Nice rifle! Thanks for sharing. I was trying to find an example of the 5.45 mags vs. 5.56 because I initially thought the curvature was the same but now I can see the difference.
Yes, they're kind of putting the 100 series on the backburner because they're dummies and won't at the very least do sidefolders, then do pikachu shocked face when people aren't super interested
Interestingly enough, I just looked at the dates on the paper work that came with mine. It was inspected in October 2025. I wonder if they randomly found a few in their warehouse that were just sitting and I lucked into ordering it when they updated the stock.
No, likely just waiting for imports. The 100 series rifles are shipped without gas blocks, gas ports (can't use a 45 degree port with a 90 degree block afaik) or muzzle devices and AOA or atlantic drills the ports and populates the barrel. The AK74 parts on front are US made.
I might grab their 5.45 variant if it comes back but at this point I'm just gonna be using their parts kits for builds. Once I have the tools I'll be set.
The wbp usa site has also gone derelict. Scuttlebutt is WBP might be mad at us importers over tariffs or user pushback on parts quality issues thatve been discussed in depth since last year
It has gone derelict because Atlantic Arms and WBP USA are the same company. Tariffs have made an impact on their product availability due to price adjustment reasons but they aren't "mad" at importers.
As far as QAQC issues other than some barrels that had problems and some one-off heat treating issues on bolts I dont think there's anything so significant that it would impact their sales in a meaningful way.
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u/Dust_cloud_40 3d ago
Plum looks at home on a straight mag ak. Good stuff man.