Century AKs fail....... over...... and over...... and over

[@starcoloneldunadansonoft501]

Their kit guns and WASRs are solid, but FUCK their in-house AKs.

[@New2Kendo]

Dúnadan SonoftheWest that's because everything else is assembled in Romania and a few other places, all Century does is put in a couple 922r compliance parts

[@nukawolf3117]

Hate to say it but my 2017 Wasr has a mag well to tight. So I had to file down even surplus mags. I put some magpull furniture on it and it has to wear the wooden piston cover because the plastic Magpul on the gas block lever "don't no proper name"won't even go down without it. I want to smooth out the action because the gun won't go into battery if I am riding the charging handle. And the finish is dog shit with the bayonet lug having rust on it from the factory.

[@New2Kendo]

Nuka Wolf occasionally the WASR had those issues, Romanian AK's aren't the best, but that's fixable, the RAS and C39V2 have heat treat issues and are complete garbage

[@pinger5563]

Wow, my 2017 Wasr 10 was mint. Got it from Bud's. Has been a great AK so far, still a baby with only just a bit over 1,000 rounds through it.

[@starcoloneldunadansonoft501]

Nuka Wolf One great way to smooth out any AK action is to put in an extra-strength recoil spring from Wolff. I put one in my Century 74 and it runs like a dream.

[@JeremyHopper007]

James Yeager's responsibility, to defend Century AKs, never ends.

[@wellregulated8725]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@sentinel8711]

ok now that was funny!!!!... personally I have nothing against the man

[@wellregulated8725]

I like Yeager as well. Still funny!

[@Matt-tt4cu]

Hahaha. Truth. Just not on KZbin anymore.. Too soon?.. lol

[@ToXSicK1340]

#Unbanjamesyeager #Istandwithyeager

[@XxxAtlantaxxX]

So glad I bought my Saiga Sporter. 'Made in Russia'. Can't wait to get it converted.

[@jdl6881]

Atlanta Light make sure it's done right I've seen some saiga builds that were all fucked up.

[@vepraksoldat2963]

The rifle will be good, but conversion is different story. Rifle comes build already, but in sportarized version

[@yankeesuperstar]

hey dude, I have a saga sporter; I need to just add that guide in the breach so it accepts ak mags and guides the round into the chamber. If you know of some tutorial let me know.

[@XxxAtlantaxxX]

yankeesuperstar In my case I live in Atlanta and bought mine from Moss Pawn, KZbinr Iraqveteran8888, is there. I'll be taking it back to them to have decked out. For all the stuff I want done I gotta get some serious bread up lol

[@Alex-yc8qy]

There is a guy called Gear Obsession on youtube who has a complete tutorial on Saiga conversions. I followed his guidance with my sporter Saiga 5.45 and it worked perfectly. I have a few thousand rounds thru it, not one malf.

[@davidkrutsinger5414]

I bought an RAS47, it sat for 3 years before I finally shot it. It jammed every other round. I found out that the feed ramp was cracked so I contacted century arms and asked them what I should do. The response was do you have a receipt for it and I said no. They then told me to send it to them and they would give me a new vska which they did and I put hundreds of rounds through the vska with no problems. Every company will have their bad products but condemning the company for a few mistakes isn't right. I love my vska.

[@chrispewkreme]

Go look at their Better Business Bureau Complaints. They treat customers like shit. They absolutely deserve to get shit and forever written off. Name a company that consistently puts out garbage? Ok Sig… but name some others. You don’t see Glock or Daniel Defnese or BCM doing this….

[@BrownChadMatt]

Few months ago I traded in my C39V2 for a Cugir RH10. As far as I know, those and the WASRs are the only Century (imported, not made in house) guns that are worth a shit. At least, thats what it seems to look like.

[@terryspalding3765]

Yeah ide buy a WASR. I wouldn't run to it lol. But if the price was right ide grab one. Especially a UF version. I've owned about 6 AK's now. 2 of them were Century AK's they manufactured themselves. They were made of cast parts and as I learned more about AK's I got rid of them. I bought a Riley after that and while it shot good, had a good weight to it, and wasn't toooo bad, the finish on the gun I found to be sub par for the money. It looked great at first but the thing took rust like nobodies business. Out of all my guns it was the only one I couldn't keep under control. Even with barricade. Every time I picked it up it would be absolutely dusted with rust while all my other guns right next to it are clean as a whistle looking nice. So I got rid of that one too and banned Riley from future AK purchases after they gave me no response online. Then I got into my Yugo's. Bought a M70. Loved it. Still one of my favorite rifles. Loved it so much I got another. Then I got a M90 too. Love the yugo guns. Next ill start looking into polish guns. Probably will buy a WBP Jack 556 than maybe a FB Radom in 7.62x39 After that I MIGHT look at building a Romanian collection.

[@renovatio1257]

I would rather have a budget AR-15 (Smith & Wesson M&P Sport II) over a budget AK-47. The budget AR-15 is much more reliable and accurate.

[@ironhorse8573]

Renovatio I love the AK, but now I'm just going to stick to high end AKs or budget ar15s.

