But for you to make a blanket statement you better be able to back it up! Here's my 50 yard grouping from my new 5. Shot this right out of box and these are the first 10 rounds I put through 'er.
And that little guy in the white? Don't worry 'bout that little guy. I own a Tantal and some other 5. Using a. The point to be made is that Century gives a litany of excuses about keyholing with their 5. Century builds have never had a very good reputation overall. Most calibers are sensitive to bullet weight relative to twist and I don't think there's much of an argument there, but for Century it's an excuse.
Using good ol' corrosive mil surplus! The gun dealer gave me rounds when I bought the gun, they came wrapped in this white plastic wrap stuff. It shot great though! And is it just me, or does the mil surp ammo after firing it smell like burnt glue or something? If a round doesn't punch a nice clean round hole in paper, then it wasn't spinning on it's axis, which is what the rifling in the barrel is supposed to do. Note I AM NOT saying you are wrong about this but it seems absolutely incredible and hard to believe that Century would have deliberately used.
Surely, they could have seen that the smaller 5. Especially when you can buy a brand new Saiga 5. That is not a fortune, but if it has the wrong barrel in it, what difference does it make? Well, I have shot my 5. I did notice that some times my targets look like they have some Key holes in them. I never save those targets but managed to find a picture of one that might have one or 2 fo them in the middle.
I counted six keyholes. Have you shot something lighter to see if this issue goes away or try shooting at a longer distance to see if this stabilizes out I suspect not? As I am leaning toware 5. Looks like overlapping bullet holes to me, but I never shoot anything higher than 60 grain bullets out of my rifle.
I think this is mostly due to me using heavier bullets. Ive shot some surplus ammo and that performed great. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Paste as plain text instead. Only 75 emoji are allowed. Display as a link instead. Clear editor. Last edited by gundog; at AM. Wrong diameter bore or wrong twist rate. I've read online that Century built Tantals were made with barrels the wrong bore size for 5. I believe they are actually 5.
I'd send it back. It will never shoot accurately unless you jerry rig handloaded 5. Is this proof enough that the rifle is "key-holing"? Originally Posted by russianblood. Like fire it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master; never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action. The saigas are built by those who know what the heck they're doing when it comes to AK's. Heat treatment of critical areas, chrome-lined barrels, properly formed rivets etc.
The only occasional gripe I've seen is a slightly canted sight or gas tube. There are after-market lower hand guard retainers that make the transition to standard furniture fairly painless but yes, it will add to the total conversion price. Personally I don't mind either modifying the stock hand guard or buying a decent looking upgrade to forgo the added cost. I prefer the 7. I also just like the heavier hitting round. My keyholeing serial is TTL Barrel twist wasn't the issue with Century Tantal keyholing.
The issue was they used 5. So Ted, how'd it work out for you? Haven't had time to try it out yet. Maybe this weekend but it is snowing right now. Good to know. I still have not been able to shoot mine yet. Sawgunner, you have the history correct. When the Century Arms International Tantals were originally introduced in early they were using U.
Industries receivers. Over the next 18 to 24 months, Century started experimenting with various twists i. Industries and NoDak receivers and still had problems due to the. From all indications and reviews, the new "TTL-C" serial numbered weapons appear to be using the correct 5. My simple rule of thumb As a side note, I purchased an early D.
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