looks like rti claimed another collector sorry dude

Firing the RTI C grade (which is like F everywhere else) Hakim... you are a far braver man than I.

you should just do a whole video braking down RTI, what name they used to go by, how horrible their customer service is and essentially how they rob people and sell them smooth bore rifles

Of your multiple options to fix this rifle, I would probably say chopping the barrel is your best bet. It will be expensive since you will have to locate a Gunsmith capable of not only correctly cutting off the muzzle and chamber portions of the barrel, but skilled enough to reattach the muzzle device and front sight, then have the tools to re-bore the chamber and headspace the rifle correctly. Realistically, any one of these options is going to cost a good amount as you would need a good gunsmith to headspace a new barrel or to counterbore the muzzle without damaging the muzzle device. Of course, there is always another option. If you could have the barrel removed, you could send the barrel itself to a company and have one of two things done. Certain companies specialize in creating new barrel blanks using your old one as a template. Some even reattach the original sights and devices to the new barrel. The other option is having a barrel liner installed which will have the bore completely drilled out, a new bore installed and a new chamber reamed out. It costs a chunk a change but it will make your rifle almost new again.

Just a thought. Sometimes the problem with old military rifles is the muzzle is slightly out of round from years of being cleaned with steel cleaning rods. Trimming a little off the muzzle end and recrowning will restore accuracy. Of course, if the rifling at the muzzle end is completely gone that's not going to help. I've had a couple rifles that that worked on.

Others have suggested it, but slugging the bore to look for true land/groove diameters and to feel out how worn out the final few inches at the muzzle are will probably give you the best understanding of why you are getting key holing. If you can, it would probably be best to drive the lead slug from the chamber end, that way if the muzzle is worn out you will feel the resistance disappear before you reach the muzzle and if you then decide to shorten the barrel you will have a good idea how far back you need to go to find adequate rifling. There are some relatively inexpensive bore scopes available nowadays, too. If you continue to buy mil-surplus of "C-grade" quality you might find what they can tell you is also very helpful in understanding the actual condition inside the bore.

They are about the only game in town with newly imported batches of surplus. If you are interested in the history of these guns and where they came from then they have some really good deals. If all you want is a shooter then you need to be careful what you buy. Out of about 10 recent purchases from RTI only 3 are not good shooters. That's a wide spread of different firearms in the 100 to 600 dollar range. Great video. If you really want a shooter I would definitely look into re barreling it.

Great channel man. Just found it and loving it.

Excellent video, Thank you for speaking Truth and showing a Real experience

Counterbore would be the best option. If not, you could absolutely cut the barrel down. I have counterbored several barrels in my time. Not sure how to help with the magazine though. Not sure about muzzle break. I would hay counterbore through it. Would just widen the exit hole slightly, wouldn't effect anything I bet.

Yeah I'll say what a shame too cuz my Hakeem is a beast it is so accurate and functions flawlessly I keep it down with around 150 Grain bullets just like we do with the Garand and such from those aras. Hope you can get it fixed and have some fun and still a great video my friend

Well that was something. I look at RTI all the time but just don't ever "pull the trigger" given results like this I see. I was mad with my Carcanos until I dug into the ammo thing. Mine keyhole (and worse) PPU factory ammo, so I roll my own now.

Got my sticker today bud! Thanks a bunch and keep up the great work! See if you can get it counterbored.

Probably the bore, and maybe you have checked this, but you might double check and see if the projectiles are .323 or .321.

I hate that the gun is not accurate for you, but I am glad you have a few options for what you can do to remedy the issues. Personally, I have seen some success with counterboring and I’d recommend taking it to a gunsmith with a borecam to make sure there is enough rifling before doing it. CHRIST IS KING!

I bought a African K98 from RTI. It's alittle rough but It was advertised as such. Scrubbing and shooting made the rusty sewage pipe of a barrel serviceable. I've yet to put it on paper. Still a cool addition to my mauser collection

Appreciate you being honest.

I support option 3, enjoy a fun project gun. As its shot out anyway, a unique carbine 8mm Hakim would be awesome. Best wishes!

That’s why I never order from them, it seems like a good deal until you have to spend a ton of time order parts and fixing it yourself or worse paying double what a good example goes for having a gunsmith refurb it for you.

Modernize it! Love the M16. I have a couple on my channel. Making a modernized yet retro gun is an art.