[@vepraksoldat2963]

Renovatio overbudget is subjective to individual. If you into rifle just because of cost, then you not into rifle. You get what you pay for

[@satcheljackson23]

agreed

[@trilliamogdlocog4986]

vepraksoldat actually if you have knowledge of what your buying you can get quality for pretty cheap most people pay more for a logo when it comes to ar 15s most are milspec an a cheap ak 47 can get you hurt lol facts...

[@gpuckit]

iv seen out of box bushmasters, colts "kabom" after the first mag. so buyer beware

[@gkft]

Also, Chris, remember Yeager's video a while back where he claimed to have a bunch of RAS47s used in his classes with some kind of ridiculous 50k round count or some shit, that he conveniently boxed up before he could show what the bolt and trunions looked like? Yeah fuck everyone who's shilling these rifles.

[@chaoticcaninejb]

Yeah, I know James and his practices, don't believe what you see or hear!!

[@ChoppyWaterWhaleWave]

James Yeager, for a guy who dissed 1911s and praised Glocks with some degree of believability, that he came for RAS like this has made me reconsider all his gun reviews. He might be good on tactics, but a gun material knowledgeable guy, he is not. Which is not surprising. Even most of the so called pundits on TV who are former Seal or spec ops are not that knowledgeable about rifles outside what the government issue them.

[@mikeu.s.n.9099]

But but my ras47 has 5,000,000 rounds.

[@blindguy7428]

A lot of imported AK'S are imported by century...it's their USA built stuff that is crumbling like Oreo.

[@ElijahDecker]

Most of their imports are solid. I personally rank the WASR-10 higher than the NPAP and wish they still imported the OPAP.

[@randomguy-z2l]

buy comm block area AK's for good ones, Cant go wrong

[@blindguy7428]

Mendelevium258 the tapco isn't necessarily junk..look up Mel64D on KZbin..guy has built a few AK's...the tapcos metal is harder..and it's got to do with the shape of the hammer...you can reprofile it and it will lessen or stop ..it happened to my M10 and I've since worked on the G2.

[@blindguy7428]

Mendelevium258 Aahh I see..yeah I need to buy some cheap hammer kits and try that out also..u on...the files?

[@blindguy7428]

Mendelevium258 hey thanks...I wasn't searching the right stuff trying to find one

[@christopherbarger6112]

Mine did the same damn thing. And Century has refused replace my rifle with a cracked front trunnion because I polished my bolt carrier. Also failed at 300rds

[@wellregulated8725]

WASR-10 still winning? As far as budget AKs go?

[@stephenturner2870]

yeah Rob Ski at AKOperators Union has over 10,000 through his and thinks highly of the WASR

[@pbj8933]

Still have my wasr. But I think it's time to get a rifle dynamics. Also have a m+m in 545

[@Tripp426]

Hell yeah. 3,000+ rounds in the year and a half that I've owned mine and there's no telling how many rounds were put through it by previous owner(s) as I bought it used. It still runs like a champ even with the junkiest Tulammo and surplus mags, the way an AK is supposed to.

[@2wheeleddemon999]

12 years and 8,000 on mine and she's running like a champ👍

[@ayoutubecommenter1827]

My wasr is the best rifle I've ever owned, in terms of reliability and it just keeps working no matter how much I've abused it, it's also very accurate surprisingly.

[@SpartanG062]

I think I will go for a WASR 10/63 or the SLR-107R

[@everygunlawisaninfringemen801]

My first AK was a WASR. I've ran well over 7K rounds trough it without a single malfunction or stoppage while feeding it steel cased ammo (primarily TULA). The WASR is a little rough around the edges, but if you find one that meets the criteria of a well assembled AKM, you'll have yourself a solid, rugged rifle. Side Note - The trigger assembly in my WASR is all out of whack right now. Decided to remove the hammer and a couple other accompanying parts from the gun because the pin that runs through the hammer became loose and thats no bueno. Besides the above issue, which can hopefully be resolved (someone help me out here ?), I've had a great experience with the WASR.

[@kdcustoms1272]

the paper clip thing that holds the pins, suck. I bought the trigger pin plate for my WASR a few months after i bought the rifle... have over 5k rounds thru it with 0 issues. I can put the plate in within 1 minute, the paperclip took 30 minutes. lol.

[@DiMeNsloNs1]

Do not forget about Polish... ! Circle 11 .. some of the best AKs out there IMO..

[@jonathanhudson4623]

Old century's seem to be good. My wasr10 was packed with cosmoline and bought right after the Clinton ban died in 04. My ak74 sport is still popping them off as well and its damn accurate and I also picked up a old ass draco that is based on an AMD-65 and has a thicker reciever that wasnt made by century it was made my some company with D.C. in its name that from what I remember later became nodak-spud. It doesnt even say draco on it, just says AK47 pistol. It's a fucking great build compared to all these new joke dracos. When I got my wasr it came with 3or4 30rnd steel mags, bayonet, wirecutter sheath and frog, cleaning kit pill in the stock, metal oil bottle, an old ass leather sling and a leather 4 mag pouch that looked like it had been in the desert for 60 years. It was a grand total of 350$ out the door and the front sight is perfectly straight up. Maybe they are making new guns to be junk. You wont notice it while plinking but maybe they make them to break if you ever actually had to really use it. I am a gunsmith and dealer but I havent had any of these new junk guns come in because most people send them back or never use them to the point of breakage. I know I dont have to worry about my converted saiga 12 screwing up like these new over priced junk AKs. Just don't buy cheap shit and you should be good. I have a few old century guns and they work great. The h&k93 clone, the c93 is a damn good build but I wouldn't replace my ptr91 with a c308 though. I'd also trust my vector v53 pistol over the c93 rifle. Century did make a c93 pistol but I havent ever seen one in real life anywhere. I barely ever saw them advertised until after they were discontinued.

