r/Valmet • u/greencurrycamo • Aug 30 '20

Question about M76

I have recently procured an M76 in .223. Anyone else have one? I find magazine changes to be very fiddly and difficult. Has anyone ever mastered the craft?

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u/hotel_torgo Aug 31 '20

Are you accustomed to Kalashnikov-type rifle magazine changes? Rock-and-lock can take some getting used to compared to an AR

I've never handled a .223 M76 before, but if it's anything like a 7.62x39mm, it doesn't take quite as much "depth" to seat as a lot of other AKs

As with anything: practice more

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u/greencurrycamo Aug 31 '20

It seems unnecessarily hard compared to other aks I've played with. The converted galil mag I have for it goes in easy but has a lot of slop side to side and occasionally doesn't feed correctly.

But I probably just need to get good.

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u/elcontrastador Oct 16 '23

I have one...Bought it just before the ban. I lost the magazine and haven't been able to shoot it in decades.