🇦🇺😎👍Hey Big John…I love PPU….good for shooting into a crowd Big John…it’s very smoky….that’s unbelievable Big John , mags kaput ! …. I hate when things don’t work out… I wouldn’t give up on the project. Once I’m in I’m in. I’d fix it and make it mine . Never give up Big John🏁🇺🇸🏁

Came packed in 15 round boxes, on 5 round stripper clips, so I wouldn't think it was intended to be mg ammo. Without a chronograph, no way of knowing for sure, but I imagine the East Germans had inherited lots of 98k's for their 2nd and 3rd line home guard/Dad's Army units, perhaps. I have fired 303 Brit mg ammo (actually made in Canada)in a no 4 Lee Enfield without any problems, but all of that was 20+ years ago.

I'm sorry to hear about the rifle's keyholing, but if it were me, I'd either sell it as a wall hanger or parts gun or (at that point) just go whole hog and get a new used barrel swapped out. Wish you best no matter which route you take.😊

Yeah all the after market mags do that. It's how they are built. You have to tack weld the rivets. You can find 6.5x55 AG-42 barrel that will fit it. You'll need at least 2 inches of barrel in front of the gas block for operation.

Had one of these many years ago, worked fine with modern commercial FMJ or hunting rounds, but definitely don't use east german steel case 8mm mauser ,as it would blow the floorplate out of the mag with most rounds. The fired case were ripped apart , often with the base of the case seperated, once I retrieved them from the next parish

On the bright side; it cycles. And sideways bullets do +5 damage to unarmored targets. But RIP that mag fr

I have a carcano that keyholes on fmj. If I use slightly oversized lead bullets it shoots fine(doesn't keyhole). If you reload and can get some slightly oversize cast lead bullets those may help it.

Good vid. Keep up the good work. U would like th FN49

Love the Hakim and Ljungman rifles. My AG42 is one of my favorites. The thumb thing is overrated and propagated by people that have not used one or don't own one. Too bad about the RTI C-Grade, these rifles are a gamble and the house usually wins.

I would get a fishing weight very similar to 8 mm. And begin pounding it down the barrel from the chamber side. Get it all the way through and then use calipers to check its diameter. This would be a pretty quick and easy way to determine whether or not that thing is completely shot out or not bored diameter should be closer to 323 for an 8 mm

Nice video on the trials and tribulations of milsurp buying. Especially aftermarket magazines. A range day video for each of your gunshow purchases might be cool.

Me and a friend watch your videos regularly. He texted me just to tell me that this video came out haha lets see what happens

Get flat based 8mm ammo or bulelts. flat based bullets wont keyhole. Ive never had a gun that would keyhole with flat based bullets but would with spitzer boat tail bullets.

YES. Hakim SBR lmao. The stock is already ready for it

Love your videos brother. Question. Where can I buy a Yugo Mauser or another modern rifle that shoots 7.92x57? My Kar98k byf is getting old and I shoot a lot and hunt a lot.

I enjoy the Hakim, but they can be a challenge,

Looks good to me bro👍

Just looking at this now. Months later. What did you wind up doing with it. I was just bidding on a Hakim in a local auction. Stopped when it went over 1000. 8mm Mauser out of a semi auto. Has to be fun!!

I'd say chop it if it can be done.or keep it for parts and save up for a good one

It can be fixed as long as you have to receiver you can order the rest online it can work

In case you want to replace that barrel Apex has NOS ones👀

I am not even gonna try with RTI anymore, basically I was promised a mixed serial #, Winchester made, WWII M1 Garand, for about 2300 smackeroos!! but I am so glad the deal fell through & I canceled the order after the customer service emails didn't do anything to process the order !! ANYWAY... do you think with MY Hakim rifle I could safely turn the gas system off, and just use it like a straight pull bolt action rifle ??? lOl !! (BTW mine is in great condition other then minor pitting in the barrel, NO key-holing, and a few small cracks in the buttstock area) however I have always had jams with it every 3rd to 4th shot no matter what I did to trouble shoot the problem -- different ammo & gas valve adjustments !!

The long fuzzy pipe cleaners are good for cleaning the gas tube,get the longest ones you can find. Smoke shops have them sometimes

Well if you're ever in NH I have a receiver and barrel in good condition you can have.

That's a Bummer :( I don't know why folks buy from this Company.... be well.

