Stepped Chamber?

[Avtomot 5]

so i bought another saiga 7.62x39 and it has a stepped chamber..my other 2 do not..i guess some do and some dont..what i wanna know is if the stepped chamber affects anything other than the spent shell casing. i know it kinda leaves a ring around the neck..with the chamber step affect the life of the barrel or accuracy or anything at all.

[theorangeplanet 968]

I don't think so. No one has been able to tell a difference in wear or reliability really from what I've read. People just don't like it because its not normal and doesn't really serve a purpose.

[Bigtwin 219]

No effect at all! I even have no issues reloading this brass, worst problem is it decreases the frequency of reloading.

[thebuns1 4,323]

I was under the impression that Russia did this to distinguish between military Kalashnikov's vs. civilian variants incase they were used in crime or whatnot. It shouldnt hurt the performance of the rifle, nor the cartridge.

[Avtomot 5]

hmm ok....its weird though,

[kresk 10,063]

I was under the impression that Russia did this to distinguish between military Kalashnikov's vs. civilian variants in case they were used in crime or whatnot. It shouldn't hurt the performance of the rifle, nor the cartridge.

Correct. Do a search on the forum for this topic--it was beaten to death years ago.