twinhairdryers 2 Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) So, i've had my MKA-1919 i got from Centerfire now for about 6months. I had the normal break-in FTFs and FTEs for the first few boxes of ammo, and before i figured out how to tweak the mags a bit but overall i'm running low brass at a really good rate now with very few issues. I'm one to purchase spare parts for the weak links in all my guns i know i'll shoot a lot since sometimes parts can get really hard to find at times, especially for odd-ball birds like this one. i've tried to do some research reading back in this forum a ways and am trying to get together a list of common wear parts to buy spares for in case of future need, but i haven't been able to sort out odd rare parts, factory defect one-offs, defective gunsmithing upgrades, from what the few things are that are sure to break say given 7K rounds or so. Can anyone list the top 3 or 4 things that will be boom after high round counts even without high power ammo use? After the first 300 rounds or so, i can run pretty much any low power junk i have. I found that 99% of all my early issues were with my magazines, feed lips, the two part high-cap assembly one, etc. I had a lot more time in getting my Saiga gas ports right to run everything than this MKA took. Now, if i had to grab one from the closet for a bump in the night id go with the S-12, but this MKA is fun and a whole lot lighter weight. Edited September 29, 2014 by twinhairdryers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toothandnail 275 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 The drive block has been the only consistent "wear" item we've seen. And by consistent, I mean, there were about 7-8 that broke with in a 2-3 month period, all had between 3-5K rounds. Haven't had any more since, these were the XN models, Pre-XN seemed to be around 1500-2K rounds. Off the top of my head here's what I can remember Drive block - see above Bolt carrier - 2 XN, 4 Pre-XN Bolt - 1 XN , 2 Pre-XN Firing pin - 1 Locking Block(in the bolt) 2 Pre-XN Bent trigger/hammer pins - about 70% of Pre-XN Mags out of spec - a lot, but an easy fix It's late and thats all I can think of right now - over all they seem to be a very reliable gun, no more problems than my Benelli's and Mossburg's - more rounds through my MKA than the others combined. I'm well pleased with ours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goodwin 1 Posted September 30, 2014 Report Share Posted September 30, 2014 +1 for the xn bolt who has then and how much anyone know? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twinhairdryers 2 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 Good question. I tried a lot of searching for an XN bolt and no luck yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toothandnail 275 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) Barrels, Carrier being made , Bolt, as well as other items, in near future Edited October 2, 2014 by toothandnail Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SHOTGUN MESIAH 855 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) Barrels, Carrier being made , Bolt, as well as other items, in near future The race is on. Giddy up Edited October 2, 2014 by SHOTGUN MESSIAH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goodwin 1 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 then where would i find the pin that holds the extractor or do i just have a really sweet club? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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