AK-47 Numbs Finger?

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Nightcrawler

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I took my Maadi AK-47 (Misr-10) shooting today, put three magazines through it. Like the other times, you can feel the recoil of each shot in the trigger. After awhile, your finger gets a little numb, and if it's chilly out, it can actually hurt.

Is this normal? If not, how can it be fixed?

Secondly, I can't hit crap with it. I used a screwdriver to budge the front sight post into a rough center, but I need to get the sight adjustment tool. I don't like the AK sights very much, though. I'm tempted to buy a scope mount and put a dot sight on it one of these days, but I havne't the money right now.
 
Nightcrawler,
I had the same problem with my AK. Its probably the disconnector hitting the hammer. If you take the cover and spring off, see if the hammer hits the disconnector when you push down on it without pulling on the trigger. If it does, this is probably your problem (was mine). I took just enough off the hammer to clear the disconnector and it seems to have done the trick. There is a link on one of the AK forums (dont remember where I saw it though) has some good pics showing where to remove the metal, but this was different than mine. You may want to search "trigger slap" on those sites, and you should get more info.

As for the sights, I agree, they aren't the best, but once they are set they hold ok. I cant stand that front sight being off center, drives me nuts. I got one of the rear sights from Tapco (www.tapco.com) that is windage adjustable for about $20. Works great. They also have a pakage deal (I think its under SKS) that has a pouch, sight tool, broken shell extractor, and some stripper clips for about $13.

Hope this helps
 
Yup. Trigger "backlash". Minimized by being careful to retain finger contact with the trigger all the way through the firing cycle, only letting the trigger reset after recoil is finished, though you'll still feel it happen, as the disconnector hits the hammer.
Gotta love the AK design. Hardy and reliable as can be, but not as "refined" as some other more dainty rifle designs. Can be plenty accurate, though, even with the stock iron sights. The tool that permits windage adjustment of the front sight is a little vise clamp, available for about $5 at Tapco (www.tapco.com), IIRC. The front sight elevation tool should have been included with your gun. If not, it too should be available at the above URL for a buck or two. Best.
 
repost of AK trigger slap repair and options

Due to the use of US fire control parts in the assembly of Romanian Ak-47 parts kits some users have experienced trigger slap. This is due to the trigger being struck by the disconnector and hammer assembly. This defect can result in sore trigger finger and/or damage to the fire control assembly of your weapon. This defect is more common in pre 2000 series SAR 1's 2's and 3's. After a lot of reasearch here is a quick and easy fix.
here is the best pic of what to do on the existing US parts in your rifle.
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and finally


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I hope this helps. I personally plan to replace the fire control parts with Romanian parts and modify the existing parts then stash them for a rainy day. ;)

At any rate below is a link to a site that has a step by step photo story on fire control group disassembly and of course reassembly

P.S. I am having zero problem with my 2000 model SAR 1. Including no trigger slap. It is the older model that is giving me a fit. Anybody else finding this to be true? It seems that the 2000 series is the best SAR's yet. HOOOO YAHHHH
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web page for fire control group disassembly/reassembly

here is an address i found for a guy selling Romanian fire control sets for $10.00 each for AKs. I don't know if he has any left but two of them are mine. LOL
teq@earthlink.net
 
This problem does not exist in original military AK
or its semi-auto commercial versions, if all parts are from "one manufacturer" - Russia, China, Bulgaria, etc. It's caused by absolutely crappy U.S.-made trigger control group.
 
for a really cheap front site adjustment tool, grab a spent .22 casing off the ground (assuming you're at the range) and slightly flatten the open end. Presto! This worked on mine but then again, my front site may be looser than some folks.
 
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