AK receivers...

[OneWound]

Are all AK receivers, including krinkov receivers, the same width?

Please assume that they are the same calibers (7.62x39)

 

[desidog]

No. Some are stamped, some are milled, some are Yugoslavian and built on RPK receivers. There's a lot of variety out there from the many manufacturers...some guy even made one with a shovel.

 

[OneWound]

Thanks...let the search begin!

 

[Jackal]

Do you mean material thickness or exterior width?Some receivers are thicker than others and as stated previously, there is a lot of variety/combinations to be found.

 

[OneWound]

Jackal, I mean the external width.

 

[caribou]

If your talking about the Russian receivers , (you mention a Krink) they should all be the same dimensions, but a krink is 5.45, not 7.62, so the question is a bit skewed.

Anyways, the dimensions of all the Russian/Soviet 7.62 should be the same. If you have a kit, determine the country of origin and ask specifics on searches.

Good luck

 

[Ian]

Internal width is the same across the board. External width may vary slightly depending on material thickness.

 

[Davek1977]

I may be rambling about something I think I know but really don't, but aren't there two thicknesses of AK receivers, 1mm, and the thicker (RPK) 1.5mm?

 

[Willie Sutton]

"Internal width is the same across the board. External width may vary slightly depending on material thickness.


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This.

The fire control area dimensions are identical. Internal cavity dimensions are the same across the board.

Externally it's all about wall thickness.


Willie

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