PSA 556 KRINK: Unboxed, first 500 rounds review.
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Great rundown!!!!
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My GF3 and my experience with PSA has been pretty flawless. I recently tried Pioneer's trainer, and experienced a collapsed recoil assembly, light primer strikes on every mag, and stuck casings, and four attempts to resolve it. They relented in trading the trainer for a 5.56, but sent it to the wrong FFL. I really want these companies to succeed. I want more people joining the hobby from every budget. The more shooters, the more 2A support, the greater the brotherhood of the Kalashnikov. Great video, brother!
my GF5 with a KNS piston and suppressor are just soooooo smooth. barely any kick and rock solid.
I really like my Gf3. I really trust that gun it has literately never misfired through roughly 3000 rounds of various Russian steel case. I would buy a GF5 in a second if the wife gave me the green light!
@@ghostmourn fuck that and buy it bro if you worked hard you earned it and life is to short to wait on others approval for frivolous things if money isn't the issue i'd go for it 100% not like you don't own a firearm already. I can understand taking time to warm your wife up to having guns in the home i'm all for being fair and respectful with my partner but they will not run me... not saying thats your case best of luck bro you'll get it eventually. I fucking love my gf3 and cant wait for a gf5.
P.S. love that you respect your wife but im just sticking up for the boys 😁
My 101 has been flawless as well I recently installed a Kns piston and it is a lazer beam love it
i bought a gf3 and put a kns piston and a can on. ran 3k+ rounds through it. sold it to a friend and now he shoots it. never had a issue at all
You do great content and your honesty is refreshing. Keep up the work I’ve been into ak’s for over 28 years
I'm an AR guy whose AK curious, thanks to Klay and Robski. I watched the whole video to hear Klay say that most Americans are running brass 5.56. Only AK guys have a bunch of steel cased ammo. Yes it should run steel. No I don't care that it doesn't. Yes I want 1.
I have 2 Zastava Ak pistols, one is 5.56 they run around 900 and 1200 for the tactical. I love them, they are built great. Check em out I believe if you want a full size it's the pap 70. If you can go to the store and handle one and you will see the difference in how they are built. Put steel mags I. Them and you will be in love.
gunsmith opinion, the reason why there's failures with steel case is because the thermal expansion vs unlocking time is cutting it close, meaning the steel case hasn't fully retraced from the heat cycle of you know, going bang, so when the bolt carrier to begins the unlocking procedure, it rips the rim off because the casing still is "expanded". Brass is more malleable, and has a shorter heat cycle or whatever. A way to fix this is either polishing the chamber, or you know, not having such a short gas system to begin with.
Polishing the chamber was my first thought as well. I would be curious to see what it looks like right out of the box.
@@KCWeapon HTownWerewolf did a video update a little bit ago, and he polished the chamber area and it no longer has the stuck cases. That's good to hear.
I've heard this line of thinking quite a bit but, I think case design plays a bigger role. Rounds with a tapered case, like both x39 rounds, will always outperform a straight cased round, like the 5.56, when talking about extracting and exiting the breach. It's the reason steel cased 5.56 doesn't play well in both ARs and AKs when the two have completely different cycle times.
@@EverydayAmerican I have has similar stuck steel cased 556 in an AR15 in the past but I for sure see what you mean and it makes perfect sense.
@@EverydayAmerican Now normally you would be entirely correct, but the taper of the casing doesn't really matter all too much. The tapered casing helps with feeding and seating inside the chamber, not so much on extraction. Gun physics is weird, but, as a whole, steel case has more friction on the system over brass. That's why you see steel case with the slick green lacquer coating on the rounds themselves, it's not a cosmetic choice!
In the past I have polished the chamber with flitz metal polish and a cleaning kit mop and cordless drill to remove concentric rings left when they bore the chamber this was the only way I got ars to run steel with out stuck cases look at the chamber if machine marks are present it will never run steel look at the case you will notice carbon on it that is what gets stuck in the machine marks hope this helps😊
PSA has definitely stepped up their game. They are the most innovative firearms company in the country at this time.
Are you out of your mind!? In what way has PSA ever innovated on anything? The fact of the matter is that PSA is a company that has fooled the entire community with their marketing claiming they are trying to arm as many people as possible. Well, what are they arming people with? Garbage that doesn't work right? Look at all the youtubers who were sent guns BY PSA for the sole purpose of reviewing the gun and yet the gun still doesn't work! That's important--cherry picked guns by the company sent to influencers don't even work. So, how do you think the gun sent to Billy Bob in Kentucky works? It doesn't. He'll end up sending it back at least once, probably twice.