[@tylerharris3602]

My slr 107cr blew a trunion at 5k rounds. Bulgarian arsenals weren't a bad gun till about 2015 on. The stamped guns are junk. That 107r is known to have trunion issues. Stay away unless it's milled or a pre2015 import.

[@dukeman7595]

This is an old video YES: If it helps one person it achieved it's purpose. If you have a malfunctioning rifle DON"T sell it, pawn it or give it to some unsuspecting person, it will fail and cause catastrophic Injury to that person. Cut the damn thing up please!!

[@emsrusty846]

I’ll hold my MAK 90 extra tight tonight lol

[@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC]

EMS Rusty yeah same here

[@Squimd]

Unless you want to sell her....

[@chilesmartialarts7514]

As you should. Lol.

[@NorthShoreFire3]

Best $175 I ever spent.

[@dawonnejones2426]

Love my narinco mac 90 sporter but i do have to ras 47s myself they havnt fail yet but ive put 1000 rounds threw both no fails yet i got mine a lil after they so called fixed the quality control issue

[@4774patrick]

Time for the Government to roll back BATF 922 regs and allow Black Rifles to Matter again. Bring back Norinco's and Polytechs.

[@dsbiddle]

"I'll never buy another one." - Santa Claus

[@davidkrutsinger5414]

My century ak first time out jammed every other round, I polished the feed ramp and haven't had a problem since. I guess you got a bad one or 2, doesn't make them all bad.

[@richardharris9507]

sure dont mine is fine love it

[@Dcm193]

Well people who dont train cant tell the difference

[@chouyi007]

What are the "budget" ARs you often see fail in your classes? I remember the budget PSA carbine did better in Rob Ski's tests than higher-end ones like Daniel Defense did.

[@mot0rhe4d40]

Never could have guessed that my 90's purchase of an MAK-90 would be such a awesome AK. That troubles like these couldn't be further from my mind/worries. She is just a reliable and quite accurate beast.

[@Genevasuggestions1]

If you got a Chinese AK you’re good to go 🤙🏻

[@sleigh4019]

Lol..I did the same ..and in 2007 maybe snagged 2 sagias for 289 each lol...love them jow

[@mot0rhe4d40]

@@Genevasuggestions1 Yes Sir.

[@mot0rhe4d40]

@@sleigh4019 Yeah the Saiga's are hard to beat.

[@er98ah]

Now that Yeager is banned, hopefully less people will be conned into buying them.

[@johnwilliams40]

yeager being banned is horrible for all of us gun loving Americans,....I know your rant was against century but he still has 2nd amendment rights like the rest of us!

[@scottsaylors1996]

johnwilliams40 but how can you respect a man who pushes potential bombs to American citizens?

[@andrius2274]

@@johnwilliams40who cares dude, Yeager is a bum. A lot of people are very happy that bum is banned

[@rafaellastracom6411]

I´ve heard Century uses cast steel for the bolt and locking surfaces. Castings for a safety-critical component on a battle rifle are a joke, and a bad one at that. Amateur night at Century Arms, stay away!

[@cdawson198600]

Rafael Lastra com wow, casted bolts?! I see some shattered bolts in the future.

[@rafaellastracom6411]

Oh yeah. Can you design a rifle with castings for ballistic tolerant components? Yes, by overbuilding the crap out of it. The AK was not designed to be built with castings, it was designed to use properly heat treated wrought/forged steel. Guys, that has to be your first question, are the bolt and locking surfaces cast? If the answer is yes, move on to another maker. Castings are a NO-GO.

[@ChoppyWaterWhaleWave]

Casting can be done well but it needs to be either inspected with X-Rays or tested. BMW used for its race cars only 1950s cast engines because the new ones were not proven. They went to a junk yard and picked all the rusted engines that were beat the crap out and not broken. In the end the process of good casting is more costly than forged. No way the cheap casting of Century is chosen that way.

[@rafaellastracom6411]

Agreed. Casting is a legitimite process but it must be designed as such and controlled as you mention. The Century actions are the same dimensions as the forged units, that right there is a red flag. Ruger does casting right which is why their revolvers, for instance, have more meat on them. The fracture toughness of castings is usually around 50-60% of wrought steel and that must be taken into consideration at the design stage. Like I said, amateur night at Century. BTW Happy New Year to all.

[@hardtarget2359]

The carrier is cast the bolt is NOT cast. The bolt is machined out of 5150. Although I do agree their rifles are not up to par with traditional ak materials.