The first key hole shot. As the shooter said, that indicates the rifling is not properly engaging the bullet. In dog years, the bore is worn out. Which is not a rare occurrence in military arms, as many arms were shot a lot (lots and lots of corrosive ammunition) and not cleaned as often as they should. As discussed, I will add replacing the barrel with a not so worn out one would be best remedy. I will add that shortening the barrel will not do much for rifling contact. Not to mention any rifle having a barrel less than 16 inches requires a Federal tax stamp as a 'short barreled rifle'. No, the magazine did NOT explode. The baseplate holder failed (broke) at the mounting point. Mauser Man obviously could not find the missing piece (I am familiar with the phenomenon) but, it appears to be a bent piece of more or less flat mild steel. Probably makable at home - and likely more of a pain than anticipated. Depends on if magazines are available and how much they cost. Just for the record, holding an M16 gives me heartburn and depression. But I'm older.

AT least RTI had to stamp their garbage with their import marks. Helps with the contamination.

That was most likely a defective spotweld on the magazine and they should replace it. Did you recover the brass? Shy of torn case venting, there is little force on the missing retainer and I did not see any downward smoke when it happened. As far as Hakim thumb goes, it's highly unlikely as long as you use clips. I don't even bother with the safety unless I am setting the rifle down loaded. However. You are halfway there if you single load without the clip. With the barrel up at an angle, dropping a single in can place the cartridge rim on top of the empty magazine hold open pin if your not paying attention. Press down on the cartridge and the fun begins. The clip keeps all cartridges in front of and safely away from the pin. The only issue I've had with the Hakim is if I take the rifle out of long storage and chamber clean Egyptian brass, it will jam closed until the brass cools. There is no chamber pitting and it drove me crazy until I learned about the Swedish Ljungman AG42. The Hakim is the big brother of the AG42 with ALL the improvements made. Cleaning the Hakim prior to shooting or lightly lubing the first brass eliminated this issue. Use all lubed brass as storing will compromise the powder. This jam issue is explained in the Ljungman development history when they were testing powders. Because of the extraction system the Ljungman has unique chamber maintenance tools in thier cleaning kit that is intended for active field use. I made the equivalent for 7.92 cal. so case l can leave my brass clean and have no more cycling issues. The Hakim IS Swedish designed and was built on Swedish tooling under thier guidance. That is why the Ljungman AG42 manual is the best to use. The zero at 300 meters is also correct. Just exhausted my Egyptian surplus so I am now using weaker non corrosive modern rounds.

Hey throw us an update :) Id be happy to tinker with that mag too at the very least a spot weld or machine screws. Shyed a bit away from the hakim- the gas/lock system really terrifies me. I think the platform has a real weak link that was not evident when they were made, but as theyre aging- its the springs, namely that extractor spring. When it goes, the rifle starts blowing primers and experiencing all kinds of gas issues, and as said in the comments- blowing out the mag plates. $10 for a replacement extractor spring should be mandatory before these things are shot. I dunno if anyone makes whole spring sets for them #wolff. If you go through the trouble of taking the barrel off, which youll need to do to anything with it, Id set it back half an inch, and move the sight back as well, as im not totally sure how well counterboring it would play ball with the comp. All that said... it'd be pretty slick as a short rifle like what people were doing with the psl :). Throw us out an update on everything, even if theres not much to talk about

My hakim tries to jettison parts as well. LOL! Mine came to the conclusion it didnt need a front sight blade anymore... And the turkish 8mm (i assume) broke my safety lever.. That safety block is quite the puzzle.

RTI only sells gun shaped objects.

I've always wanted a Hakim / Ljungman rifle. I would be extremely angry to have paid $500 for one in that condition. I know that the fine print says there maybe missing, broken parts, damaged or cracked stocks, no rifling etc. But you don't expect all of the above. The picture is always of a decent looking rifle. Always intended to out weigh the description. If people stopped paying these insane prices, the costs would come down. Most of them belong in Numrich's parts inventory.

They made Mausers into shotguns post-WW1. Could someone (probably not) make a semi auto shotgun?

