AK General /akg/Holiday In Romania Edition>Thread #2076Old thread here >>64176309
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>>64207083Nice Dong
Picking this thing up Saturday fellas. I’ve heard about Tapco G2Cs having hard hammers and causing issues, will that be a problem with a Saiga?
>>64206935>>64207276Dies ist auch eine Kalashnikov
>>64207770Here are your conversion parts from Azerbaijanhttps://www.akstuff.com/index.php?route=product/manufacturer/info&manufacturer_id=19https://ak-builder.com/index1.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=31110https://www.carolinashooterssupply.com/SAIGA-AK47-VEPR-223-556-BULLET-GUIDE-p/css-bguide-223-round.htm?43=223
>>64207874I was aware of the akstuff “russian standard” parts but I appreciate the link for the bullet guide. I’m looking at Blackbush Armory or Appalachian Gunworks for the conversion. I’m assuming I’m going to have to go with pufgun and galil magazines after conversion. I’ve heard mixed reviews on Circle 10 and AC Unity magazines with converted Saigas.
>>64207787Ja, und das ist ein Dragunov
>>64207787>>64208113чтo???
>>64208101these ones work great in my conversation, other mags required fitting. https://gunmagwarehouse.com/bulgarian-ak-74-5-56x45mm-30-round-reinforced-steel-lug-polymer-magazine.html
>>64208214Cool I’ll snag some, I was actually looking at those the other week but was concerned about fit. Who did your conversion? Do you have pics?
>>64208238ive put hundreds of rounds through those mags and have had no problems. 19Charlie Tactical, he does great work, highly recommend.
>>64208389Very nice, are you going to snag some of the 45 rounders?>19Charlie TacticalThanks, I’ll check him out.
>>64208395I plan on picking one up soon, I have high hopes.
>>64208113I wish I could whip up models in CAD like that. I have so many ideas but I have the retard
>>64208709I thought that's what the "Computer Aided" in CAD was for. To help the retards who couldn't draw with pencil and paper.Pirate some software and start learning it. How hard can it be?>Stop quitting before you've even tried, nigger.
>>64206935>>64206439>how to make modern ak look like thisSaiga Sporter furniture
>>64208101Both of those builders screwed me but in wierd ways difficult to summarize. Blackbush I can certify lies. Although a friend of mine had his SGL side folder 100 series converted by Appalachian and is very happy with it>>64208395That guy is a hobby FFL stuck in WA gulag
>>64210949>stuck in WA gulagiktf
>>64209328 I just don't like how Enfusion engine looks. Also still not proper destruction and terrain deformation is gay as shit. Also WBP = We Build Properly
Been out of the AK game for a few years and it seems everything has changed. Want to build either an ak-102 or 105 clone and I'm not sure where to start. Are kits around these days? Is a PSA a good place to start? (what's their quality like these days?)
>>64211947Your options are pretty slim these days, PSA AKs in 556 are pretty ass
>>64211947>Is a PSA a good place to start?no>(what's their quality like these days?)barely functional>kitsaoa or apex, but what you're looking for is pretty much dried up thanks to tarkov kiddies
>>64210949His website says he is in Texas
>>64212021 Am I just gonna be better off buying the parts and having a builder convert a 223 saiga for me?
>>64212133If you have the money then yes
I love my WBP AKM rifle. Definition of comfy.
>>64212220billet trunnions and cast bolts lmao
>>64212338kys tranny
>>64212338>btfo like 3 threads ago at this point
>>64212133Yes but it’s gonna cost you $2.5-3k minimum
>>64212133>>64212021>>64212015>>64211947>>64212220PSA and WBP are both wallhanger toy shit. My PSA 5.56 AK102 broke right around 1200 rounds. Still haven't gotten in back from them. IMO the current move is to have a good builder use 5.56 parts from FB Radom when they're in stock, in particular the bolt, carrier, barrel, and front trunnion, then combine with a Bulgarian rear side folder trunnion as those can still be found, then lastly the only PSA bit you need is their combo front sight base block. The rest you can cobble together with some google work. It won't be true to the DNA, but it will be quality, it will be a real gun, and it will look the part. https://armsofamerica.com/fb-radom/parts/https://armsofamerica.com/ak-5-56-complete-bolt-assembly-original-beryl-archer-fb-radom-poland/https://palmettostatearmory.com/ak-104-ak-105-combo-block-kit.htmlMost of this shit is out of stock right now, which says a lot about the market. Again, DO NOT buy a PSA or a WBP.