[@givemethemusicd]

I apologize for my lack of knowledge on AK manufacturing history by importers, but I purchased a couple Century WASRs just after the AR ban lifted. They are built on Romanian parts kits. Are these trunnion issues you are describing here applicable to them as well? I probably only have 2k rounds through each of them. Zero malfunctions. ''Century AKs fail...over...over...'' is a blanket statement. It implies that every AK they make or have made is junk. Do you stand by that blanket statement? Thanks.

[@ryusukelopez5363]

Century AK refers to AKs built by Century themselves and must be avoided . Your WASRs are imported by Century but built in Romania in Cugir factory and known to be safe and serviceable. When you call them 'parts kis ' you mean that you have dated trunnions from the 60s 70s 80s ? If so you have WASRs 10/63 and they are excellent/cool/legit pieces of equipment ! Enjoy them !

[@DEATH_TO_TYRANTS]

How in the hell does a 13 year old know so much about guns and training?

[@iLikeTigerz101]

probably plays a lot of COD MW2-3 and BF under his mom's basement.

[@diesect33]

I was wondering for the longest time about their steel. It seemed soft to me too but I never owned one to know personally. Thanks for the heads up.

[@jayboston9620]

Can't ThankYou Enough for getting me into the MAK-90 a cpl yrs. ago... just about the time Century was rolling out these tin mock-ups. Great PSA...& Glad I Listened

[@cbrucesbiz]

So glad I bought my 10/63 ten years ago just before Christmas. Everyting in a large gun store was sold out except two AK47's from Romania. A 1965 first built. Thanks for pushing me into the gun world Barock Husain Obama. I bought one and a Marine the other. Came with two 30rd Mags. One had the follower rusted into place. Happered it loose and it now works fine. Ten years and thousands of round latter,... still running great.

[@Manuel_Snoreaga]

But, but, but James Yeager said...

[@Joe.dirt7909]

Manuel_Snoreaga And where is he🤔

[@Joe.dirt7909]

Mendelevium258 I wonder if he ever got those SureFire lights out to everybody that pre-ordered them.

[@SwoopdySwoop]

TheHossUSMC

[@mylstresrt]

Mendelevium258 big guys talking shit online. Ha

[@mylstresrt]

Mendelevium258 big tough guy! Ha You seem like a simple bitch.

[@vinneyboombotz727]

Did you send it back to store you bought it from and check the head space?

[@TheMisleduser]

Legend has it these century AKs are still sitting in those same woods till this very day.

[@Gun_Talk]

I mean the stuff that they import from Romania is great. The shit that they build, well, its shit.

[@kentrelltaylor5697]

I agree , my romainian draco works flawlessly.

[@ltlibby6220]

It looks like we need another AK class

[@ou812tet19]

Got my ZASTAVA 4 years ago 7000 rounds, did my own polishing, tuning and a few upgrades could not be happier. Rifle has normal wear for the rounds shot and is accurate as fuck. I saw your pictures of the RAS and it looked like it was neglected to the point of failure. It could also be that Century has lowered their quality of materials. Just because you fellers seem to have destroyed yours does not mean that all century rifles are bad. I can't find to many other vids claiming the failures you boys are having. I will keep My ZASTAVA and wish you guys better luck in the future. HAPPY NEW YEAR

[@jeremy8715]

Like other people have said, I’m so glad I bought an Arsenal SLR 104FR.

[@poolee77]

Same. Bulgarian or bust!

[@game7win596]

yup same here!

[@bosssuperace5230]

Do you Evan know how to shoot? Lubrication is a good place to start. I have a c39 v2. It’s awesome, I think you need more range time.

[@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC]

Do you even know what you're talking about? These rifles were destroyed so soon that lubrication could not possibly be a factor. They were also dried out after they broke down for clear photos. I think you need experience in shit you claim you know about, so you'd actually know what the fuck you're talking about.

[@treerat7631]

WASR are fine

[@d.b.m.7089]

The ones imported are fine. The ones that Century makes are garbage!

[@ironsharkpa1026]

@@nohandle74 yeah I was just thinking the same thing 😂

[@jessiepinkman7736]

at least even the Romanians have been making AK's for 50 years, mine only had a huge burr on the hammer, that i picture Olaf back in Sofia looking at, laughing, and telling the Century trained monkeys to just throw it in the box or they wouldn't get their banana

[@smoothshot8925]

W hat A S hitty R ifle

[@InnocentFormalities]

my buddies wasr had qc issues had to send to a funsmith 😂

[@cosmolineandgritsforbreakf3795]

Norinco or arsenal....or pay the price

[@ElijahDecker]

Cugir is fine too.

[@bowlofrice8]

Elijah Decker love my cugirs

[@cosmolineandgritsforbreakf3795]

Very true

[@j.rob.5943]

Jesse Robinson says the Century rep

[@cosmolineandgritsforbreakf3795]

Honestly .30 cal aks in general all suck and put you at a disadvantage to 5.45 aks and ar15s they are just a range toy

[@Front-Toward-Enemy]

Sigh, the days of getting quality AKs for a reasonable price seems to be over.

[@twostangs81]

Only century gun i will ever own is a WASR-10 that was a contractor gun. Runs great, but wasnt MADE by century

[@lisanelson2636]

Yep wasr is only thing worth buying from them sad but true.