Even the "sabre" line of guns has been plagued with issues despite it being their "duty grade" line. You won't get issues like that with a BCM or a SOLGW Simple Jack.
PSA is just a group of guys trying to get rich by cutting every corner possible. People let all their mistakes slide because they have some edgy political goal but the fact of the matter is every gun company other than HK is trying to arm as many people as possible---that's what their business is. Save your money for a gun that works.
seriously. i love me a good ol AR style rifle but there’s reputable companies out there that would make great outside-the-box products but they choose not to 😢
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are you sure?? the handguard literally came off... sure they are providing firearms at affordable prices but this is coming at the cost of quality builds and QC.
If making AKs that can't run steel cased ammo is innovative... sure.
Thanks Klay. Great review. Keep it up!
Nevermind the krink, that can is awesome. A vid on that would be awesome.
It's coming
I’m sure you filmed this before his most recent update and I’m sure your aware but Htown polished his ramps and it seemed to run the steel case much better.
So far so good after polishing, I hope that fixes the issue like Klay I have a lot of steel case ammo.
Yeah, it was filmed a few weeks ago. I know he had great luck with that.
@@HTownWerewolf did you use a ceramic or brass cleaner? I used to have to dingle ball my AR when running steel.
Brass brush first, then a cloth one with mothers mag polish.@@masta51
I am neither a PSA "fan-boy" nor "hater" - I have over a dozen combloc AKs that I see as depreciating investments and PSA is a readily available alternative for common use (training). So, I have 4 PSA AKs - mostly in 7.62, but one also 5.45. They all work. I support that PSA is making a product that fits this purpose - I hope they improve that product.
How can you label a weapon that will run several lifetimes with minimal upkeep (comblok Aks) as depreciating investments? You just can't say the same thing for stoner's lego guns.
Depriciating? Habe you seen the prices lately? If id habe known i would habe bought WASRs by the truckload.
Another great presentation & review!
Really happy to see, good job psa.
I love all of my PSA AKs. I got two of their very first AK74s that had the infamous firing pin issues and honestly, I replaced both, took me 20 minutes to replace and they've both been sewing machines ever since. My 105 is hands down my favorite gun to shoot.
Good video klay. Now over 1500 with mine. Same small amount of cam lug wear, hasn’t progressed. Trunnion looks great, very well gassed gun.
Same folder setup I have on my PSA 105. Wasn't a fan of most side AK side folders and had a spare Lage side folder that I had pulled off my MPX a while back. Works great.
Thank you for making this!
My first video of your channel! I subscribed. Your straight up in your thoughts. I have a G5 PSA. It’s a good shooter and have yet to give me cause to swear at her. Look forward going back in your videos!
Glad it wasn't just me with some magazine and steel case ammo issues, so I REALLY appreciate this video.
A little bit of CLP sprayed in there helped steel case a tiny bit, but not by much, basically same issues you had.
The 4 PSA and 6 Bulgarian mags ran well for me, but all 6 of my AK19 magazines did NOT like the PSA KRANK though, AK19 mags locked in very stiff and had feeding issues even with brass.
I grabbed some Turkish m193 brass for cheap, and it ran well with no issues on my most recent range day (~90 rounds).
I hope yall have a happy Easter!
Love that PSA has made having a Krink achievable but with issues that I have seen Im glad I held off grabbing one when I saw it was in stock. See how things look in a year or so.
Need more PSA reviews! Good job Klay
My first AR was a Ruger mpr with the 18 inch barrel and rifle length gas system. It would not run steel case and kept getting stuck cases. Needed a good polishing out of the box. It ran brass case just fine though. Great video as always
Ranko will be proud of the casual DRNCH plug. Lol I just ordered some myself to prep for Kbash
Man I love that stuff.
this was such a well done video
That Putnik can has it's own vibe. Thanks for sharing, Klay.
I wonder if polishing that chamber would help with the steel case extraction issue.
New subscriber. Love the AK content! 😎
I think the tolerance is slightly tight from the factory. Like mentioned above polishing from wear will help.
