Threaded vs. Press&Pin barrel?

[PhillyGlock23]

Hi,

I've searched and searched, and I just can't seem to find information on the difference between a threaded and press&pin barrel is for the AK platform.

Specifically, is it something that has to do with the receiver, or does it have to do with the barrel? If somebody were to buy a milled parts kit, for example, would they have the personal option to choose the type of milled receiver (threaded or press&pin), or would it be contingent on the type of barrel included in the milled kit?

And what are the pros and cons of each?

Thanks for clearing some of this up for me!

[TonyF]

IIRC, early AK47's with milled receivers had screwed in barrels. I don't know if any current manufacture milled receiver AK's have screwed in barrels.

Stamped receiver AKM's have pressed in barrels.

The milled receiver AK's are unnecessarily heavy.

See this thread.

http://www.pafoa.org/forum/gunsmithi...revisited.html

And contact John (JCD LE Sales) for build info. He's a very good AK plumber.