reliability of 308

[ruufman58 0]

I stopped by my local dealer to inquire about the availability of a woodstocked 308.His response was that the 308 broke often because it was not made to handle such a heavy load.Could you please share your experience.The 308 is on my short list.Thanks

[chuwii2 1]

I stopped by my local dealer to inquire about the availability of a woodstocked 308.His response was that the 308 broke often because it was not made to handle such a heavy load.Could you please share your experience.The 308 is on my short list.Thanks

 

For what its worth, I haven't had any issues with my 308, neither have the guys I know who shoot them. I also haven't heard of any issues with the shotgun versions. I would think that they would have issues before any other loads...so no, they are bulletproof....and fun as all hell.

 

-chuwii

[Stansplace 414]

I would be very interested to hear what the guys have to say who have shot hte hell out of theirs. I only have 3 4 hundred through mine. The only problem I had to begin with is some polish work that needed to be done to the bolt because of bad shell dents. I consider mine a MBR.

Edited November 20, 2009 by Stansplace

[saigafreake 27]

thats complete and utter bs there a buisness member here with a full auto one with many rounds through it with no issues. the 308 uses a thicker receiver beefier front trunnion and a extra lug on the bolt to compensate for the extra recoil.

[Deussne 38]

I call that BS. I have not had any issues with mine neather.

[Ulf 1]

I've put approximately 6k plus rounds through each of mine (a 22" and 3 16"s) - no burps or hiccups.

 

Sounds like your dealer is trying to up-sell you and/or doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

Could be simple snobbery - you'll find that a lot of otherwise educated and experienced folk look down their noses at anything AK.

 

Get one - you won't be sorry!

 

-Ulf

[mav 459]

Your dealer want to sell you a more expensive AR10 or FAL, no probs with S-308, they are solid, and loads of fun.

[Zambidis 90]

Like a lot of things you will hear in guns shops, complete BS. Ask him what specifically is breaking on them.

[buckandaquarterquarterstaff 5]

Sounds like he wanted to sell you a more expensive gun. Mine have been fine as far as reliability is concerned. Parts once the do break, however, may be a bit of a challenge.

[BKLYN_C 14]

BS.

The rifle is a beefed up AK. Similarly to RPK, stronger front trunion, but 3 locking latches instead of 2. Barrel is strong enough to withstand the charge. The rest of the rifle is fool proof.

[gtnichols 51]

Solid like a ROCK!

[csspecs 1,987]

It is wise to use normal .308 loads.

Avoid anything that is a max load, or those .308win magnums that are for select bolt guns only. They can be dangerous in any auto loading rifle not just the saiga.

[Arik 565]

All though I have only put about a 1000 rounds through mine I have made an effort to try just about every 308win and its nato twin. All work fine even the cheap wolf and brown bear. No issues what so ever. The dealer has either A) had 1 bad experience with one lemon 308 B ) is confusing it with another rifle, maybe a /PSL/FPK/SVD (to some people all AKs are the same) or C) Just wants to sell you something more expansive / doesn't like anything AK

 

IMO To make a statement like that I think he has his AKs confused. He's probably thinking of the PSL/SVD they need the light ball stuff. Most likely he's not really a big fan of AKs, doesnt know much about them and heard something about a big caliber AK needing light ammo.

Edited November 20, 2009 by Arik

[Rhodes1968 1,638]

One thing you find out quickly in the gun culture is there are an awful lot of really unethical people involved in selling them. Never take advise from someone with something to gain.

[loki0629 55]

I stopped by my local dealer to inquire about the availability of a woodstocked 308.His response was that the 308 broke often because it was not made to handle such a heavy load.Could you please share your experience.The 308 is on my short list.Thanks

 

He's either lying or clueless. Take your pick, or better yet, take your business elsewhere. If he's that unwilling to verify facts or that unethical of a seller, you probably don't want to do business with his shop.

[ruufman58 0]

Thanks for such a quick and thorough reply.Now all I need to do is find a dealer in Ct with a wood model.No interest in building an AR lookalike.Mike

z-58

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Edited November 20, 2009 by ruufman58

[vbrtrmn 167]

He's either lying or clueless. Take your pick, or better yet, take your business elsewhere. If he's that unwilling to verify facts or that unethical of a seller, you probably don't want to do business with his shop.

 

Cheers to that, it sounds like more gun store bullshit. I haven't been in these forums as long as some people, but I've never seen a destroyed 308. Most of the pictures of guns I see which are fucked up are due to negligence: improper maintenance, bad reloading, improper handling, stupidity, etc. Like the pic of the blown up FN57 which was going around, after FN investigated it, they determined it was, because the user had made some hot loads; they replaced it anyway.

[oxyehho 8]

Thanks for such a quick and thorough reply.Now all I need to do is find a dealer in Ct with a wood model.No interest in building an AR lookalike.Mike

z-58

mini-14

Glock 17L

S&W model 65

Luger LCP

Check out ver21 - it's already "converted", i.e. trigger in the correct location and looking pretty darn sweet to boot and all cast in wood.

[volkov 318]

sounds like the guys a douchebag.. I'd avoid him

[Darth AkSarBen 20]

Your dealer want to sell you a more expensive AR10 or FAL, no probs with S-308, they are solid, and loads of fun.

 

My thought's too. The regular Saiga .308 can be converted to wood other than plastic furniture. I choose the later for the functionality of some of the attributes such as light weight and rails, along with collapsible stock.