Post by Admin on Sept 28, 2019 9:24:27 GMT
Romanian GP WASR 10/63 AKM Semi-Auto
In a nutshell, a WASR is a Romanian semi-auto version of Mikhail Kalashnikov's world-famous AK-47 rifle. Genuine original AK-47s (from whatever country) are all fully automatic. You pull the trigger, and you can fire all 30 rounds in the magazine in a single burst. The WASR, as with 99.9% of all AK-47 clones sold in the United States, is not like that. The WASR is a semi-auto rifle. That means, that you can fire ONE round only, each time you pull the trigger. To fire twice, you must pull the trigger twice, and so on. The WASR (and 99.9% of the AK clones in the USA) LOOKS like an "assault rifle." But it is NOT really an assault rifle. It is merely a variety of semi-auto rifle that happens to accept a magazine that can hold many rounds. There are MANY brands and varieties of semi-auto rifles sold to the public in the USA.
Originally, Russia made AKs with milled receivers (no dimples, as you see now on our stamped receivers.) Romania was making very good copies of the Russian milled AK. When Russia switched to the stamped receiver, creating the AKM, Romania followed, creating what they called the "model-1963" rifle, the year it happened. When Romania began stamping receivers for 10-round single-stack magazines, to sell to USA importers, we got the "10/63''
NOTE: There are MANY variations of the Romanian WASR being sold in the USA now (2014), maybe more than all the other brands put together. They are very similar, but may have folding stocks, collapsible stocks, synthetic furniture or wood furniture. The GP75 has a USA made receiver and a USA made barrel (doesn't sound very Romanian, does it!) Prices vary from $380 to $450 (jan 2014).
Action type: Gas piston-operated, rotating-bolt semi-automatic rifle (some might say "carbine" instead of rifle).
Caliber: 7.62X39 (both new and military surplus ammo is available, hollow point or full metal jacket, various nationalities)
Capacity: 5, 20 or 30-round detachable double-stack magazines. Military surplus mags are readily available from Eastern European countries, as well as newer synthetic mags made in the USA by Tapco and Palm. (There is a WASR 10 during the "assault weapons ban" period of time, and still sold in California, that only accepts 10-round single-stack magazines.) My WASR came with two nylon Tapco 30-round magazines. I bought some 5-round Chinese mags, and 30-round European mags. The Tapco mags seem fine for NOW, but I'm sure they will wear out much sooner than good, solid Cold-War-Era Commie metal magazines. I guess the Tapco mag is chiefly useful for 922r compliance. Here's a photo of the Tapco mag showing the plastic follower and feed lips, and a 5-round Chinese mag, and a 30-round Commie mag...
Barrel length: 16 inches and a fraction -- chrome-lined with sharp rifling -- the end of the barrel is threaded, and has a screwed on slant compensator (the "C" on the compensator means that it is a "made in USA" part) (incidentally, the screw threads run the opposite direction of what Americans are normally used to). Twist 1:9 LH. Overall length (with my short wood stock): 35 inches
Weight: approx 7 lbs. (unloaded)
Furniture: This varies by model. ARMARINs guns have ATI synthetic furniture, except for the stock, which is laminated wood painted black to match the black synthetic pistol grip and fore-grip.
Sights: Hooded post front; tangent leaf rear, graduated from 100 to 1000 meters. There is a side-mounted scope rail, and scopes are available. (Personally, I don't know why you would want a scope on an AK.)
Fire Control Group (FCG): Tapco G2. This is a USA replacement and it is not bad at all. It's a "single-hook" variety. This FCG is also handy for 922r compliance
Finish: "Phosphate" receiver, barrel, gas tube and magazine (They say "phosphate" or "parkerized," but mine appears to be more of a thin, flat black spray paint. Not very durable at all. It is advisable to keep metal parts clean and oiled, to avoid rust. I have seen rusty bolts. It will probably fire even when it is rusty, but that's no excuse to neglect your firearm.)
Included:There is a bayonet lug on the barrel, and a bayonet comes with the package (and an oil bottle, compact cleaning kit to fit in the stock, old sling, and mag bag). There's supposed to be a cleaning rod with the WASR, too, but I don't know what happened to mine. I probably wouldn't use it anyway, because I already have some good cleaning rods that will work better.
Accuracy: I am not a soldier and used this firearm in combat, I am a military adviser and not a sniper, personally. However, I have seen this gun in combat, and in the hands of a very good shot,who hit a 16 inch steel plate at 230 yards, over and over. I rate that as "minute of man" and very good for an AK or an AK clone.
The initials W.A.S.R. could stand for a lot of things. Some people who love their rifles say that it means What A Super Rifle! Those who for some reason don't like this rifle say it means What A (Expletive Deleted) Rifle. I confess that I fall into the former camp of admirers, and that I like the WASR quite a lot. But what does W.A.S.R. really stand for? To the best of my knowledge, which I fully admit is imperfect, it seems to have something to do with a treaty called the "Wassenaar Arrangement." Wassenaar is the name of a beautiful little upscale suburb of The Hague in the Netherlands.