>>64211813Youre right, it's more fun to play if you play it knowing it's a beta. Crossing fingers Arma 4 irons out the wrinkles.
>>64212485>btfo>Just like WBP boltsPottery
>>64212338>it was real in my mind
>>64212338I can understand cast being bad, but what about billet parts? Some high-end AR receivers are made using billet.
>>64212658Damn, I’ve been really tempted by their krink line.
>>64212876Pic related. Billet parts will be better than cast but not as good as forged.Its worth noting that casting doesn't automatically equate to bad or weak. A lot of the strength depends on the quality of the casting. Forged is still best though.Ruger casts a ton of their firearms including mini 14/30 receivers. FALs sometimes used cast receivers without issue.
>>64213068Whoops>>64212923Just do it man it's not like you're gonna shoot it out or find a cheaper krink any time soon.
>>64212760apparently only 2 bolts
>>64212658shut up fag the Jack is a perfect AKM
>>64212433>>64212485>>64212811>>64212876>>64213079>>64213084All you had to do was listen
>>64213087i've got a WASR and a WBP, take the both pill
>>64213087>his smile and optimism: gone.
Arsenal sam5
>>64213400is too hard on themselves and needs to lighten up but overall a good guy
>Post bakelite plshttps://files.catbox.moe/juoeuz.mp4
I hate this fucking community and these scalping fags so much.
>>64213796Ouch. That's the AK market sometimes. You pass on a lot more shit than you actually aquire.>Go get a rear loader like the rest of the poors.
>>64213796Should have got when the getting was good kiddo. >>64212658>Again, DO NOT buy a PSA or a WBP.>people need to be told this
>>64213400EXCELLENT MILITARY QUALITY*breaks*
>>64213611
>>64208389>>64212105Sorry my mistake somehow I read that as Armory42 in WA. 19Charlie does a lot of custom stuff including for 9 Hole Reviews
Got my type 56 kit in today, now I just need to track down the furniture and get it built.
WBP already confirmed bolts are forged. Trying to push PSAKs as somehow being higher quality is absurd.
>PSA needs to use SWELLNECK RIVETS>*PSA uses Swellneck rivets*>ah, well, nevermind the adjustable stock, mlok rail, B5 pistol grip, and muzzle device...>those are just GIMMICKS son... just get a WASR since theyre CHEAPER. >oh and yeah i guess you can put a suppressor on it out of the box but please, just buy a WASR. Please.this guy is a pure ragecow like Trench Grenade. Why are so many veteran YouTubers like this?
>>64213796Is this the only platform where the mag market is ratarded?
>>64217049Not even close. The difference between AK mag fags versus, say, AR or HK or FALs are that there are a gorillion different kinds of AK mag whereas only a few dozen at most of the other aforementioned ones.
I'm still regretting not getting a KP9, there was a time when I was offered one for $600 :(
>>64217096
Are there any dust covers that have an A2 carry handle on them?
>>64217049>Is this the only platform where the mag market is ratarded?Laughs in FAL mag prices. The basic bitch ones set you back at least 50 these days.
>>64217573>tfw sold an inch pattern 30 round .308 Bren magazine for $150Nothin personnell, kid
>>64217492Not tgat I'maware of. But you can get a top cover with a pic rail and throw one on that I suppose.