Polish the chamber, it’s unfortunate you need to do that out of the box. I have faith psa will improve the issue in the future.
this was an issue on their PSA AK101s almost 2 years ago....if they didn't fix it by now...that's says alot already
I was thinking the same thing. You shouldn't have to do it, but I wonder if a chamber polish would help with steel case.
@@Nperez1986 it says we consumers will buy their product no matter what which shows the sad state of affordable AK type rifles in this country. At least PSA Isn't IO levels of quality
Polish the chamber.. only a complete newbie that can only pop off a few rounds at best would make a comment like that. Go back to airsoft!
😂😂 uhh sure dude
I bought several PSA mags when I picked up one of their 101’s recently. Both the mags & the 101 have run extremely well. I’m at about 600 rounds through it so far & everything looks good; parts are wearing in normally.
As far as steel case goes: I don’t buy steel 5.56, only x39. In my experience most of it is trash, especially now. So even if it were available all my 5.56 guns would get brass anyway. I’ve had perfectly gassed, soft shooting AR’s rip the rims off steel case. Not to mention if you shoot suppressed how much dirtier it is.
I say leave the steel case to the x39 & 5.45 guns, feed the 5.56 guns ammo made of the material it was intended to be made from.
Great video, glad is working out, the KRANK nobody needed but everyone wanted.
On werewolf's Krink review regarding steel casing getting stuck, a poster suggested 410 gauge cleaning swab w/ FLITZ polishing compound as remedy. They'd put it on end cleaning rod use a drill lightly polish inside of chamber.
So The Zastava M85 PAP/5.56mm Krink clone has been around for nearly a decade..I have one, so PSA is playing catchup..I do Like what PSA is doing nowadays . I have a AK-V and it rocks!
I forgot about that one! I have no interest in a 5.45 or. 556 shorty AK but would like to see a comparison video.
I'd purchased a 5.56 Zas M85-NP back in 2016 too. Nice thing its got the magwell adapter to run any AR15 magazine. Still rock solid with some rather heavy usage since 2016...
-Worked well right outta tha box, but Ive since polished everything of any significance that makes the gun run. The bolt cam area on the carrier itself looked like the machinist was runnin a dull end mill from 1950 to do so. Pretty chowdery looking, seeing every pass made w/a bunch cutting lines left in the metal. Smooth as butter now w/some attention given to it...
-Added a 'U.S MachineGun Co' folding brace adapter w/GearHeadWorks tailhook....
-Enough meat/metal on the rear sight plate & folding dust cover area to drill, tap, then epoxy a small pic-rail section to that area for red dot addition. No issues with that since 2016 either...
-Recently added/fabricated a pretty slick left hand side, firing hand thumb activated safety Im super happy with, as thats the one issue I have with AK platforms, its janky-azz safety...
Glad you'd mentioned the Zas M85
I bought an after market rear hinged top cover from someone online and it works great..I was afraid I’d mess up drilling a pic rail on the lid. Put a triangle brace on it. It’s my Krink clone ..don’t need another..
So it's a $1100 turd. Good to know.
Another great video! Thanks Clay!!
Out the box, it looks like the fit and finish are good.
PSA is king for availability and cost!
I agree with polish the chamber. Same reason barrel lapping is used to fill pores
Best AK youtuber on the site
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Quite a compliment ! Has the coolest hats too
looking forward to accuracy tests
Yeah had problems with PSA lower Handguards myself
One of my favorite things about their aks is the fit and finish. It's durable asf. I've been abusing mine for 2 years!
Really cool gun, id love to have one to play with on the range. Hopefully they figure out the steel case issues.
I am happy with mine. I only have brass 223 so it works out well for me. How do you like 556 vs 545 in the krink platform since you currently have both? Is one softer shooting than the other?
Definitely curious about the krinks and look forward to seeing more. That being said the Putnik is really catching my eye. Wonder how it's comparing to say the Wolverine.
Gf5 owner and I love it! For the price I could’ve went for a zpap but I wanted an American product from a company that improving. Zpap is definitely on my wishlist next.
Deff enjoyed the video. As far as steal ammo goes, out of 200ish rounds, only 2 stuck cases. Deff not a deal breaker. Htown did polish the ramps and it seemed to fix it. I have a few bulgy krinks, and want one to beat up and use as a truck gun. Looking forward to another 500 rounds.