Most 8mm is berdan primed anyway. The only thing you should not shoot is Turkish. If you observe the rules the gun won't close on you finger. So you always put the safety on, and only release it when you are ready to shoot as that will release the bolt. I.e. the bolt release is on the safety. If for instance, you pull the cover partially back it will stay because the tab to release it is on the safety. A Hakim is basically a Ljungmanin rechamberered in 8mm. A popular mod is with a MG38 magazine to increase the capacity, but no, it doesn't make it easier to change. Anyway, I bought 2 because this was back in the days of the gulf War where 7.62 x39, 308, and 5.56 was bought up by the government because of that war. Rare and expensive I bought 8mm for surplus K and M98. Yes, one of them is a Gew 98 from WW1 in great condition EXCEPT where the previous owner sanded down the stock instead of stripping it. That's okay Gew 98's haven't held value. Anyway after a time I had alot of 8mm, most Greek and Yugoslavian. So I decided to get a Hakim. Did the same with 7.62 x54R but that is another story. I had better luck as both were bought off gunbroker. The second one from some guy in New Jersey who had a bunch of them but with missing parts more specifically the top handguard and end piece that helps hold it on. Anyway, this is why I don't buy from RIA because I don't like wall hangers and there is always the chance. Anyway I was lucky on the Mausers too. The first was supposed to be a Yugo M48 or M48A, it turned out to be a rebuilt K98, a little over $100. The second a Russian capture, same thing rebuilt before storage. You use to be able to get new K98 stocks but no more. So it had the ground off buttstock with the missing sight hood and such. The Nazi proofs on both had not been damaged. Anyway, this one was at a pawn shop for $125, and they didn't know what it really was because Russian captures were always more than 125. When cleaning the bore of that one, after the bluing was removed with Hoppe's a pristine barrel was revealed. The Gew 98 was indeed in good shape except for the stock. Keep in mind, like Swedish Mauser and the Swiss pull rifles none of these used anything but corrosive ammo. I have heard people go to great lengths but even since I think they are obsessing. I would never use boiling water as it is water or dampness that activates the salts in the primers to corrode a barrel. I am rambling, basically the Gew 98 was late and has the "S" on the receiver, which is correctly in the white meaning it was rated for the 8mm, actually 7.92 Spitzer bullet with smokeless powder. The barrel was excellent and the barrel and action matched. As for 8mm, my last 8mm was an M76 Yugo in 8mm. Rebuilt by Ohio Ordinance I believe, it has a forged receiver.

Dont cut the barrel or counterbore it! Just get flat based 8mm bullets!

That casing almost took your camera out

Counter bore it! Don't cut the barrel down! You might look at change the barrel out!

You might be able to counter bore up to good rifleing.

Might be worth it to restock and rebarrel at the price of what these Egyptian Ljungmans are going for. Otherwise, a parts gun.

8mm started off at I believe .823 in diameter then went to .812 slug your barrel.

hakim carbine is definitely a good option to think on. i have a chopped down svt40 and while i love my regular svt, my carbine is just cool as hell to me.

But bro you don't use your thumb like a chamber flag?

That’s the problem with buying a RTI, it’s definitely a crap-shoot. Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don’t

It's no fun getting keyholed.

Pro Tip: If your worn out milsurp rifle keyholes, get flat based round nosed bullets. It will not keyhole with flat based bullets.

Yes, it dents and throughs the brass into the next Zip Code. Hakim thumb is the result of operator error caused by not knowing how the loading system operates. Ask me how I know. I am sorry to learned you were suckered into buying from RTI which stands for "Really Terrible Imports".

If you put the Hakim on SAFE, the bolt won’t drop at all until you manually release the bolt or place it on FIRE. You’re welcome.

From what I've learned, reproduction surplus magazines tend to be junk.

RTI almost always sells absolute bottom of the barrel products for less than bottom of the barrel prices. Their customer service will also no refund you if they F up your order.

Buy the bayonet if you can find one...they have a gas adjustment built into them. They are hard to find though,but are better than pliers and fit perfectly

Bruh... I wouldn't trust anything from RTI. I've never seen anything from them come in anything close to good condition.

By now everyone should know that rti sells rifles with smoothbore shotgun pipes. Idk why you guys keep buying it

You're the first one I've seen to have such a bad experience with this rifle.

Rule 1 of collecting guns: Never buy Grade 3, Grade C, Shooter Grade or NRA Fair to Poor. Rule 2 of Collecting Guns: Refer to Rule 1

RTI = Really Terrible Imports

Try a slightly oversize bullet?

RTI = Garbage. Not honest!