>>64217049It's not retarded. You could just not buy "collectable" mags that aren't made anymore and buy $12 Bulgarian steel reinforced steel feed lip mags in like 5 different colors and be done with it if you're on a budget
>>64217680or Bulgarian or Romanian surplus steel mags for $15
>>64217679>Not tgat I'mawareFuck...
>>64217694i think AOA's still got their Polish and Romy mags for 11.99 and 9.99
>>64217707you are right they do I just checked
>>64217658>>tfw sold an inch pattern 30 round .308 Bren magazine for $150Fuck I don't even want to know how much the metric ones are going for these days, and my dumbass bought another FAL this year.
>>64217679Thought about that, but I was wondering if the added height would mess up the cowitness, if that's even possible in the first palce
>>64217817Cowitness of what?
>>64217881Front sight
>>64218061?? Explain it to me like I'm retarded.You're going to just have 2 rear sights, yes? So one of them can be zeroed, it would put the other out of zero, right?Where's the co-witness?It's not like you'll be able to look through the peep of the A2, down the rear AK sight and even if they were on the same plane both of them somehow are both aiming at the same point.(Height over bore and distance between the front and rear sights would be different)>But then again, I'm stupid and it might all work just like that.
>>64214796Good luck finding chink furniture
>>64212658Based this should be the new 5.56 Kalashnikov meta. Bulgy 74 trunnion and AKBuilder chrome barrel can be used too (wish those lazy wiggers would restock)
>>64217008He’s a salty cunt, and a bit of a Karen. What did you expect?
>>64217679where is his pistol grip? What the fuck kind of setup is this?
Has anyone bought anything from Ivantactical recently? Are packages still making it through customs or is everything getting seized?
>>64220420he is an exit scammer, fsbgear is g2g for now
>>64213293these wasr faces are getting out of hand
Hello. I am new to this and recently purchased my first AK. I chose this gun because Russia seems well aligned with our current left values. Is this board an ally of the Trans Community?
>>64220836kill yourself
Jokes on you. SSRIs and my new positive self image stopped my eagerness to die. Please be kind. I want to know if a Century Arms WASR with stock furniture and 3 magazines was a good purchase. I got it second hand for $1,250 on a local group.
>>64220823>yo dawg, we heard you like WASR faces>so, we put a WASR face in your WASR face
>>64220898>used stock WASR with 3 mags for $1250
>>64221107That wasn't a good buy?
>>64220796Only Ivan has what I need in stock. I've bought a lot from him in the past, but haven't in a couple years.
>>64221272no it was fine, great job buying a wasr
>>64221272post a pic of your gun with your feet in it
>>64220836Post gun, we will decide if you are trans or not?
>>64221272Was your WASR special or something? You can get them less than 1k?
>>64221272You can get stock WASRs on gb for $700, dawg.
>>64221332what are you looking for? the reason he has tons of stuff "in stock" is because he doesn't actually have it and has no intention of shipping.
>>64221572LAC adjustable combo block.
>>64221370>>64221380>>64221412>>64221416>>64221542The WASR has 10/63 on it and the wood does not look as cheap as the current production (I guess).I am M to F. My dad told me I looked like a lesbian when I was 14 and it stuck I guess. Still attracted to woman but just don't feel like a man.. I am not near the gun and my nail polish is going on 2 weeks so no feet pics for now
>>64221743Give it up, you're not good at this. Lurk moar.If you are actually a transmission American, remember that you'll never be a woman. Your headstone will have your birth name on it. When archeologists dig you up in 500 years they'll find a man's skeleton. When you inevitably kill yourself please do not use a gun and contribute to antigun statistics.
>>64221758Let me guess. Some MAGA will dig my corpse up, see some silicon implants in there and instantly run a DNA test to prove I was assigned Male at birth. Right?
>>64221780No, they'll observe your bone structure with their eyes and see a man's skeleton.
>>64221838And what exactly would be accomplished?
