Romainian 74, headspace or high pressure? (AK Site. AK-74 Discussion.)

Romainian 74, headspace or high pressure?
Author: B. Strong	March 1, 1999 at 19:57:10

I just test fired my cur-2 Romainian 74. Prior to firing
the piece, I had installed the original Romainian bolt
carrier. I was using Romainian ammo marked 332, 97. After
firing the first magazine my shooting partner and I
recovered 16 of the 30 fired cases. Each case had a
cratered primer, and one case had a split approx. 1/4 "
long on the case neck and onto the shoulder. Would anyone
have an educated guess as to the cause of this? I intend to
exchange the original carrier back into the piece and try
again, but I have changed bolt carriers in other AK's (7.62
x 39) without any headspace problems prior to this. Thank
you in advance for any help.

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Re: Romainian 74, headspace or high pressure? Guy E. 22:25:33 3/1/1999 (2)
- Re: Romainian 74, headspace or high pressure? mikeakm 06:32:55 3/2/1999 (1)
  - Re: Romainian 74, headspace or high pressure? B. Strong 18:54:29 3/2/1999 (0)

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> I just test fired my cur-2 Romainian 74. Prior to firing > the piece, I had installed the original Romainian bolt > carrier. I was using Romainian ammo marked 332, 97. After > firing the first magazine my shooting partner and I > recovered 16 of the 30 fired cases. Each case had a > cratered primer, and one case had a split approx. 1/4 " > long on the case neck and onto the shoulder. Would anyone > have an educated guess as to the cause of this? I intend to > exchange the original carrier back into the piece and try > again, but I have changed bolt carriers in other AK's (7.62 > x 39) without any headspace problems prior to this. Thank > you in advance for any help.
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