[@alexwerkmeister8625]

My Century Arms C39v2 Zhurkov is amazing, i've never had any issues with it and i only fire steel case

[@scuggswilly]

Alex Werkmeister how many rounds u got through it now?

[@richardharris9507]

me to

[@dustinhellberg3606]

Same here. I've had mine for 5 years or so. ~6k rounds of Tula/Wolf through it with not a single problem outside of normal wear and tear.

[@mr_fnh]

I broke the recoil spring on my 94' Noronico Mak 90 Sporter this past weekend. I was shocked. Lucky for me, I had a backup spring kit.

[@everygunlawisaninfringemen801]

The trigger assembly in my WASR is all kinds of trucked up at the moment. Really sucks. Thinking about getting my MAK 90's barrel threaded, I mistook the tooling marks as threads amidst the excitement of finding a MAK in a pawn shop.

[@mr_fnh]

EveryGunLawisanInfringement I still have the stock trigger in my Mak 90. It's super light but, the travel is long. The PSAK-47 GB2 I have has a Red star arms fire control group & FCG retaining plate in it. Both triggers are freakin awesome. The RSA FCG is 3.5 LBS. Short & crisp.

[@mr_fnh]

EveryGunLawisanInfringement I forgot to add. When I looked into having my Mak barrel threaded. I was told by one Gunsmith they'd need to press out my barrel. Chop it down to 14.5" in order to thread it. Weld my brake on & press the barrel back in place. Another shop told me they'd just replace the barrel with a US made threaded barrel instead. I'm not sure if any of them knew what they were talking about. In the end I found an aftermarket muzzle brake on EBay from a long defunct company that made brakes for the Mak's around the 90's. My buddy with a lathe had to measure my barrel's OD & cut the brake's ID to fit the barrel. The brake is held in place with set screws. Looks horrible but its absolutely effective. I was told it was the loudest & most concussive brake at the AK class I attended at Regular Guy training. Also Regular Guy has a Mak 90 review that's worth a watch if you haven't seen it at least a dozen times already.

[@everygunlawisaninfringemen801]

The pin that runs through the hammer slowly started to walk out and cause pretty wild malfunctions. I'm looking to just reinstall it (Tapco G2) but have no problem replacing it with something better.

[@mr_fnh]

EveryGunLawisanInfringement You can get on AK-Builder.com & order a RSA FCG Retaining Plate. That will solve the problem your having. A ton of company's make a retaining plate to replace the stock Shepard's Hook. It's common for the pins to walk with the Shepard's Hook installed.

[@mixflip]

Lol...I was one of those guys who were happy to see the RAS47 when it first came out. I bought it and it shot fine. I only put about 2,000 through it and was happy. A few months later I had breakfast with Jim Fuller and long story short....he educated me on AKs and I sold my RAS47 the next day. I made a video of why I sold mine and hundreds of gun guys ripped into me for being a sheep and not following my own experience since mine didn't have issues. People called me every name in the book while praising James Yeager and his RAS47 videos. I told them I learned from others (luckily I had Jim Fullers advice handy) and moved forward. I'm glad to see you figured it out eventually. I figured it out almost 2 years ago and haven't looked back. I'm as happy as could be. Here is my hated video if you had not seen it yet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fanMen5ted51h7s

[@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC]

mixflip I saw this and for the record, I've hated the ras for years also, just needed a really good example to put on video because I sure as shit wasn't buying one.

[@mixflip]

Regular Guy Training LLC ah I see. Keep up the good work. I'll have to take one of your classes some day soon.

[@mobay1517]

Uhmmmmmm...., OK ?

[@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC]

mixflip we'd be glad to have you

[@mobay1517]

Here's another tidbit of logic that I continue to have problems following. He does 2000 rounds thru it with no problems. Sells it because of a video, and TWO years later still lets everyone know that he sold it because of Rob at AKOU , and Jim Fuller ( who has no respect for AKOU) OK, OK, OK, we get it Mixflip, YOU SOLD YOUR RIFLE!! We get it!!

[@JaredHempfield]

Ah, the Ras47, the pipe bomb, mine is a VSKA, slightly improved but I only feed it brass. When I was shooting steel case that weren't lacquered I would spray drylube on them before loading mags and they cycled great. Mine is very accurate hitting 6in at 300yds, coming up on 6k rounds so Im sure there will be problems soon.

[@qwman68]

I love my WASR-10. You guys can rip on Century and rightly so but the WASR-10 isnt in the same league with RAS-47 and PAP SMEARS. Its a well made hard charging accurate shooting SOB.

[@madvillian7133]

A wasr isnt a century made product tho

[@kelvera88chief67]

The WASR is an imported rifle. Made in the Cugir factory in Romania.

[@wysoft]

Yeah I remember Rob Ski had a RAS where the barrel pin was so loose that it could be pushed side to side by hand. So wouldn't be surprised if some of these do not even have an interference fit on the barrel and the chamber is able to lengthen easily by way of gradually pushing the barrel forward enough to change headspace. If your Yugo has a Tapco G2, throw it out. The G2 will wear away at the carrier tail in any kind of AK it's installed in, not just Yugos. While we're trashing Century here I have found that their RAK-1 trigger group is pretty damn good. Maybe the only good thing to have come out of their US-made AK attempt. I've replaced all of my G2s with it and have had no issues.