>>64221743Every WASR 10/63 has 10/63, at least it has military parts unlike the WASR 10, hate to break it to you, but you got swindled hard, maybe it had to do with that lesbian look and the seller took advantage of that :(>>64221852Not sure about OP, but 500 years from now MAGA would be long gone, maybe the united splits up who knows?
>>64221852I don't hate you but I hate the people doing it to you. Let this meme be a reminder of what you truly are.If you aren't actually just trolling, I hope you get better. You are a mentally ill individual in the same way a schizophrenic person is. The difference is their delusions are treated as delusions, *your* delusions are treated as though they're real. That's not fair to you at all; a schizo truly and honestly believes their delusions are real as well but we don't affirm them for obvious reasons. What should be obvious anyway.If you're an effeminate man that's fine. You're not just a woman and never will be.
>>64221972>>64221852Whoops forgot the meme
Hope my fox/jackbros are extra comfy on this Friday evening. I love my WBP and it is absolutely, unequivocally, the highest quality AKM-pattern rifle ever imported. Saiga trannies are unhinged and delusional as usual and got nowhere. They have been BTFO on every front. Enjoy your rifles anons. You are the winners.
>>64222197>>64222203retard lol
>>64222203my evening is fine fellow wbp brother.i feel for the wasr fans.
>>64222203>AKM-pattern rifleSure pal
How do you guys keep track of your magazines? I was thinking of just making a spreadsheet and then marking the mags with Sharpe, but I'm also too much of a pussy to mark my Bakelites.
>>64222203extra comfy, taking my WBP out shooting soon that the Sonoran isn't under fire hazard restriction
>>64222560I shoot them and they all work because it's a Jack AKM
>>64222457youre right... it IS an AKM
>>64222560keep track?
>>64221888>>64221972Well at least I got good parts and got scammed at the same time I guess? Better than completely ripped off. That money could've went towards other things.I am not trolling and thank you for not hating me for no reason
Fighter Brake is on clearance sale on Atlantic $37https://atlanticfirearms.com/definitive-arms-fighter-brake-14mmx1-lft
>>64222827Yeah, it may not be a problem if only have 5 magazines, but when it comes to one too many and not sure which mag has what grain/brand of ammo it could problems.
>>64222930I put a strip of hockey tape on the bottom of them and write on it. If I want to put a different ammo in that mag, I just rip it off
Stoked. Snagged a steal on a MAK-90 Sporter at my lgs. Flat straight back, composite furniture. Just needs some wood and the spiker conversion. >>64218311>AKBuilder chrome barrelEhh the 1-9 ain't ideal, but it is better than a PSA or WBP. I'm sitting on a 23mm journal Bulgarian 1:7 twist chrome lined 5.56 barrel right now. Just snagged some chrome lined 1:7 twist 5.56 Galil SAR barrels that are going into a pair of SAR builds.
>>64223617Akbuilder also sells 1:9 twist 556 barrels.
Can anyone tell me what's going on with the AK in the pic? Polish soldier carrying some type of 74 with no dimples, no bulges, a folding stock, and no RPK rear sight.
>>64221852You will always be a man. How tf do you feel like a woman but still attracted to women? Wtf do you want to do to women you're attracted to? Because if you say you want to fuck them, then you aren't a woman, retard. Women don't have penises. It just makes you a crossdresser.
>>64223617Type 86s are so cool. Wish I could find one that wasn't outrageously overpriced.
>>64222930>he actually gives shite about specially loaded ak mags
>>64223737Meant 1:7. I got the tard
>>64222887You should have bought the PSA Sabre AK instead.
>>64222887If your WASR 10/63 has a magwell that isn't loose and iron sights that aren't canted, then you have basically a civilian PM md 63. That's worth celebrating in of itself fren.
>>64222930I've got one mag that flat out doesn't work. That's okay. I took the spring and follower out of it to reuse elsewhere. I can still use the mag body as a bottle opener. Probably gonna make a single round "magazine" out of it and put it on my keychain.
