I finally got around to tinkering with the Hakim I picked up at the last Marlboro show. I stripped it down, not thoroughly, just enough to inspect for wear and damaged parts. The rifle is in overall very good condition but what I found was that the gas valve is frozen in one position.
What I heard was the most comon position, pointing directly towards the receiver at 6 o clock, was considered a little too open for most ammo. People on other forums have told me they set theirs to a 7 o clock position to close it a little to avoid excess gas pressure being released. Mine unfortunately is in the 6 o clock position and won't budge no matter what I try. I made an adjustment tool out of a socket that I notched after reading info on a home built tool on surplusrifle.com. What I wound up doing was tearing a small piece of the tip of the arrow on the adjuster off after trying to free up the mehcanism.![Crying [crying] [crying]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/006.gif)
When I mentioned elsewhere about the possibility of the screw rusted in place and that I couldn't turn the adjuster, some Hakim shooters there mentioned soaking it in Kroil penetrating oil. Its been soaking for about 6 hrs and is still forzen in place. I'm hoping that overnight the Kroil will do its trick and get in there so I can free it up, take the screw out and clean out the valve really well.
Butttt, just in case it doesn't work, does anyone know a smith nearby that could handle working on something less comonm like an Egyptian Hakim? I can probably shoot the rifle ok the way it is with the valve set as is now, but i'd like to be able to adjust the pressure and use it corectly.
I'm wondering if this is the reason I only paid $250 for the rifle.![Thinking [thinking] [thinking]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/010.gif)
What I heard was the most comon position, pointing directly towards the receiver at 6 o clock, was considered a little too open for most ammo. People on other forums have told me they set theirs to a 7 o clock position to close it a little to avoid excess gas pressure being released. Mine unfortunately is in the 6 o clock position and won't budge no matter what I try. I made an adjustment tool out of a socket that I notched after reading info on a home built tool on surplusrifle.com. What I wound up doing was tearing a small piece of the tip of the arrow on the adjuster off after trying to free up the mehcanism.
![Crying [crying] [crying]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/006.gif)
When I mentioned elsewhere about the possibility of the screw rusted in place and that I couldn't turn the adjuster, some Hakim shooters there mentioned soaking it in Kroil penetrating oil. Its been soaking for about 6 hrs and is still forzen in place. I'm hoping that overnight the Kroil will do its trick and get in there so I can free it up, take the screw out and clean out the valve really well.
Butttt, just in case it doesn't work, does anyone know a smith nearby that could handle working on something less comonm like an Egyptian Hakim? I can probably shoot the rifle ok the way it is with the valve set as is now, but i'd like to be able to adjust the pressure and use it corectly.
I'm wondering if this is the reason I only paid $250 for the rifle.
![Thinking [thinking] [thinking]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/010.gif)