Jenrick
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Not sure if this is the right forum, so mods please move if I'm wrong.
Myself and a co-worker are interested in building AK's from kits. Now having done some looking around on line, it appears as though substantial cost savings can be had from using an unbent flat, that is then bent into the receiver using a jig/press.
Some of the questions I've got:
1) Is the cost savings worth it to bend the flat? Or is it better to just get a receiver and put the AK together just like an AR at least for the first one?
2) As kits no longer come with barrels, is it possible to get a barrel and already headspaced bolt? I've looked on line and hadn't found one yet.
3) Overall how difficult is this going to be? We're both mechanically inclined and have alot of tools between the two of us. Is this something that after it's done you're probably not going to do again, or is it like building an AR?
-Jenrick
Myself and a co-worker are interested in building AK's from kits. Now having done some looking around on line, it appears as though substantial cost savings can be had from using an unbent flat, that is then bent into the receiver using a jig/press.
Some of the questions I've got:
1) Is the cost savings worth it to bend the flat? Or is it better to just get a receiver and put the AK together just like an AR at least for the first one?
2) As kits no longer come with barrels, is it possible to get a barrel and already headspaced bolt? I've looked on line and hadn't found one yet.
3) Overall how difficult is this going to be? We're both mechanically inclined and have alot of tools between the two of us. Is this something that after it's done you're probably not going to do again, or is it like building an AR?
-Jenrick