ISO WTB:Blonde Chinese Type 56 AKM furniture set, ideally with checkered grip, ferrules for both the pistol grip and the handguards, stock screws, grip screw, dust top cover, 1x 30rnd Flatback chinese magazine.>>64223737>>64224063What, got a link for that? Are you sure they have 1:7 twist chrome lined 5.56 barrels? I've never seen them carry that. In fact over the past several years the only source for such an AK barrel that I've seen have been the Bulgarian ones from KVAR. >>64223948Interesting. Ribbed top cover too. >>64223998Yeah the on pictured was for sale for like $4500. >>64224729Nice Romanians. That WASR on the left is what most chuds should be buying instead of a fucking PSA or WBP.
>>64225483>$4500Shit that's not half bad. The one's I've seen are $7k+.>checkered gripOnly thing I found. You're probably not gonna find a whole set, you're probably gonna have to piece meal it together.https://polytechparts.com/pistol-grip-orange-ak-47-s/
>>64225556Oh wow I didn't realize that their price of $4500 was decent?I just picked a MAK-90 Sporter basically in original configuration from them yesterday for... $620 out the door. They're a good local gun shop. Best in Albuquerque NM hands down. Thanks for the pistol grip link. Shame they don't have a full furniture set available. Do you know what the story is on that website/company and the components? NOS being currently imported? NOS that has just been hanging around for decades? Is that actually PolyTech?I am gonna snag this also, but maybe a little later:https://polytechparts.com/polytech-front-sight-base-bayonet-assembly-made-in-the-usa/
>>64225694>Is that actually PolyTech?As far as I know, yeah. As for it's wares, no idea but that site's been kicking around for awhile. Honestly you could probably find the grip a little cheaper, I was just poking around because I thought they might actually have a full set. That spiker is what a lot of guys use to deban the few ban era AKs left.It's not going to be cheap, and the spiker cut HG is probably going to be the most difficult to find.>I stand correctedhttps://polytechparts.com/ak47-lower-handguard-blonde-w-bayonet-cut-polytech-ak-rifle/Shit they almost have it all. https://polytechparts.com/ak47-upper-handguard-blonde-wood-chinese-polytech-ak-rifle/https://polytechparts.com/ak47-grip-screw-set-screw-base-spacer-chinese-polytech-ak/Here's a whole set in Germany, if you have a contact there it's relatively inexpensive. Maybe look into something like Blackship (German does not ship weapons anything out of the EU)https://www.russ-guns-de.net/ak47/akm-schaftsatz-aus-holz-norinco-china-modell-56-2
>>64225483Chrome lined, no. Just the nitrided hitman barrels. Idk why no one else is manufacturing 556 chrome lined CHF 1:7 or 1:8, they would be the most sought after. KUSA claimed they were going to for the 101 series but that went to shit.
I need dimples
>>64225694Am NM fag too, what shop?
>>64226237Based Bulldogems Firearms>NM FagIt is terrible here. No one should come. >>64225986>they would be the most sought afterBut instead we get mo fuggin PSA LE SABRE AK>>64225969Very neat, thanks for the link I'll ask around. Thoughts on cutting up a non-bayonet handguard myself for the bayonet?
>>64226255>Thoughts on cutting up a non-bayonet handguard myself for the bayonet?Just don't. There's spiker HGs, don't fuck up a non spiker one because you're trying to cheap out. Buy the spiker lower from Poly and if you can get that full non spiker set, then sell off the lower hg to recoup some of the money.
Anyone have experience with the Occam defense adjustable gas block?
>>64224729Is that a wasr-3?
Are the fags over at r/ak47 just a bunch of goobers who just spout shit without ever shooting one, let alone owning a gun in general? I swear, every post about some AK that isn't Saiga conversion/WBP is just some of the most brain-dead comments I have read, they speak as if they are experienced.
>>64227533That's reddit for you.That sub especially has exceptionally poor taste imo
>>64227533Is that your post or something? Are they shit talking the psl? If so they probably aren't wrong, even if they haven't shot one.