[@gunney5744]

I've used the RAK1 with great success. That and a MCARBO spring in all N and O paps. No cracks or peening.

[@PandemicGameplay]

Leave AKs to the Russians and ARs to the Americans lol

[@dsummit]

And the Chinese

[@sgt_malice4521]

why can’t they make the aks the right way?

[@pogfrogone]

@@sgt_malice4521 unlike making an AR which just needs correct CNC tolerances and you can just slap parts together, each AK is essentially handmade requiring absolutely perfect riveting for the front trunnion, welding the lower rails, barrel pinning, etc. We haven't perfected the process for making AKs, unlike the Russians that have done it for decades.

[@batpoolzilla3200]

FAL is better

[@echodelta2172]

The RAS/C39 I'm not surprised by. People have seen those fail all the time. The Zastava failing is a little odd, that's an actual Combloc-manufactured rifle. What the hell happened to it? Also, on American made AKs, can we get some more info on PSA AKs and Riley Defense rifles? They both seem to be doing alright, but not a ton of info is available.

[@amd65ak47]

Draco ak47 russian made .. still holding up over 20k rds.

[@tylerharris3602]

My Arsenal 107cr sbr blew a trunion at 5k rounds. It's a post 2015 gun so I'm pretty sure it's a parts kit. It looked almost as bad as that century but Arsenal told me to keep shooting it. Then they didn't cover it under warranty at all after it blew up.

[@RayW808]

Century Arms official response..."That's within Spec, our's never did that so it never happened..."

[@michaelhassen6623]

I own a VSKA and have had no problems with it at all

[@Ahhhthisispointless]

How do you like it a year later? I’ve heard nothing but good things about the vska and when ever I hear or read about someone complaining about the century arms AKs it’s about these other and I’m assuming older models and I’m think they have fixed these issues with the 2019 vska. Is it still holding up well?

[@joeyoung8]

These companies are tarnishing the reputation of the Kalash. Like your videos man , all solid info. Thumbs up.

[@brianbbb7931]

Both of my cen rifles are great. One has been run through the ringer and the other isn’t far behind.

[@KINGRODP]

My Ras47 hasnt given me any issues... I DO think people torture these guns under extreme circumstances. Why would you shoot 1500 rounds consecutively out of a rifle? WHAT ENGAGEMENT will you shoot that many consecutive rounds through your gun? They even tell guys in the armed forces to shoot 3-9 round bursts..or else it will melt the barrel. I've seen guys pour sand in their rifles, round their pickup trucks over it....dragging it on the back of their trucks on a chain for a half mile. Then when the gun malfunctions..."its a sh*t rifle!!"

[@longwhiteline3308]

This is why I've given up on fijnding an affordable but we'll put together AK. I got myself a Colt AR15 A2 from the 80s and as long as itt is well maintained I have 0 issues

[@A8vscRrabbit]

I will not sell mine. I could not live with the fact im selling off a possible injury. It sits in the back of the safe to remind me to never let friends (or strangers) buy century guns. Any of them.

[@floivanus]

I would honestly buy one, extremely cheap, to use the AK-like parts to build a 9mm ak looking blowback with. But nobody is asking less than what a parts kit cost for these pieces of junk

[@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC]

Where are you located

[@user-dv8ge8hf1o]

I'd keep it as a range toy and monitor all of its critical components. Its noble of you not to just sell it to some fool. Century believes that most people won't put many rounds in their AKs or run them hard. That's how they get away with shit!

[@A8vscRrabbit]

J i use it as a comparison between Quality and crap when showing new shooters at our range.

[@A8vscRrabbit]

Observant Decay I'll keep my $400 and blow it on hookers and coke😂

[@MagusHabilus]

I've seen a lot of videos on the RAS-47 and reviews, half seem to say they are OK, half say they are garbage. the ones that get good reviews seem to all be the Magpul mounted ones with the green river barrels. is that a coincidence or are all the crappy ones fitted in crappy wood? the RAS I own is fine, but I'm still under 1000 rounds.

[@Rozco-yg7pg]

Century ak imports are decent and reliable as I have a zastava pap and npap. But the aks that are manufactured by century like the ras47, c39, c39v2 are utter shit. I wouldn't pay a nickel for the MANUFACTURED century aks.

[@jomama2078]

Npap here too, the gen 2s are better and 200 dollars cheaper than a c39v2 haha. Import!

[@cvuedoo9608]

The bolt carrier group on my zastava has deformation and sharp edges in less the 800 rounds

[@jomama2078]

+Charlie Vuedoo which zastaba

[@cvuedoo9608]

Jo Mama npap

[@jomama2078]

+Charlie Vuedoo gen 1 or 2? The new ones appear to be better quality than the old ones but that's just what I've heard

[@Johnyrocket70]

centuries bolts are out of spec, the larger bolt lug is supposed to take the brunt of the force, in their bad bolts the smaller lug is taking the brunt which it was designed to be the back up. one day they will figure it out. plus they use cheap metals which dont help.

[@marionfrasier]

Century Arms must have fired these guys from their jobs and followed up with the courts to have unemployment benefits denied or something.

