HOW TO CHECK HEADSPACE ON AN AK
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Palmetto State Armory AK Engineer, Colton Sons, walks you through how PSA checks headspacing on our AK line of rifles, and how you can properly monitor headspacing before and after breaking in your PSA-AK.
Not sure what Headspacing is or how it works? Check out our Headspacing 101 video here: • HEADSPACING 101
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Simple, to the point, & well explained. Great Job!
I tried to watch your video but it says it's out of stock!
Lmao
Gotta check each couple of hours
Dude. Your comment made me lol
Awsome comment lmao
*Keep up the good work PSA. The citizens of the republic are counting on you.*
This vid is greatly appreciated, thank you for doing this. Keep up the great work guys
Those rifles look terrific. Thank you guys for all the work you've put into the 74 line of products.
It’s about time yall release a new video. I dont have Facebook and would like to see more content on here. Maybe do a post with release dates and times.
Thanks I have over 3K rounds shooting AK competitions. Never had one issue. Now I need to look into what wear and twar items I need to update
The plum AK shown in the video looks juuuuuust like the one I just got from y'all.
Except mine has a slant break 😀
Can't wait to do the range day footage for the channel.
Appreciate you taking the time to explain and demonstrate this. Very understandable as you presented the info.
Nice informative video. I do not see a PSA AK owners group on Facebook, only the PSA AR15 owners and the regular PSA home page.
Hi Prop - here's a link to our AK Owners Group: facebook.com/groups/415069725990063/?multi_permalinks=798636370966728
@@PalmettoStateArmoryVideos thank you for the link has for some reason when I typed that into the search bar in Facebook the AK group did not come up in my search results
@00 00 I don't know what everyone's problem is. I've bought 2 rifles in the past 6 months. Look for them around 4 pm est. every day. They have g3's in stock right now. Troll.
When is the spiker coming out?
Slamming headspace gauges into the chamber is a good way to make headspace gauges go out of spec or to deform the chamber.
Amazing explanation
Great video thank you
How about a video on the field gauge?
You could have the strongest trunnions if you used swell neck rivets and dimpled them flsthead rivets with no dimples are gonna break eventually cheap fix
Thanks! Good information.
I see the Colton Sons youtube channel incoming 👊🔥👊 😉
Fix your firing pin bolts your firing pin retainer is letting the firing pin come out to much and dimple and swell neck rivet the trunnions
AK headspacing should be set "tight" on a go-gauge when first built. There is some setback that occurs after the first few rounds fired through it. If you are a hair loose to start with it might become unacceptable at this point and in the future downright unsafe to shoot with a lot of rounds fired through it. I see the logic and technical strategy/theory setting it a tad on the tight side to start with.
so what if go gauge wont close
I wish PSA would make a affordable CETME/HK91/G3 clone, I would buy one today!
Even cooler than that. Im pretty sure they are working on a dragunov. If that actually happens in sure it wont be that cheap though but still exciting
I didnt know you offerd Lifetime Warranty.
Yessir!
So… for non-builders. Those that just want to check headspace every so often… is a no go gauge or field gauge best?
They’re both great! The field gauge will probably be your best bet.
@@PalmettoStateArmoryVideos copy that! Thank you, Guys! Now to find one in stock somewhere. Any leads?
Can y'all do this on a ar15
I love you guys. The only sticker on my car is a PSA sticker I got when I bought my first parts kit. Quick question, Do you guys expect to get any more of those M4A1 uppers with the 14.5 inch FN Herstal made cold hammer forged chrome lined socom profile bbarrels again?
Thanks.
AK47 KUSSSHH or you can put it on a pistol. Or pin and weld a flash hider to it.
@AK47 KUSSSHH It is not illegal to own a 14.5 inch barrel. It is illegal to use a less than 16 inch barrel on a rifle though, but a pinned and welded muzzle brake on the barrel that adds on enough length to reach 16 inches is considered a legal rifle barrel.
I have a psak gen 2 and i have both saami spec (clymer) gauges and CIP spec gauges both do not close on the go-gauge... I dont know why.??? It shoots fine and works no problems but both my go-gauges DO NOT close on the rifle...
Becuse the PSA quality control is shit
Here’s the thing.
If you’re buying a brand gun that you have to check the headspace on when you receive it, probably buy a different gun.
Checking headspace should not be the responsibility of the end user, the factory should have it right before they even ship it.
Thank you
Hey guys, have you fixed the ak firing pin issues in the gf3?
What was the problem with the guys ak whose video he posted psa ake reliability issues
This is a good American style standards of head space.
The Soviet and Russian manual of arms lists a given amount of force to close the bolt in Kilograms.
And again while this is a perfectly safe standard to check to. It is not as rough and wide as the Soviet standard.
They mention setting their headspace very tightly and then you see pictures online of the 5.45 rifles peening the chamber and bolt face how is this good American standard?
Why even bother with good American standard when people have been making these rifles for years and know what they are doing?
@AK47 KUSSSHH No i understand why American companies make AK's i just dont understand why they try and develop their own practices when it has already been figured out. This is the same nonsense as their forged trunnions or their tuned pistons, they think they know better than years of comblock production.
Will this affect the reliability of borderline cartridges? 3, 3.5, 4 etc?
still waiting on buying a ks47 bcg :D
Are the go, no go, and field gauges universal for all Ak’s?