>>64223617The Beryl barrels are 1-9 too iydk. >Bulgarian Arsenal BarrelThose can be a bitch to build around but they are tanks. I guess if you already have one you could go really skunkworks and build up with Bulgarian or Serb bolt parts since those barrels are journal'd to short lug bolts. Look up AKBLUE 5.56 builds and you'll see what I'm talking about. He built them with M85 bolts and trunnions but with Bulgarian front ends. So you could use that barrel to build up an M21 clone starting with an M85 pistol. May as well since Jewstava will never import them apparently despite a fat whore of a gaping hole in the market for mid-size carbines (between 12-14" barrels) the ACE 13" practically has a monopoly on it unless your fine with boring ARs or $5000 gorillion Euro trash with no spare parts (CZ Bren, APC223). Seriously Zastava US hates fucking money>>64227533Probably even moreso now that all the cheap 7.62/5.45 is gone. Oh but post there with a Brown hand and instant 1000+ up votes >>64227596That idiot president of theirs' really needs to stop chimping out. What is it with Eurocuck youths being afraid to send lead at their shit ass govts. Can EVERY 25 yo policeman within 100 feet of that idiot be that much of a statist cum guzzler
don't think I ever posted here, here's a light mount I designed and machined myself at my last job because the kyber kustoms mount was ass and bent on my first hike with it.
>>64223617>picWho is this absolute semen demon?
>>64228128>I 'memberYou never did alodine it though.Still in the aerospace industry?
So this is the new KUSA homepage.
>>64228416Can I redeem my KUSA mag voucher now?
>>64228416fucking KEK
>>64212658>PSA and WBP are both wallhanger toy shit. My PSA 5.56 AK102 broke right around 1200 rounds. Still haven't gotten in back from them.IMO the current move is to have a good builder use 5.56 parts from FB Radom when they're in stock, in particular the bolt, carrier, barrel, and front trunnion, then combine with a Bulgarian rear side folder trunnion as those can still be found, then lastly the only PSA bit you need is their combo front sight base block. The rest you can cobble together with some google work. It won't be true to the DNA, but it will be quality, it will be a real gun, and it will look the part.https://armsofamerica.com/fb-radom/parts/https://armsofamerica.com/ak-5-56-complete-bolt-assembly-original-beryl-archer-fb-radom-poland/https://palmettostatearmory.com/ak-104-ak-105-combo-block-kit.html>Most of this shit is out of stock right now, which says a lot about the market.Again, DO NOT buy a PSA or a WBP.Based.
>>64211813Recently moved to Switzerland- wanting to build a Euro side AK collection also. Any good stores/sites you’d personally recommend?
>>64226734I like my KNS pistons>>64226667Gah another lower handguard is going to cost $80-$120And it might not match the rest of the furniture. I'll look around once I get closer to the actual bayonet conversion. Hopefully the furniture ships tomorrow. >>64227702I was under the impression you can just turn down the trunnion journal diameter from 23mm to 22mm then use it with a 74/100 series long lug bolt and front trunnion. You'll have a mismatch though because the rear sight base journal on the barrel is I believe AKM spec? Could be wrong, but visually an AKM rear sight base isn't really distinguishable from a 74/100 series as far as I'm aware, so you can just grab any AKM rear sight base and use that. Yeah the stuff with Zastava is sorta weird. >>64228243https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norinco_Type_86S>>64228529Why are the Polytech MAK 5.56/223 guns ranked BELOW WBP guns? Why is the WASR-3 ranked below WBP guns?I'll take poor fit and finish and canted sights ANY DAY over cast bolts and nitride barrels and shit trunnions made by commercial spec company.
