AK to explode

@@pyrowolf681 getting a no go gauge to check headspace wouldn’t be a bad idea.

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 thankfully I already got one on hand

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 I just ran them through my AK, note this is their PSA 103 premium, Model 6005. It did not close on it.

Agreed

Nothing wrong with that, I have a GF5 that’s been completely solid. The big thing with any firearm is to put rounds down range and make sure they run. Even Glock has lemons.

:)

Nice!

Nice! I’m loving mine, close to 1k rounds on it so far

This is the LED. I do have a passive video that displays the VSCEL as well. Personally I recommend the LED. The VSCEL is almost too powerful. Autogated my tubes if I use it too close. Passive Aiming With Nightvision Is Pretty Neat kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3zbe3Wber2WhJo

@@CiviTac In the US I would definitely tend to agree

10/10 rifle.

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 cz just being cz lol

See you all over KZbin, have for years

sportsman’s guide, full metal jacket or ODGLLC. Just depends where the deals are at.

@@RogueBlood343 lol yeah, it still comes in under most premium AK manufacturers base level rifles but you’re not wrong

If it was a chrome barrel at thar price I'd be game

@@patrickclark9430 fair

@@m26_lemon_grenade55 that’s fair, I’ve got a ruck planned with it on Wednesday. I’ll see how it holds up and if I hate it I’ll upgrade to an H-harness in the future

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 my biggest complaint is the upper corners to the right and left are not supported by the strap set up. I just don't like that.

@@m26_lemon_grenade55 that’s fair, I haven’t worn this for an extended time yet (no more than a couple hours) and so I can’t speak to long term use. Hasn’t bothered me yet though.

@@ismaelcarrera4630 easily, it fits AK mags so it’ll easily fit any 30rd AR magazine without issue.

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 thanks! also i like your rig, I'm going to build mine out kind of like yours in the future

@@ismaelcarrera4630 hey thanks man!

If their bill drill is under 3 seconds lol

Streamlight makes great lights. Does the sidewinder start with its red function?

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 what i meant by manual is that you physically place the light function that you want to be first. So if you want red, you switch to red before even turning the light on. Same with blue, white, and IR. You can change the light feature at any time even while it's on. When you hold the power button, it switches brightness settings.

Sorry, I am also speaking specifically about the sidewinder compact 2.

@@zzwk24 ah gotcha, the important part is you can start on red. Very cool.

I did, the Bulgarian front sight gas block is wider than Russian spec ones and so that tab didn’t fit

@@conceptualconcepts6.9 would you say it’s still really solid mount up with minimal shift? I have a 107CR and a sport 1 in the safe

@@alexnelson3823 it’s significant if you don’t cut off the tab. However you could remove the female threads and shorten them and grind down the inside of the tab to fit and still have it. I just don’t have the technical know how so me and the hack saw had a day

Surplus gear is underrated

@@CharlesMartelsHammer flc is the cheapest you can get into quality kit. And it definitely works. At $100ish with all the pouches and a backpack you can’t beat it! Good call

Surplus kit is coming back in style these days and im really here for it.

@@CharlesMartelsHammer same here and it’s about time lol

@@frankiewilliamson huh, 2 guys in my friend group alone have had 3 total pressure pads fail. The light works fine with the push button but the pressure pad isn’t up to snuff.

For $100ish with all the pouches it’s a steal and there’s not reason not to own one

You’re the best