Russian Goryunov SA43 7.62x54R Belt Fed, Semi Auto

[horsesoldier176]

Has any one used/fired one of these?

www.jgsales.com/product_info.php/c/collectors-corner/p/russian-goryunov-sa43-7-62x54r-belt-fed%2C-semi-auto-rifle-by-cia/cPath/384/products_id/3494

I don't want to spend that kind of money from my units funds, unless I have a pretty good idea what I'm getting.

Boridin

[crazydima]

Tovarischi,

Wow! that is quite a chunk of change.

I hope it works better than the other semi-autos out on the market.

If ity does work well then it will be a nice additino to the arsenal of the RKKA in the field.


Sincerely,


Dima

[horsesoldier176]

Tovarisch Dima;

You are quite correct, that is a lot of money, especially for a financially struggling frontovik.

I didn't pay that much for our units Dnepr motorcycle, with sidecar, and all the cool features.

It is precisely because that is so much money, that I want to know what others have heard before I will even consider spending it.

Boridin

[timdp]

Have one. It fires live just fine, but I have not been able to make it go reliably with blanks yet. Won't feed Czech short blanks (nose of the blank hits below the chamber). Swanson and Atlantic wall long blanks will not eject reliably (I think the overall length of the fired blank is too long).

Recently got a bunch of the Egyptian plastic tipped blanks, but they will not seat correctly in the belts because of the join between plastic bullet and the brass casing. I have a plan to make them seat correctly in the belts, but have not had time to play with it.

Tim