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  1. This does not look like an RPK, but a Saiga with a 20 inch barrel that has been modified to look like an RPK. The receiver and trunion appear to be the usual AK and Saiga trunion rather than the heavier receiver and trunion of the RPK. Finally, Molot, and not Izhmash, has been the manufacturer of RPKs.
  2. Actually, many, if not most, of domestic hollow point rifle bullets are not designed for expansion as well. Hollow point rifle ammunition is designed so that it has a base of jacket material that is perfectly perpendicular to the bore for maximum accuracy, rather than having an exposed lead base with the jacket on the edges of the base. The hollow point is due to the necessities of the manufacturing process for maximum accuracy, not for expansion, and is small relative to the dimeter of the bullet. Hollow point handgun bullets, on the other hand, are generally designed to expand, and have
  3. I contacted Russian-American Armory earlier this year regarding the rate of twist on .223 Saigas. Clyde Woods at RAAC replied that the rate is normally 1-10.
  4. I have two questions for you. First, what are your intentions? Are you looking for a scope for shooting at paper, hunting, or both, and if hunting the type of game you would be hunting? What distances do you expect to shoot from and will you be shooting from a blind or bench or will you carry the rifle in the field? Are you interested in a sporting or mil type of reticle or either? All can make a diffence as to the type of scope that would be appropriate. Second, what is your price range? You mentioned scopes ranging from $75.00 to $400.00, which covers a wide range of quality.
  5. I contacted RAA a few months ago to ask the same question. Their reply was that the rate of twist on the 223 barrels was 1:10.
  6. Per the owners' manual (pages 18-19 and 27-28) the rifle should be sighted in at 100 meters with the rear sight leaf set at 1, 200 meters with the rear sight set at 2, etc. The manual does not state, unfortunately, what round the sights are calibrated for. The only way to determine how close the settings are for your rifle and round would be to sight in your rifle with the round you plan to use at one distance, then test at other distances to determine the point of impact at those distances. The particular round you are shooting, your acceptable degree of error, your particular rifle, and
  7. I can't comment on whether the 16 or 20 inch barrel is more accurate, what the burning rate of current production ammunition is, or the optimum barrel length for the cartridge. However, let's not forget that the 7.62x39 cartridge was developed several years before the AK-47. The first carbine to use the 7.62x39 cartridge was probably the SKS, which has a 20.5 in. barrel.
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