I have the Pioneer Arms 556 pistol with a brace and shot 300 rounds of 556/223 steel and brass not a single problem.
Thanks for starting my Sunday out right. I wonder if the geometry of the extractor and chamber needs to be tweaked just a bit to run steel?
Thank you for the review. Well done content. I do see that you are shooting the polymer coated steel rounds not lacquer coated steel. I wonder if that would make a difference?
Honestly looks like a pretty good build to me... the no-go on steel case 556 is a bit of a shame but not a deal breaker. I'm still waiting for PSA steel case 545, hopefully it is coming - and if it does Iw wonder if they will make 556 and if it would run in their own gun. I'm curious to see how this thing is doing after 5K rounds. Anyway thanks for the initial look!
You could try Flex-Hone to fix your steel-case situation maybe. Shouldn't have to do it yourself but it's better than nothing.
I don't hate PSA but I want to love them. It's a gorgeous AK, for sure.
Shame they still haven't done anything about the rivet situation. Wish you would've mentioned that. I remember Brandon Herrera did a video on the importance of proper riveting years ago.
Definitely gonna get at least one of these in 5.56, maybe 300blk too. I don't really mind that it doesn't run steel cased because I don't usually buy it, but it is weird it doesn't run it. It definitely should be able to. I'm probably gonna wait til I'm sure they've worked out all the kinks, but I'm definitely interested. So glad we have some readily available Krinks in American calibers.
I really want the Krunk!
Good run down. Haven't bought steel in years because the cost wasn't worth it. I'm fine with it running only brass.
Yeah, that's kind of my thought process. It does suck that It doesn't run steel reliably. But who in their right mind would buy steel over brass with the current prices anymore
Thanks for the review! Although it looks cool im not sure I would ever buy an American 5.56 krank! Probably gonna get an M85 or M90 since I already have the steel mags for them!
I uave over 3k rds already on my ak102 from psa it’s a serial number of 1800+ and i like it not a single issue with it i have shot all brass though no wear on trunnion or bolt I think they got the bolts and trunnions nailed they just need to check their 556 chambers because I think they are just using us spec chambers and im pretty sure comblock chambers a little more tolerance
PSA once sent me an item with different furniture than what I ordered. The strangest part was the configuration they sent me has never been available for purchase on their site as far as I can tell. I emailed them and they sent out the correct furniture component and everything was fine, it was just kind of odd.
I was after a PSA Krink but found an Arsenal SAM7k cheap.
SLR rails, Arsenal optic mount, KNS piston, LBE flat trigger, rearden plan B mount..
Found some Norinco Bakelite triangle 66 mags
I know where a bunch of circle 21 5.45 mags are..
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I don't have any steel cased ammo so this actually looks pretty good!
I would try spinning a cotton mop with some jewelers polish on it in the chamber, see if that helps. This worked for a Ruger 556 that had this problem.
For as much as mic muffling might not have been intended, it created a pretty cool effect.
Now i agree with "if it wont run steel, it doesnt deserve the brass", i say that about calibers that were made in primarily steel case(7.62/5.45). Most 223/5.56 is gonna be brass case. Every round of steel case 223 i ever bought was subsequently magdumped into trash through an ar. Never stocked up on steel because the accuracy was always horrible(the exception being barnaul ammo in a ks47)
That gloss plum looks great. I'm hoping this will be offered in 300BLK.
I so wish i had bought a 104ur when i had the chance. It was always, ah ill get one later. Doh. I like the psa krink. We shall see how it holds up
GREAT ALTERNATE KRINK...comes with 1.5mm receiver, Bulged front trunnion AND Chrome Lined Barrel...the Yugo M85 / ZPAP85 5.56.. Recommend you do a comparison.
These can be had for cheap compared to Russian, are VERY well made and overbuilt and are essenitally almost the same price range as the PSAs. #Zastava quality is much higher than American ones for sure
Awesome video and review!!
When I bought my WBP there were reports of stuck cases and eventually mine had two. I changed out to a KNS Because it was way to over gassed and haven’t had an issue 500 rounds later. I’m guessing the PSA will have the same issue, plus polishing the chamber would help but I didn’t have to do that on mine
So if you watch Admin's video, at 20:52 you can see the bolt bounce, and the hammer then release by the trigger pushing the bolt back into battery and firing. I wonder if this is contributing to the failure to run steel case. I'd recommend running the video at 1/4 speed, it makes it easier to see.
