[SA-V] Surprise at the range today

Finally had a chance to hit the range, and the place I usually use is run by the county, so pretty strict.

The first few shots (6-7) were perfect, and the iron sights were close-ish (I could use some windage adjustment), then things went off the rails.

My next shot was a clean 3-round burst, all hitting inside an inch though, so I got that going for me!

I pulled the mag, cleared the chamber, and waited to see what the range guys were going to do/say.

The Range officer, the line safety, the range safety all came by to find out who was firing full-auto, when you can’t even rapid-fire there, normally. They verified that I had cleared the gun and told me to case it up, I couldn’t fire it anymore.

Contacted PSA and they had this to say:

The AKV being a blowback design uses the inertia of the bolt during cycling. As the round is fired the bolt is carried rearward and if the AKV is not held tightly the rearward movement may cause your finger to come off of the trigger allowing it to reset. As the bolt makes its return to pick up the next round and completes the cycle back into battery this may cause the AKV, if not held tightly, to move back forward and may cause the trigger to make contact with your finger again causing the trigger to unintentionally be pulled again, which may result in a false burst or bump fire scenario. Holding the AKV securely while firing ensures this does not happen and proper trigger function.

The trigger does reset normally, and it is pretty sensitive, so I don’t doubt this is correct, but it sure was a surprise for me today!

I need to find a new place to shoot though, if I am going learn how to… um… tame this thing. :wink:

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ALG trigger?

Happy Forum Anniversary @Rufus!:partying_face:

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I wish I could say. I am not certain what one looks like. Is there an easy way to tell if this is the ALG vs the older trigger?

[EDIT] I did an image search, and if all ALG have the same trigger design, then no, it is not al ALG.

This is the SA-V, the newest version of the AK-V, though what real changes beyond branding exist, I am not sure. It is not even listed on the PSA website so…shrug

I’ll look up the SA-V. First guess would be Soviet Arrms-V.

You got a Stizon already? I don’t see an SA-V on the web, can you send a link to the page?

Happy Anniversary Harold!!!

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Thank you sir!

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It is not on the website, or not listed anyway. Not trying to mislead, I am brand new to this thing, and know next to nothing about what variants exist. I was told Soviet Arms was PSA’s new brand for their AK lines.

I bought this used, though it was immaculate, looking unfired.

Looks immaculate. I should have looked, that’s the same markings on the one I just looked at. Standard AK-V. If you don’t want it to do what you mentioned just maintain pressure on your trigger finger until the next round is fully in battery. It is possible to to do it on demand but the ALG is much more amenable to that kind of fun.

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Thanks for the tip, I will definitely be more conscious about how I fire it next time!

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Its just the Soviet Arms rollmark. The AK-V bump fires extremely easily. Its a feature, not a flaw.

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Amen and with some training pretty much on demand.

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This is the way. Hold your reset and you will tame the beast.

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