Flatland Shooter 22 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 I was reading on another forum that the "service life" on a Saiga 12 is between 9,000 and 10,000 rounds. After that, its considered disposable. Anyone have info or estimates on the service life of an MKA 1919? For most owners the number of rounds shot per year is probably not that many. But for competition shooters, those of us that buy shotgun shells several cases at a time, it may become a problem. I'm well over 3000 rds through mine and ordered another 4 cases of shells this afternoon. Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toothandnail 275 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 I have no exact count what several of ours have but I'd hazzard a guess, we have 2 with about 6-7K I do know we bought 6725 rounds of Win AA's last year, that primarily went through mine and my sons MKA's, we had 2 others who shot a few rounds of it. That's not counting the practice rounds we shot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flatland Shooter 22 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Thanks Matt. I guess as long as I behave myself, I can go a little longer without many problems. Now that the gun runs well with 1145 fps loads, I'll run those in hopes that it helps to cut down on the wear and tear. Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toothandnail 275 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) That is what we run 98% of the time in 3gun. Practice with 1200fps Remington bulk ammo, only slightly cheaper than AA's Edited January 20, 2015 by toothandnail Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james lambert 3,059 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 We have some guns in the 10s or better bolts and carriers are the weak links Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flatland Shooter 22 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Please jog my memory. What's the status on pre-XN USA made bolts and carriers? Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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