So many brand new guns ive had will arrive from the factory with some kind of debris or something stuck in the chamber causing several times where you have stuck shells or something weird happen so ive just had to to start spinning a wire brush in the chamber of any gun i purchase to guarantee smooth release
Ur the best ak guy bro
One thing I can say about psa aks I like the coating they put on them it looks goodcabd holds up good
I don’t own a psa ak but I’ve been doing a lot of research on them and it seems after gen1 556 and had extractor timing issues(snaking boltface) they fixed it but forgot to polish the feed ramps and and chamber. From what I’ve seen people have taken this to a gun smith or in one rare case psa polished it them self and sent it back. That seems to be the answer
I’m getting one. I’m sold. Best American krink
Great content as always!! Question though what over the shoulder cam are you using and is it built into the ear pro? Would love something like this for my Kalash Bash run haha
It's the glasses. Rayban Meta's.
Ahhh good stuff! Thanks Klay!
Any chance of a review on a psa ak-101??
Honestly PSA has always made it right with newer releases of guns and issues... Had an issue with the first gen AKV and within a week i had a new one and 10k rounds later and no issues since.
5.56/7.62 is so expensive nowadays... 40cents a round is crazy.
Those reloads yayayaya. Great video man
Lol - the final commentary got a subscribe out of me
Your in TEXAS hell ya brother!!!
16:38 Maybe the extractor skips over the rim on those hotter rounds because 1: maybe the extractor spring is weak and 2: Maybe the added back pressure pushes the bolt back so fast it skips over the rim. could also be magazine related like you said.
maybe the stuck case issue could be resolved by just a nice chamber polish job?
Good so far, brass might work after some wear, what your guys thoughts?
Use to hate getting stuck behind that train trying to go to work..
Awesome video! Quick questiin, whick suppressor do you like better the wolverine or the putnik? Ive been waiting to get a putnik for a little while but there is not a whole lot of videos on it.
Right now, the Putnik.
Hit that chamber with an ultra high grit silicone polishing bit. Not to the point of putting a match finish in the chamber (that would decrease lubricity): just enough to flatten high spots and make those fresh flats extremely slick (which will increase lubricity). That should _relieve_ surface tension enough to allow it to run steel without being wet. Note I said silicone - specifically soft silicone, you just want to gently buff the surface of the metal - not change the chamber geometry.
Sucks to see the issues with steel case. I hope they fix that, but honestly it’s kind of a miracle that PSA is making this gun at all lol
After werewolf had all the problems with the Steelcase ammo he took a bore brush on a drill and Polished the chamber and didn't have another problem. I guess that's why they say clean your guns before they shoot them. Perhaps their tolerance is just too tight polishing it helps out obviously
Drnch for the win! 😂
It really is some good stuff, I’ve been using it on everything & honestly… I think it may be on the same level /slightly better than break free clp.
Klay - cheapest brass 5.56/223 I've seen in the past week is at hslammo - 45 cpr
I’m a big fan of the new 556 psa mags.
Oh yeah, me too. They work great in a lot of different guns.
My guess with the problems of ripped casing is due too much bolt speed from the bolt, I guarantee you put the adjustiible piston it'll run fine, or take the booster off
What optic mount and red dot are you using? It looks like it works well.
Consider polishing the chamber a bit. Brass and steel/zinc cases have dissimilar expansion/contraction rates, that can cause issues as well as lubricity differences.
Get a good polisher and run it through. I don't know if it was the camera shadowing or the angle but it looks like a machining mark right around the feed ramp.
Not sure if it matters but my Krink is #400 in that weird plum as well. I've run a 6-7 plum mags some with all Tula some brass and some nato556 haven't have a single malfunction yet both with and without a can take that for what ya will
Out of curiosity have you tried Wolf vs Tula? The case finish may make a difference. I had to polish the chamber on 2 9mm over the Tula.
Pretty much all the same stuff. Most of the time, wolf is just repackaged tula.
wish i could find one of those rpk mags
Back in 2014 when I saw the pap92 and 85 I bought both of them run circle 10s never a problem. For 400 bucks a piece I couldn't resist. The manticore breaks and a u s machine gun stock and you talk about fun.
Nice review as always,
Q: hey what mags would you suggest for zastava m90?
Factory or polish.
Interested to see what groups you get.