>>64228416>can't try being a best goy DoD contractor any harder>>64229781Light I said you can skunkworx/Bubba it into working, I know people have made those barrel work without being forced to use other overpriced KVAR shit. The Bulgarian barrels have the journals set for a short lug bolt (Bulg, China, Galil, Valmet use Short lug fat stem bolt in 5.56) but then it has the RSB journal diameter set to AK47 Type 3 (Bulgars never invented the akm RSB lol) and then uses an AK74 gas block and I think AKM front sight. So you can always turn it down in the right places but IDK if the gas block and more important handguard retainer cut line up proper. I had issues doing sorta the opposite getting an AoA wBp journal cut barrel to run with a short lug Bulgy bolt.>pic is how fuckin deep the AoA barrel is set back in trunnion without using the gay Pollock wbp Jewish marketing bolt>>64229781You have to understand that ranking list is not reflective of the manufacturers, some of them like PolyTech especially swung it of the park with their 7.62s but absolutely shit the bed with 5.56 designs. In the case of the AKS-223 they were know for excessive, case tearing overgassing and never had reliable magazines(they don't take Norincos vice/versa). WASRs basically had peak schizophrenic Century quality control, terrible magazine availability and unreliable mag compatibility reported, I did consider re-ranking them into D but the current imported batch with 2019 dated trunnions are absolute junk and supposedly aren't even CHFCL anymore
>>64227533sounds like /akg/
>>64228529>rankings summed up to a non556 Wizard>F guns with the worst functionality/quality control. Need I sum up PSA and their total lack of R&D. Yes preban PolyTechs in 5.56 were so bad most were rebarreled to 7.62 to get sold>E these can be good funtional guns if you win the QC lottery or invest parts in them: postban Norincos were almost as bad as Polys, WASR-3 peak Century Monkey conversions, PACs that disintegrate FBs but otherwise may actually have good bolts in them. >D basicaly sme as E but better QC. It's the wierd Gypsy and Pollak guns with fully proprietary parts and questionable barrel accuracy >C this level always got hate so I made it more balanced. It's effectively Silo'd preban designs and more modern stuff but still need aftermarket investment to be usable (Saigas need to be un-ATF raped, M90NP had AWFUL stocks and some QC issues, Current Arsenal 5.56 need friggin rear receiver milling completed and reddit piston to not destroy thmselves because Vartan buys reject gypsy ass whore gaped gas ports)>B Valmet M76 cus why not, it's the Snow Galil built by unjewish hands (still one of the absolute worst for mags, it even hurts their MG value), Molot Vepr, 106 is the only AK101 clone we'll ever get apparntly in US but it's still a kludge mechanically, M90 which despite some QC issues I think for a buyers perspective is the best all around 5.56 import AK option in inventry still>A so these are unfailing tanks. The older SA-M5 Arsensl actually built in US from almost 100% Bulgarian parts, this includes the rare A-USA K101 built by Gordon tech before KVAR monopolized Kazanlak. Preban Galils, doesn't include kit builds which vary all over the place in quality (I got burned going the build route). Beryl becuse it's probably the most rigorously tested military 5.56 AK. Only things keeping it from S are the front heavy handling and it Silos you into using stupid Polack accessories.>S the few are far between Veprs that were imported in uncucked manner
>>64206935I know it's not an akbut what gun is that?
>>64230123Thats a man, isnt it
>>64230279No just a Brazilian 5'9 mutt queen
>>64230342Based then
>>64230241its a balashnikov
well, now we know why you've only posted her from the back. woof
ak youtubers really are just 99% shills huh
>>64230591And that's with photoshop. She's my pink skin Rihanna>>64230874Including Rob Ski who took an SVD as a bribe and was lamenting pretty openly post 2020 election like he was gonna turn in his guns
Just picked up a partially converted 223 Saiga. Does this bullet guide look right? Sorry for the shitty pic, I’m on the side of the road.
>>64231127It looks like it’s too far back, or maybe I did mine too far forward, either way if it works cool, if not it’s very easy to re-tap, and re-drill it.
