I picked up two AK's this week from a friend on hard times. Didn't haggle, but the deal was decent. A Zastava M70 underfolder, a WASR-10 with Tapco furniture, 2 steel mags and 100 rds of Wolf HP. $1,050. He told me the Yugo might have had feeding issues, but he wasn't sure as he hadn't fired it in years. To the range. WASR shot like a WASR. Gritty trigger (pre G2), moderate accuracy, stinging cheek recoil, and ran 100%. The M70 not so much. Trigger is great, recoil is surprisingly mild and smooth. She malfunction about every 3-4 rounds. See picture. I tried a surplus steel mag and brought a PMAG as a control. No difference. Any ideas?
I stripped it down, and the action was pretty clean. Gas system appears fine. There's a bit of bolt drag on the hammer, as most have. I polished it up today anyway. It also got a stuck case, which I pounded out. I soaked and re-scrubbed the chamber.