The gauges are caliber specific. The manufacturer may differ, but you can use a SAAMI 7.62x29mm gauge or a CIP 7.62x39mm gauge on a Zastava, PSAK, WASR, and so on, as long as the rifle is chambered in 7.62x39mm. There are separate gauges for 5.45x39mm and 5.56x45mm AKs
Didn't know how PSA make guns. I've been on email notification for a year now and check the website hundreds of times nothing is in stock
IMHO their email system rarely ever works. I had an email set for the AK-V, and learned from a twitter-bot, the specific AK-V I wanted, came in stick more than 3 times across 2020. Never ONCE got an email for it, nor did 2 buddies of mine. So I started following a few twitter accounts and managed to pickup the AK-V and AK-47 in late 2020 within a couple months. I think their emails go out if the product is in stock for like..a few days. Not when they're in stock for
I thought you were supposed to remove the firing pin?
Supposed to remove the firing pin and extractor on MOST gauges to get a accurate reading however a few you don't have to. On mine you do have to and I always strip the bolt.
Interesting that this was put out today. My 103 won’t chamber a round at all.
Remember, 7.62x51 will not work in a 7.62x39.
What is the outcome of your rifle? I just ordered one of these. Not feeling to good about it after reading this.....
@@brandonwhorley674 I have shot and owned plenty of them this is the first issue. You’ll probably be fine. Currently my rifle is being repaired they’ll let me know something soon. More than likely the headspace was to tight.
@@brandonwhorley674 I’m assuming they probably had a bad batch of them that’s why they put this out. Everything is probably being double and triple checked now.
@@KJ-ym1qg I'm curious to see how it turns out. Not getting the warm and fuzzies.... any issues with mag fitment?
Make more ask 47 so I can get the one
So when it doesn’t close on the no go, what does that mean?
Means it's properly headspaced...after it's shown it closes on go gauge of course. If it closes on a go AND a no go go, it's either a heavily used rifle that's increased headspace from wear or it's a rifle new or old that's had the barrel improperly seated to the action with excessive headspace. Closing on a no go isn't dangerous necessarily but, should be looked at for fixing. Closing on 'field gauge' is dangerous headspace.
Can you do a video on how you make AKs...so they are not out of stock? Wait no, do a video making Daggers! :-)
What does this have to do with your soft forgings?
The 4340AQ forged trunnions have been tested at 42 HRC by an independent lab.
@@chadwylie841 cool, why do they still crumble and deform
Unfortunately my go gauge does not close on ANY of my PSA rifles. The no go doesn’t either, so at least I have that.
My gauges are CIP. Wonder if that’s why.
mine is the same on my psa 74
So non PSA AK question but I do own one (replaced the following CA AK with one gladly) how much play should the bolt have without any cartridge in the chamber? As in normally assembled rifle without a chambered round nor a magazine, from the magazine well 'play' in the bolt. My old AK has ~0.75mm of play (casted RAS47) with obvious cam channel and locking lug deformation (~5k rounds in the last 3.5 years) and my less than a few months old PSA AK with ~1500 rounds through her has basically no play. As well I've checked out the local gun range's Romanian 'RPK' that's a machine gun and it has what was at least 2mm of bolt play. Is this a somewhat useful way of gauging headspace? Its only testing locking lug deformation and/either cam channel deformation but I feel it gives some useful headspace 'gauge' without having a set.
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Last time I was this early a Plan B pill was an option.
Make more guns not videos. There are plenty of headspace videos out there, but not nearly enough daggers.
Any negative comments on the Facebook group will get you banned lol they cant take any criticism
Yup they are a bunch of bitches. They completely banned me altogether even from buyimg from their website lol
@@dirty5141 lol damn, well you ain't missing out on much
They do make nice AK's. But i already have one and if i want another ill just get it from my local dealer. Otherwise there are lots of other places to buy good stuff from. They did have good ammo deals often before Rona
Easy to get around it though. Just have my buddy order the stuff. Lol
Mediocre ak's, maybe one day they'll get it down right. Maybe if they worry about qc and not just pushing shit out I would consider buying one
How to check the headspace on a PSA AK.
Step 1: Buy Arsenal
@ThomasJefferson PimpinGame PSA has and continues to prove themselves .. he's just mad Arsenal is no longer the AK Gatekeeper in the US.
@ThomasJefferson PimpinGame any company whether it be Glock, Toyota, or PSA can put out a lemon. Everything coming off an assembly line won't be perfect but they are known for quality and equally correcting issues. Arsenal was always overpriced and substandard in my opinion with bubbling chipping paint, improper spacing, bad riveting etc.. PSA surpasses them ...
@@XxxAtlantaxxX How has PSA Proven themselves? They have three versions of their 7.62 rifled instead of properly working on one version they beta tested their customers.
Anything from bad quality control, to bad rivets, to BS piston ""tuning"" to trying to use cast trunnions when they could have known that wouldnt work.
@@wouter0388 my AK's from them have 4340AQ trunnions, FN barrels, and the rivets appear to be properly done. And the paint job ain't too shabby ..
@@XxxAtlantaxxX And what Gen is it? Because that is my point they knew what they had to do, they knew they had to use the right trunnions, they knew their rivets sucked when they sold those rifles and they sold Them anyway.
FN barrels isnt saying much either, FN Will produce what standard of barrel you want, Look up the pictures of PSA rifles with FN barrels and you Will see alot of them with rough muzzles.
You also mention other companies can put out lemons and they really do difference is Toyota and glock Will do recalls of certain models or lot numbers and PSA Will argue with you on Facebook saying its your fault.
Out of stock
Hey palmetto state armory! What kind of ANIMALS does someone HUNT with the type of weapons you ignorantly sell. Oh, I know! Human beings
Weapons are made for self defense not killing animals
It's a 30 caliber bullet that's capable of taking any game in N. America, 2 or 4 legged. It fires 1 shot per 1 pull of the trigger like any hunting rifle found anywhere in the world.
The 2ND Amendment doesn't say anything about "hunting". Maybe you should learn how to read as your comprehension blows!
Ironic how the company with the most QC issues with aKs that have been known to take side steps or shortcuts. Are gonna tell people how to headspace 😂