The Romanian government signed a treaty called the "Wassenaar Arrangement" which restricts the export of military rifles (40 countries have signed on). Someone reported on the internet (so it must be true!) that "the receiver of the WASR (Wassenaar Arrangement Semiautomatic Rifle) was re-designed so it did not qualify as a military rifle as defined in the treaty. The redesign involved replacing the dimples with L shaped brackets that were copied from late production RPKs and narrowing the magazine well so it would only accept a single stack 10 shot magazine. The requirements of the Wassenaar Arrangement dovetailed nicely (and not by coincidence) with the US import restrictions."
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Originally, Russia made AKs with milled receivers (no dimples, as you see now on our stamped receivers.) Romania was making very good copies of the Russian milled AK. When Russia switched to the stamped receiver, creating the AKM, Romania followed, creating what they called the "model-1963" rifle, the year it happened. When Romania began stamping receivers for 10-round single-stack magazines, to sell to USA importers, we got the "10/63''
NOTE: There are MANY variations of the Romanian WASR being sold in the USA now (2014), maybe more than all the other brands put together. They are very similar, but may have folding stocks, collapsible stocks, synthetic furniture or wood furniture. The GP75 has a USA made receiver and a USA made barrel (doesn't sound very Romanian, does it!) Prices vary from $380 to $450 (jan 2014).
Action type: Gas piston-operated, rotating-bolt semi-automatic rifle (some might say "carbine" instead of rifle).
Caliber: 7.62X39 (both new and military surplus ammo is available, hollow point or full metal jacket, various nationalities)
Capacity: 5, 20 or 30-round detachable double-stack magazines. Military surplus mags are readily available from Eastern European countries, as well as newer synthetic mags made in the USA by Tapco and Palm. (There is a WASR 10 during the "assault weapons ban" period of time, and still sold in California, that only accepts 10-round single-stack magazines.) My WASR came with two nylon Tapco 30-round magazines. I bought some 5-round Chinese mags, and 30-round European mags. The Tapco mags seem fine for NOW, but I'm sure they will wear out much sooner than good, solid Cold-War-Era Commie metal magazines. I guess the Tapco mag is chiefly useful for 922r compliance. Here's a photo of the Tapco mag showing the plastic follower and feed lips, and a 5-round Chinese mag, and a 30-round Commie mag...
Barrel length: 16 inches and a fraction -- chrome-lined with sharp rifling -- the end of the barrel is threaded, and has a screwed on slant compensator (the "C" on the compensator means that it is a "made in USA" part) (incidentally, the screw threads run the opposite direction of what Americans are normally used to). Twist 1:9 LH. Overall length (with my short wood stock): 35 inches
Weight: approx 7 lbs. (unloaded)
Furniture: This varies by model. ARMARINs guns have ATI synthetic furniture, except for the stock, which is laminated wood painted black to match the black synthetic pistol grip and fore-grip.
Sights: Hooded post front; tangent leaf rear, graduated from 100 to 1000 meters. There is a side-mounted scope rail, and scopes are available. (Personally, I don't know why you would want a scope on an AK.)
Fire Control Group (FCG): Tapco G2. This is a USA replacement and it is not bad at all. It's a "single-hook" variety. This FCG is also handy for 922r compliance
Finish: "Phosphate" receiver, barrel, gas tube and magazine (They say "phosphate" or "parkerized," but mine appears to be more of a thin, flat black spray paint. Not very durable at all. It is advisable to keep metal parts clean and oiled, to avoid rust. I have seen rusty bolts. It will probably fire even when it is rusty, but that's no excuse to neglect your firearm.)
Included:There is a bayonet lug on the barrel, and a bayonet comes with the package (and an oil bottle, compact cleaning kit to fit in the stock, old sling, and mag bag). There's supposed to be a cleaning rod with the WASR, too, but I don't know what happened to mine. I probably wouldn't use it anyway, because I already have some good cleaning rods that will work better.
Accuracy: I am not a soldier and used this firearm in combat, I am a military adviser and not a sniper, personally. However, I have seen this gun in combat, and in the hands of a very good shot,who hit a 16 inch steel plate at 230 yards, over and over. I rate that as "minute of man" and very good for an AK or an AK clone.
The initials W.A.S.R. could stand for a lot of things. Some people who love their rifles say that it means What A Super Rifle! Those who for some reason don't like this rifle say it means What A (Expletive Deleted) Rifle. I confess that I fall into the former camp of admirers, and that I like the WASR quite a lot. But what does W.A.S.R. really stand for? To the best of my knowledge, which I fully admit is imperfect, it seems to have something to do with a treaty called the "Wassenaar Arrangement." Wassenaar is the name of a beautiful little upscale suburb of The Hague in the Netherlands.
The Romanian government signed a treaty called the "Wassenaar Arrangement" which restricts the export of military rifles (40 countries have signed on). Someone reported on the internet (so it must be true!) that "the receiver of the WASR (Wassenaar Arrangement Semiautomatic Rifle) was re-designed so it did not qualify as a military rifle as defined in the treaty. The redesign involved replacing the dimples with L shaped brackets that were copied from late production RPKs and narrowing the magazine well so it would only accept a single stack 10 shot magazine. The requirements of the Wassenaar Arrangement dovetailed nicely (and not by coincidence) with the US import restrictions."
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