I happened across a Russian Izhmash milled receiver parts kit and the guy knows me so he sold it to me for a really nice price. I've been researching information on building an AK, but the majority are on Romy, Bulgy, Yugo kits, nothing on Russian kits. My assumption is that the Russian kits are not that much different...since they are the original after all.

In any case, I would like to order a Nodak Spud receiver for the kit, but there are so many different options and model numbers from the site. Can anyone recommend the "best" NDS receiver model for such a kit and chime in on what parts would be ideal to get to make the AK fully US-legal? Are there things I should be cautious of with a Russian kit?

Lastly, anyone builds AKs in the Philadelphia area who wouldn't mind helping me a little here and there? Are there any AK build parties upcoming? I would love to attend to watch.

Thanks!
Al