[@save15ormore56]

Lmao

[@powercone486]

Bought mine new, and had high hopes for it. Smooth action, good looking, and very friendly to shoot. Then, to my horror, I started seeing reviews popping up about the bomb-in-the-making, that is the C392. 3500 rounds into it, it failed the no-go, and the field gauge. What was even more anger inducing, was a piece of the rail on the receiver that the carrier rides on, has a massive chip in it. Frustrated as fuck, I sell it and manage to pick up a SAM7SF. Never looked back.

[@L228A]

I bought a C39 V2 a few months ago an traded it for an Arsenal SAM7 SF. I will not support a company only based on the fact it’s an American company. The part that pisses me off the most is the amount of money they’re asking for their p.o.s

[@jasonmpd2946]

L228 Trade + $1000? Haha.

[@L228A]

Jason McKinney Nah...I got more than that lol

[@Denver_Risley]

Damn good trade!

[@adamjackson4525]

I want to make it clear that I'm not a fan of century made rifles. But my C39 V1 did this. I had to run the gun enough to break in the trigger group and it stopped doing this. I switched to the WASR. Foreign made is longer lasting.

[@glenngamboa9224]

Im glad I sold my C39 for a VepR FM

[@Plum-bayonet]

That’s exactly what I did, got rid of 3 guns from century, I was starting to get rounds ripped out of the shell and dumping gun powder in the receiver, it got to the point where I actually got educated on what’s good as I should have done but now I can tell quality easier

[@mashmo0823]

A few years back you did a review on one of Century's original C39 rifles (kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnbVZ2hoirB_edU) and said it was pretty much good to go despite some minor issues. Do you think their quality has worsened or that perhaps you didn't have enough rounds through the gun for these issues to come to light?

[@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC]

at that time and from the example I handled I was very excited for century, it would seem that over time I was proven wrong.

[@mashmo0823]

A shame really. I still have my original C39 and it has done me very well, though I don't put anywhere near the volume of ammo through it as you do. Will definitely be keeping an eye on it for these issues.

[@vincelayton2565]

Love to see the honest humble reply. That doesn’t seem to happen often

[@trevor894]

mashmo0823 thank I appreciate the image of holo holding an ak .......... not my proudest fap haha

[@Tetoro249]

Minutes 5:20- 5:40 and mag release issues. I just bought a K-USA AK 103 bran new 👎🏽 I’m super bummed out . We’ll see what they say.

[@Jazzman-bj9fq]

Luckily I watched the AKOU4774 channel and saw some probs identified with the Century Arms made products. I went with the WASR-10. Sold by Century but manufactured in Romania, Cugir plant. I think where Century fails is with their rifles where they are using cast trunnion parts.

[@MannyGunzz]

I have a Romanian ak and a century 39...keep it lubed I'm not trying to shoot 5k roundsin 2 days lol ...but i will keep my eye out for any wear on bolt n barrel

[@TheZxman]

I worked at century arms all the gun's they made were JUNK!!!Head spacing was done on bench grinders with no jig!!!If they fired 3 rounds they sent them out at the time we had a 75% return rate!!!I lasted 6 weeks and left at lunch just a complete shit hole!!!

[@Vladpryde]

I know it's been four years since your comment, but I'm curious: did you try saying anything to management about the shit quality?

[@1789000]

i have a yugo m70 imported by century i bought over a decade ago -and have thousands of rounds through it- never had an issue - picked up a new yugo npap gen 2 - i have about 1k rounds through it and i've noticed the wear marks on the bolt that are far worse than the wear marks on the old m70 that i have thousands through....i'm wondering if the american made barrels/receivers and the over hardened american hammers are the problem? both are from zastava..but the new npap doesnt have the thicker receiver/rpk trunion - and the barrels are definitley not the same...i'm starting to think i'll stick with arsenals and romanian wasr's...

[@osa-vt1rd]

love my RAS, 2,000,0000 rounds , never cleaned it, still runs fine.. moles.

[@lifewithra]

I live in California so it’s not that easy to get my hands on a good Ak. I do have a Ras47, and I’d like to know if I can buy a parts kit from century and change over the parts. Only using Ras47 receiver. ??

[@jfhernandez80]

Especially now

[@ZASurvivalist]

Damn. I was thinking about a US made century AK as prices were falling.. then stuff like this comes out and makes Century look like I.O. Inc

[@everygunlawisaninfringemen801]

Hate is a strong word, but i really really really don't like the C39 or RAS47 - but comparing them to an Inter Ordinance is just too far man, too far.

[@scrider8464]

Thanks for the info. If Century AK's are junk, which you recommend? Better to go with M&P II Sport?

[@ilaw61]

This is what happens when you do not take good care of your weapons, even AK's need cleaning!!!!

[@bassackwards8422]

No, it's a fucking century. Has nothing to do with cleaning. There should be no deformation of a bolt no matter how dirty.

[@richardharris9507]

@@bassackwards8422 no your wrong learn more before you speak

[@mrwyottescars5938]

I agree! Learn just a little about firearms in general before you act like you know something! These guys are fucking stupid !

[@markd7762]

Great video. Would you agree with Rob Ski that the best inexpensive AK is a WASR?

