AR-15 Super Safety Troubleshooting

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AR-15 Kabuto Troubleshooting

Now with the Kabuto this video by Affordable2APrints pretty much explains most problems with the Kabuto, I’ve edited the video to be a bit shorter to go over the Important parts of Troubleshooting a Kabuto with an AR-15.

PSA AK-V and KR-9/KP-9 9mm SSAK Troubleshooting

Ok so some don’t necessarily understand what’s needed for the AK-V or the KR-9/KP-9 to work with the Super Safety and this will be a short guide going over this. But you need one of our printed Buffers or your own cut buffer, we recommend getting the Rifle Dynamics Short Stroke Buffer and cutting it down to 18mm or 19mm in length like the picture below.

Cut Rifle Dynamics Short Stroke Buffer for KR-9/KP-9 and AK-V, cut at about 19mm.

KR-9/KP-9

KR-9/KP-9 Differences, be aware the only real differences between the KR-9 and the KP-9 are the Barrel Lengths and the Stocks/Braces attached to them, so for all intents and purposes the KP-9 instructions and guidelines here are interchangeable with the KR-9.

While this video was meant for my friend who’s KP9 I was working on it shows how function is supposed to work with the KR-9/KP9, the AK-V works similarly, you do not want the rear of the bolt going too far back, just enough to engage the cam, but not too far that it gets stuck or hung up on the hammer, it is recommended that you either polish the front of the hammer or remove just a tiny bit of material from the front of the hammer to that the bolt doesn’t stick.

AK-V

For the AK-V to allow and function properly with the 9mm AK Super Safety, you have to remove the metal spacer from the recoil spring. So pull the spacer and rubber buffer off of the recoil spring. Reinstall the rubber buffer, the opposite way it came off, back onto the recoil spring. The recoil spring retainer should fit into the notch on the rubber buffer.

AK-V Recoil Spring with Rubber Buffer on it only, turned around and the metal spacer removed.

Now be aware this isn’t the most ideal setup as we really recommend a 15 or 18mm Rubber Buffer instead of the small one provided with the pistol, but this is enough to get the AK Super Safety installed and working in the AK-V. After you have reinstalled the recoil spring you can see that the bolt cycles far enough back to move over the rear of the Safety lever and engage the super safety.

A Warning About Safety When Cutting Triggers with Jigs

While our 9mm AK Super Safety Kits come with 2-Position and 3-Position trigger jigs, we cannot stress this enough that if your Pistol or Rifle does not have a 3rd Position Selector Cut please see a competent gunsmith and have them put the 3rd Position Selector Cut on your Receiver. The reason for this is if you attempt to use a 3-Position Trigger setup WITHOUT a Selector Cut on your Receiver the Selector Lever can jump in and out of position and can cause malfunctions or worse during operation. Most PSA AK-V’s come with the 3rd Position Selector Cut, but the KUSA KR-9/KP-9 does not.

Also remember that a Full-Auto Selector Lever and Full-Auto AK Disconnector are required for the 3-Position AK Super Safety to function properly, do not attempt this modification without the proper parts as it can be dangerous. You have been warned.

Function Testing and Firing

Now if you have followed this far with your AK-V or KP-9 you should get a working Super Safety on your Rifle/Pistol like below.