Ak build party?

amoebicmagician · Jan 5, 2013

DedEye said:
I have an AK to build and a Saiga I'd like to modify.

they have a really good stock from ATI that will give you a good pistol grip without moving the trigger group

awptickes · Jan 5, 2013

armed ferret said:
the purpose of a build party is camaraderie and the chance for newbies to get with experienced builders for tutelage and guidance when they build their own rifles. payment/favors discussed ahead of time could be construed by ATF as "being in the business" and, as such, is probably just something better left to "be a chum and bring a side dish" or something. turn it into a potluck/bbq/whatever. definitely don't phrase it as 'donations to the people with the tools' just to avoid legal implications for them.

That's a bit more eloquent than I would have put it. :party29:

Bringing food always adds to the friendly atmosphere.

armed ferret · Jan 5, 2013

amoebicmagician said:
they have a really good stock from ATI that will give you a good pistol grip without moving the trigger group

no they don't. i've used it. it sucks. i'm still trying to get frozencesium to ditch the damn thing and do it right on his S12. he continues to refuse. i may have to play dirty and kidnap it....

BLACKTALON · Jan 5, 2013

CNC never emailed me about his underfolder Russian milled receivers and they sold out. anyone make a 80% milled ak receiver?

Inigoes · Jan 5, 2013

armed ferret said:
it sucks. i'm still trying to get frozencesium to ditch the damn thing and do it right on his S12. he continues to refuse. i may have to play dirty and kidnap it....

It's not dirty, if he passes out from drinking too much :beer:

BLACKTALON · Jan 5, 2013

Awp and Armed what are you going to be working on? I am looking at kits but can't decided what I want to buy. In hindsight should have got a Egyptian kit when they were cheap

armed ferret · Jan 5, 2013

63 romanian build and tweaking my Khyber Pass. that's if I can even wait long enough; may just end up building as soon as I get home.

mvee · Jan 5, 2013

I'm in for this. I'll need help welding rails in a bent flat, and setting rivets in the front trunion. Hopefully someone has the tooling for this. I have the flat bender.

awptickes · Jan 5, 2013

I'll be rebuilding a Romanian G. The tapco receiver I used originally never worked correctly, and now that I'm getting the furniture refinished, I want it to look nice.

I may have another egyptian crutch folder ready to build by then too. I'm getting a barrel fixed right now.

EDIT:
I have bolt cutter riveter, flat bender (non press type), spot welder with correct tips, ak-builder rail alignment tool, and a press-less barrel insertion tool (makes it a lot easier to get correct headspace.)

EDIT2:
I won't count the drill press, vice, c-clamps, dremel, files, pliers, and other bits and bobs. I also have all the end mills, reamers, bits, and misc stuff to headspace a virgin barrel.

mvee · Jan 5, 2013

I have the ak builder flat bender. No press though. I also have headspace gauges and drill bits/ reamers.

rob-cubed · Jan 5, 2013

armed ferret said:
no they don't. i've used it. it sucks. i'm still trying to get frozencesium to ditch the damn thing and do it right on his S12. he continues to refuse. i may have to play dirty and kidnap it....

Some duct tape might immobilize him long enough. It's only a matter of time until the stock Saiga transfer bar or cheap axis pin rivets fail. Then he'll want to move it forward where it belongs!

BLACKTALON · Jan 5, 2013

Wow went searching for some kits today flats something everyone is out lol

Seagrave1963 · Jan 5, 2013

I'd love to be a part of a build party but I have nothing to offer - no knowledge, very few tools and no experience on firearms building. A complete noob

SigMatt · Jan 5, 2013

I have a few flats, a press and a bending jig. I might be up for a build party and bring stuff along. I want to finish the Romanian kits I have in storage.

Matt

martinithebun · Jan 5, 2013

armed ferret said:
gonna put one together once i'm back stateside. have a couple road trips to make shortly after i get home, plus the wife's graduation party to work around, but we should be able to make it happen. frozencesium and i have a bunch of tooling at my place.

i'll put up a thread as we get closer and i've got more solid dates for possibles.

awptickes said:
I also have a bunch of tooling and knowledge that I can share.

One of the romanian children is going to get rebuilt in a few months, because I'm not a fan of the tapco flat it was built on, and it was the first one, so it's got some issues.

Count me in regardless if where in Maryland (I'm in Bethesda). I have an ak-builder bending die I recently acquired; before I remembered I have no tools or space to make use of it!

martinithebun · Jan 5, 2013

BLACKTALON said:
Wow went searching for some kits today flats something everyone is out lol

AK-builder still has some

Also just bought what seems like a reason parts kit here
http://armsofamerica.com/partskits-2.aspx /

No idea of their reputation but their krink kits are a lot cheaper than any I have seen elsewhere (especially right now)

awptickes · Jan 5, 2013

Ak-builder has kits as of this morning.

Midwayusa is expecting more Egyptian crutch folder kits in February.

armed ferret · Jan 6, 2013

awptickes said:
Ak-builder has kits as of this morning.

Midwayusa is expecting more Egyptian crutch folder kits in February.

Thanks for the heads-up on those. Might have to get one and combine it with a fixed rear trunnion and russian wood.

-Z/28- · Jan 6, 2013

I'm definitely down for this party whenever it occurs. I finally got to unpacking my Polish underfolder kit today. Can't wait to get it together and shooting.

martinithebun · Jan 7, 2013

Bulgy parts kits in stock. $228 wood, 238 plum, no barrels.

http://www.rrcfirearms.com/cat-parts-kits.cfm

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