>>64231040who gave it him
>>64230241Gen 1 Jew
>>64228315unfortunately not at the moment. The company went tits up a couple months ago. But I just went and got all my AWS certifications for stick, mig, flux, and tig welding, so I have some ideas and some backup ideas of what I want to get into. A nigga that can machine AND fabricate/weld is invaluable at the right place.
>>64232889Sorry, and congrats on the certs. So how's the home-made light mount holding up? Any chance you kept the plans/schematics to make more?>if it's better than the Khyber Customs one, there's probably a market for themMight be a nice little bit of side hustle income if you could somewhat mass produce them. Maybe a SendCutSend situation if you can't do it in house?
ayo, does youre ak shoot flat??
>>64233527yo bruh i heard u can make any AK shoot flat if you strap a bunch of heavy shit to the front
>>64213796you'll get good deals if you lowball. works good. wasn't lucky enough to be born an old fart, but been getting lucky by lowballing
>>64228416KP9 chads we are so back
>>64210949I had my Russian AK-74 built by Appalachian. Overall easy to deal with and he did a great job just forgot to repaint something I asked to repaint and the front sight isn't as straight as I'd like (it is well within spec, but my InRange built AKM is basically perfect for comparison). Both were non-issues to me, didn't bother bringing it up, so I'm not really faulting him for it.I'm curious what issue you ran into.
>>64234178It was a Galil build which can be a bit more complicated vs standard AKM builds. It was back while he was at Middletown still and I think his work was being spread out amongst shop goblins so it's hard to fault him completely. It was a Galil on an ATI receiver I foolishly bought, that another Smith had already through up his hands on (because apparently SAR gas blocks are a different diameter than ARM barrels) so AKjohn pulled the barrel from the reciever to turn down the gasblock and then just re-indexed it to its previous point without actually checking if the bolt was making contact on both lugs so 200 rounds later after I'm happy with the build despite a sloppy paint refinish (the shop goblins got paint into the folding mechanism and it was coming off with paper towels) the gun starts loosing headspace because it's only headspacing on one Lug. >I think he literally used it as learning experience for Galils because he mentions Galil bolt issues in one of his videosSo the lesson is just because a dude document's his builds and appears to be a good communicator doesn't mean he actually knows wtf he's doing. To be fair to him I did not attempt rectify the issues and just cut my losses and sold it as a gunsmith special. Another Smith I talked to more familiar with the ATI Galeos thought we could try putting another barrel on it but knowing the SAR gasblock issues I was just done with it at that point. I've even been told on the down-low that a Tortort receiver could be trading into problems by a builder i know is serious about engineering. Galils are a pain the ass to go from Kit to Gun. Best thing to do if you want a classic Galil really is just get a cheap Gallant and check headspace and mag fitment out of the box
>>64234375Gotcha. The most complicated thing on my build was the fact that it had dimpled barrel components. And he had already done A TON of Izzy 88s/87s and I had seen pics of many and they were perfect. You can't even tell where he blind pinned. The actual machining itself is really good. I will say on the topic of paint; the texture of the paint itself on the parts that were repainted is a bit rough. IDK if that is the way INTL MIL CO Russian Black lays on or if it just contamination from the shop. Paint is better (smoother) on my InRange build.I mainly went with him because he was local (<2 hour drive). Next build I will probably just send it off to InRange/Troy Sellars.Like I said, overall no complaints and I definitely don't fault him anywhere. The gun shoots absolutely amazing. The actual machine work installing the barrel components is top notch. Id absolutely recommend him for an 88/87 Izzy build.
>>64233773the BEST shorty AK in 7.62x39
>>64234490Anon that just got the Saiga here. In Range is less than 2 hours from me. I’ll look into him.
>>64234956Dude I'd just go with Troy Sellers if he's that close. I haven't had any personal interactions but of all the longtime AK smiths Ive heard no complaints about him or if he acts like a prima donna. I've even heard negative things about 2Rivers to put that in perspective (mostly nfa/politics stuff ie stuff they wont do).
>>64227585nice rifles. wish I had a garbage rod.
