Bought a milled receiver today....in over my head already

[mikey6480]

I decided to buy a milled receiver today without much (if any) AK knowledge. Being familiar with AR building I thought, "how hard could it be"? Boy was I wrong. Doing a bunch of reading now (which I should have done up front) and really don't understand all the subtle (or maybe not so subtle) differences in the AK types.

I bought a CNC Warrior lower from Duffy's, and am going to be researching what parts kits I need along the way. I do not plan to assemble this myself, just plan to collect the parts and pay to have it assembled.

I know, everyone is going to say I should have just bought an AK and you are probably right. I look at this as an excellent learning experience though. Any help and advice you guys want to lend along the way is appreciated.

I'm looking to build a fixed stock, with light colored wood (I want to try and stain the wood to give it the blackwood look). Do you guys prefer all new parts or "parts kits" that are surplus that can be found all over?

 

[armed ferret]

the parts kits found all over aren't for milled receivers. the barrels are different.

finding a parts kit to work on that milled gig is gonna be tough. keep an eye on theakforum.net's classifieds. something will pop up eventually.

and no, yugo won't work.

 

[mikey6480]

Would this Bulgarian work? I would still have to purchase a barrel too.
http://whatacountry.com/bulgarian-ak-47-milled-parts-kit---underfolder.aspx

 

[TheDevilHimself]

We still have a few nice milled russian, bulgarian, and hungarian type 3 kits, let us know when you're ready to dive into the build after things calm down a bit.

 

[mikey6480]

We still have a few nice milled russian, bulgarian, and hungarian type 3 kits, let us know when you're ready to dive into the build after things calm down a bit.

Thanks Vince. I'll probably just end up buying the kit from you and having your shop finish it for me. Gives me something to research in the meantime though.

 

[TheDevilHimself]

No problem. You've got the receiver covered, you can wait out the right kit for your build. Spend some time, do some research, and feel free to ask questions. I'm still waiting out a few east german parts for a particular build I've had in mind for years...