barnbwt
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Baby's first build (not saying much; 8 welds and some grinding )
Test fire will happen this weekend most likely, provided I make up my mind on whether to go with a rail or the original sight base up top. I may or may not attach the dust cover. If things go as planned (I have no reason to doubt) I'll buy some more GI mags to convert and probably make a folding stock (you foolish 922r, you're only making my rifle more evil ). Oh, and looking into paint/parking .
Although, there is a walnut stocked version out there that is very handsome
This rifle is basically an AK upper atop and AR-style lower (trigger group is totally different and totally complex, but whatever). Long stroke gas piston with a two-lug rotating bolt. The carrier and bolt head look almost identical to an AK, the upper receiver shell/tube has a welded-in barrel trunnion which contains the locking surfaces (like the AK) and the return spring is around the piston. The upper receiver is attached by two push-pins to the lower, and is closed out by the front of the butt stock.
Semi mods were very easy, accomplished with a Dremel prior to putting together the receiver and very well documented in Arizona Response System's tutorial. Honestly, I can't imagine an AK build being much easier than this, and with these kits being ~400$ plus another ~100$ for the receiver (mine was not an 80%), the money is comparable to what nice AK parts kits are going for. Except this gun, while functioning like an AK, is far nicer and far more ergonomic. Even has a bolt hold open, winter trigger, gas cutoff switch (the grenade sight), and decent bipod. Caliber 223, takes modified GI mags (rock-in). Pretty much a SIG 550 series (SIG supposedly helped Beretta with this design )
Anyone have experience messing around with these rifles?
TCB
Test fire will happen this weekend most likely, provided I make up my mind on whether to go with a rail or the original sight base up top. I may or may not attach the dust cover. If things go as planned (I have no reason to doubt) I'll buy some more GI mags to convert and probably make a folding stock (you foolish 922r, you're only making my rifle more evil ). Oh, and looking into paint/parking .
Although, there is a walnut stocked version out there that is very handsome
This rifle is basically an AK upper atop and AR-style lower (trigger group is totally different and totally complex, but whatever). Long stroke gas piston with a two-lug rotating bolt. The carrier and bolt head look almost identical to an AK, the upper receiver shell/tube has a welded-in barrel trunnion which contains the locking surfaces (like the AK) and the return spring is around the piston. The upper receiver is attached by two push-pins to the lower, and is closed out by the front of the butt stock.
Semi mods were very easy, accomplished with a Dremel prior to putting together the receiver and very well documented in Arizona Response System's tutorial. Honestly, I can't imagine an AK build being much easier than this, and with these kits being ~400$ plus another ~100$ for the receiver (mine was not an 80%), the money is comparable to what nice AK parts kits are going for. Except this gun, while functioning like an AK, is far nicer and far more ergonomic. Even has a bolt hold open, winter trigger, gas cutoff switch (the grenade sight), and decent bipod. Caliber 223, takes modified GI mags (rock-in). Pretty much a SIG 550 series (SIG supposedly helped Beretta with this design )
Anyone have experience messing around with these rifles?
TCB