[@blindguy7428]

Imports imports imports. Made in ANOTHERFUCKING Country AK'$ only FoLKs...it's not that hard. Mushrooming tail on carrier can be due to hardness parts...look up Mel64D

[@cruzo1981]

Wow, thanks for the heads up. I've been looking for an AK, I was looking at the wrong brand. Now I know.

[@Dont_Poke_The_Bear]

9 dislikes???? How do you dislike info that is gonna save somebody's bacon??

[@gkft]

Jarrid O'Bryan Century shills

[@usMarinecuv902]

Jarrid O'Bryan it's the 9 people who wasted their money.

[@AudioGardenSlave123]

So how does one go about fixing a headspace issue in the field or mitigating it?

[@Xd-lh1ko]

Saiga 762x39 sporter 100% Russian Built!

[@steadly3668]

762x39warrior 'sporter' 😂

[@johnsmert3361]

But WASR,NPAP, and AMD 63 are ready to go right?

[@TheRumblewagon]

A company has to be pretty incompetent to screw up one of the most reliable and dependable rifle models ever made.

[@BackTheBlu]

Santa looked sad when you threw his rifle

[@TheJbull40]

This cat is a straight nerd

[@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC]

TheJbull40 I'm also correct, gee look at that... Two obvious things were stated today.

[@Mike_D_5150]

Regular Guy Training LLC Good comeback! 😂

[@Mike_D_5150]

Rob nasty You trying to be funny?! Piss off idiot. Last comment I'll waste my time with your immature ass. The floor is yours now. Go on. Say all the stupid shit you want. Waste some more of your own time. I.Q. 100 if you're lucky.

[@comeandtakem]

Yeah let's make fun of intelligence because being stupid is cool!!

[@asvvampire]

3,000 rounds in and not one single fail or falter on my RAS47... am I just lucky or wtf is all this anti-century stuff?

[@goodcleanfun1640]

Chris, You have proven via experience that the product is non reliable garbage and hopefully every one who follows this channel and trains with you. heeds your warning. I would ask you to change one small part of your pitch of trying to help people out. Please stop telling current owners to sell their rifles, some other non suspecting recipient will end up with the same garbage. I would hope that those who did buy them would absorb their own loss and lock it in the back of a safe rather than to hand it off to someone else who needs a reliable rifle. Just my opinion of one gun guy looking out for another.

[@sugarnads]

Good Clean Fun they should be rendered inoperable and sent back to the maker with a demand for reimbursement for being unsuitable for task.

[@goodcleanfun1640]

Dellacondan That would be the best option.

[@Str8Ripper1776]

That gun looks like it has not been maintained at all, and looks like it hasnt seen oil for 2000 rounds

[@1space-man497]

This is why I sold my ras47 for my m1 garand....

[@S.A.U.1489]

Thanks for the heads up. I have a C39V1 and will be keeping a closer eye on it now. Thankfully I have an Arsenal SAM7 as a backup. Have you messed with the SAM7 series at all and if so what is your view of them?

[@StarCypher]

Sinjerjm1 Hold on to your SAM-7. They won't be imported anymore if you haven't heard yet.

[@Regular_Guy_Training_LLC]

The Sam is by far the superior rifle

[@MrJakedog104]

Traded my ras47 earlier this year and got my FNS9 new. Glad I got rid of it before it became worthless.

[@belajarus]

Affordable AK options are very limited, any recommendations on manufacturers that are reliable when it comes to this platform? any take on PSA?

[@philrab]

Problem is Century keeps trying to take shortcuts with material hardness and the original specs. If you make an AR bolt out of aluminum, or an upper out of cardboard, the thing will fail.

[@TheCivicsiep3]

honestly the bolt and carrier are the worst parts of centurys rifles. I own one and replaced be bolt and carrier immediately due to common failures with them. up to now its been a decent rifle but I do rec replacing the internal parts and checking headspace to ensure its right and safe

[@MrEricdgreat]

Dude I have couple of yugos any problems with them??? Thank you

[@gkft]

Seems some of the American made triggers (Century, ALG) have a substantial enough difference in material hardness and hammer profile to cause issues like the mushrooming of dude's bolt carrier tail. Happened to my and a friend's WASRs too. Always use a combloc trigger group.

[@StarCypher]

comblockomrad Love AKTs, but hate that you can't use combloc hammers with them. You can always run a G2 with a surplus hammer though. I haven't noticed increased peening since.

[@bristol1312]

So I have a c39v2 nib.. the grey rubber nub is still on the charging handle . Should I sell or take my chances? Maybe sell it and go buy a parts kit . I wish I could pull the front end and use the receiver. I thought the c39v2 receiver was made out of “ ordnance steel” lol

[@bristol1312]

That’s what I’m doing with my Io. Just use the receiver and use a romy parts kit . I can not in good conscience sell to someone. I don’t want to make a widow.

[@googleuser8448]

Yep had a century ak, it did the same thing but in about 2,000 rounds!

[@Bagheera2]

So if I go out in your woods i can get a free magpull and a free AK?

[@Bostonaholic]

Thanks for the PSA. What is your most reliable and GTW ready AK?

[@Dcm193]

That depends greatly on budget