JesseL
Member
Ever since I put together an AK on a Romanian 'G' kit and marveling and just how easy it was (rivet build), I've been pondering variations on the project.
I'm thinking that if I buy a .264" barrel blank, it should be trivial to give it a correct AK profile on my lathe and ream the chamber to 6.5 Grendel. After that I was thinking I'd bend/weld up a simple STANAG magwell out of sheet steel that could be either welded or riveted to the AK receiver. Biggest issue will probably be getting the mag height and angle right for reliable feeding.
So, are there any show stopping issues I'm overlooking? Does it sound cool? Waste of time? Whaddaya think?
I'm thinking that if I buy a .264" barrel blank, it should be trivial to give it a correct AK profile on my lathe and ream the chamber to 6.5 Grendel. After that I was thinking I'd bend/weld up a simple STANAG magwell out of sheet steel that could be either welded or riveted to the AK receiver. Biggest issue will probably be getting the mag height and angle right for reliable feeding.
So, are there any show stopping issues I'm overlooking? Does it sound cool? Waste of time? Whaddaya think?