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March 24th, 2010, 06:43 PM #1
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March 24th, 2010, 09:07 PM #2Senior Member
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Re: latest AK build
Nice looking Ak I'm currently working on a Yugo underfolder I hope mine turns out as nice.
Andy
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March 24th, 2010, 11:13 PM #3
Re: latest AK build
Nice!
Time to start on the next one
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March 25th, 2010, 08:30 AM #4
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March 25th, 2010, 10:37 PM #5
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Wha??? Don't you have 5000 posts on the Ak Forum?
I made my own tools per web-shared wisdom (such as found on theakforum)
Pulling the barrel off using a gear puller I had laying around
$13 bolt cutter from Harbor Freight ground into a Front Trunnion rivet tool
Then I made a trigger guard rivet tool. I squeezed the rivets for my 1st build in a very large bench-mounted vise. But bought the 12 ton press from H.F. for build #2
Then to put the barrel back on, I used a piece of allthread and cut & shaped a metal slab to contact the front trunnion in just the right spots
Making the tooling was 85% of the effort ! I did it because I was bored and am an engineer so this sort of thing is in my DNA.
If you use a matching-numbers kit with the original barrel in the trunnion, then the headspace will be fine. To be finicky- the bolt & front trunnion must match, and the bolt carrier ought to match because with a non-matching carrier you could have a situation where the carrier hits the trunnion before the bolt rotates fully into locking position, the probability of this is not too high but it could happen & you have to be aware and know what to look for. Just buy a matching #s kit and you'll be OK.
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March 26th, 2010, 08:51 AM #6
Re: latest AK build
Ha ... nope. I think I might be around 500. I'm more of a lurker there. I love just reading some of the technical discussions.
The actual build, I'm not too worried about. It's more dealing with the headspacing. There aren't many kits out anymore that have the original barrels so we will see.
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March 26th, 2010, 08:53 AM #7
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March 26th, 2010, 10:44 AM #8Junior Member
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Re: latest AK build
that came out nice. i need to finish my kit ive had it for at least 3 years now i just dont have the jigs to put it back together
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March 26th, 2010, 08:22 PM #9
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I think I look at kits for sale almost every day. It's a DISEASE!
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March 26th, 2010, 09:08 PM #10
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The wood is beautiful. Went a different way with my Yugo but I appreciate all AK's.
Those who fear the coming of all Hells
are those who should be feared themselves.
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