Palmetto PSAk47 GF3 fail

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I figured I’d take a chance on the new Palmetto AK since they have forged parts now.

Well it broke before I got it to the range.

Rear sight leaf had very little tension so I bent the spring to try to add a little tension...

...and the added tension broke the rear sight block and now it has ZERO tension.

Not a good first impression. Y’all gotta do better than this!
 
Yowza. Can you post a pic? Where exactly did the RSB break?

This, along with the AK-V troubles ... not what I was expecting to see with these latest PSA offerings.

Keep us posted on the return/repair process.
 
IUHoosier429 said:
Yowza. Can you post a pic? Where exactly did the RSB break?

This, along with the AK-V troubles ... not what I was expecting to see with these latest PSA offerings.

Keep us posted on the return/repair process.
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The part that holds the leaf spring down is bending up. Now the spring falls out. Maybe I added too much curve. Maybe it was already a little bent and I helped it along. Either way it’s no good now. I hit it with a punch to bend it back down and it came right back up under tension. So this is fun.

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Other wise the rifle seems to be pretty good fit and finish lol

But if I can break it that easy something is wrong. I’ve got other AKs, so I know the rear sight was loose before I messed with it. It came off really easily too. They usually take a little persuasion. This one came off with just a slight push.
 
JGrigg said:
The part that holds the leaf spring down is bending up. Now the spring falls out. Maybe I added too much curve. Maybe it was already a little bent and I helped it along. Either way it’s no good now. I hit it with a punch to bend it back down and it came right back up under tension. So this is fun.
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I just grabbed one of my Romy G kits to compare and yeah, something ain't stirring the Kool-Aid on yours lol. Sorry to hear about your troubles! PSA will hopefully make things right.

Actually, re-watching Rob Ski's sneak peak at the GF3, the slo-mo clip that begins at 3:25 in the video appears to show the leaf hopping around a bit more than normal. Compared with something like a Vickers slo-mo AK video, the PSAK does look a bit looser, so I wonder if this is a larger design flaw. I've not seen anyone else complain yet over on the AK Files.

 
Actually, scratch what I just said.

Just re-read Rob's thread over on the Files a bit closer and found this:

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A few other guys chimed in about their leaves as well. I must have completely skipped page three of that thread.
 
IUHoosier429 said:
Actually, scratch what I just said.

Just re-read Rob's thread over on the Files a bit closer and found this:

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A few other guys chimed in about their leaves as well. I must have completely skipped page three of that thread.
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I was gonna say I definitely saw a few complaints on Akfiles about the sight, and rob said it was an easy fix. So I tried to fix, and but my fix was a break
 
Ok they won’t refund me but they are gonna open a repair ticket for me. It will probably get sold when I get it back.

If you have a PSA don’t try to improve your rear sight tension to feel like a real AK!
 
Yeah, I am trying to figure out what the deal with the shortage of cleaning rods is...
 
Still not convinced PSA knows what they're doing. Between this and the
jmccracken1214 said:
PSA SUCKS!

I GOT AN AR 15 FROM THEM, BEAT IT WITH 3LB HAMMER, NOW ITS BROKE!

POS!
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To be fair, most thing on a good AK can be fixed with a 3lb hammer.

If PSA can't even get a flat spring right, I don't have much hope for the rest of the rifle.
Between the bad reports on these rifles and the complete train wreck that's been the AK-V, it's going to be a long time before I will trust any of their AK's.
 
Ikarus1 said:
At their $599 usual price point I can find WASRs with straight sight posts all day long. And they come with a cleaning rod.
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Where? I'm not disagreeing about you the obvious WASR > PSA, but I'd like to know where these dimple-free Romies are hanging out for under $600.
 
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Ikarus1 said:
All over Akfiles and akforum classifieds
Just saw a couple mak90s sell for around same price here also. Or Buds auctions
On egunner

https://www.egunner.com/auction_det...p&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=bgstopbanner
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Okay, so used guns of questionable provenance on the secondhand market. The one you linked to looks rough as hell and doesn't even have a stock! Not trying to split hairs, and I realize you never said "new" WASRs for $599.

I'd still spend $650-$700 for a new WASR over a new $599 GF3 all day long, but for $599 shipped with a lifetime warranty, I can definitely understand the allure of a forged PSAK, even if it's just to experiment with (as @JGrigg probably bought his to do). Even the Files guys largely praised the price point on this thing.
 
IUHoosier429 said:
Okay, so used guns of questionable provenance on the secondhand market. The one you linked to looks rough as hell and doesn't even have a stock! Not trying to split hairs, and I realize you never said "new" WASRs for $599.

I'd still spend $650-$700 for a new WASR over a new $599 GF3 all day long, but for $599 shipped with a lifetime warranty, I can definitely understand the allure of a forged PSAK, even if it's just to experiment with (as @JGrigg probably bought his to do). Even the Files guys largely praised the price point on this thing.
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Price is about all they have going for them.
Personally, I'd pay more for one that didn't have a myriad of problems.
 
I got the rear sight spring to stay in place and @Matthew douglass and I put some rounds through the PSA today. Hits point of aim even with the sight issues and had no malfunctions.

Seems like a decent budget option if you don’t dick with your guns like I do, and don’t expect it to be an Arsenal.


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I did not feel like sending the rifle back to PSA. So I bent the spring back to its original tension and used a punch to hammer the RSB back into shape so it would hold spring. I fired 100 rounds and it didn’t fall out and shoots accurately. But the rear sight is still floppy. I would never be happy with this. If I send it back, my luck they will send a new rifle with a canted front sight and an equally loose rear.

I sold it to a friend with a scratch a dent discount. He’s fully aware of the issue I had. Their website says the warranty is transferable if he wants to send it in.

He liked the Ak74 wood more than me so I let him keep it. I even threw in a sling and cleaning rod. It’s his first AK, so I don’t mind taking a little hit if I get someone addicted.

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JGrigg said:
I got the rear sight spring to stay in place and @Matthew douglass and I put some rounds through the PSA today. Hits point of aim even with the sight issues and had no malfunctions.

Seems like a decent budget option if you don’t dick with your guns like I do, and don’t expect it to be an Arsenal.


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What range is this? Or is a home range?
 
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