Who is the best RPD manufaturer?

Who is the best RPD manufaturer?

rlfllcfla [Member]

2/5/2009 8:34:14 PM

I have been wanting one of these belt feds for a long time. Who is currently manufacturing them and who is the best?

I spotted a Vector build on the board for $3,500. Is this because they are high quality or just because know one else makes them?

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=7&f=93&t=644270

BarGunner [Team Member]

2/6/2009 12:31:40 AM

When I was looking for a RPD, Vector was the only one building them and they built a really nice one. They were just under $2K. Now that Vector is out of business, I don't know of anyone building a semi-auto variant.

Rayman1 [Team Member]

2/6/2009 2:21:06 AM

I believe these folks are doing it:

http://www.projectguns.com/

Ron3 [Member]

2/6/2009 10:56:02 PM

I'm selling my Vector RPD. I'm in Florida too!

PM me if your interested!

krinkman37 [Member]

2/9/2009 11:43:52 PM

My dream gun

jjglith [Team Member]

2/13/2009 12:19:15 PM

Originally Posted By Rayman1:
I believe these folks are doing it:

http://www.projectguns.com/

Stan at project guns has an semi auto approval letter using a Wise Lite receiver.
They have sources for kits and will built one for you or send them your kits.
Nice guys and they know belt-fed guns.

dr-marley [Member]

2/13/2009 12:43:20 PM

I am in the process of trying to find an RPD Kit with a GI Barrel. When I do I am sending it down to Stan to build me one. Sarco has kits but they have out of spec Shaw barrels.

Dane

Melvin_Johnson [Member]

9/9/2009 10:04:31 PM

How about some updates?

Serialnumber00078 [Member]

9/10/2009 3:55:00 PM

Check it out... Wiselite... Pole... everything that's anything...

http://projectguns.com/forum/showthread.php?t=244

bouncer55 [Member]

9/10/2009 11:41:05 PM

here is your kit with a gi barrel $450.
polish rpd
here are pics of a 1953 russian rpd built by project guns.great gun for rabbits that attack my garden.

lmlandlord [Member]

9/14/2009 7:35:56 AM

I think this is mine that is currently being built.

I asked Stan & Jorge to remove the bipod.

TurboSVT [Member]

10/25/2009 10:37:40 AM

I'm selling a Polish rpd kit if your interested. I'm going to post it up on the bb this week end.

Psychovore [Team Member]

10/28/2009 1:22:46 AM

Originally Posted By dr-marley:
I am in the process of trying to find an RPD Kit with a GI Barrel. When I do I am sending it down to Stan to build me one. Sarco has kits but they have out of spec Shaw barrels.

Dane

Is the barrel with those kits actually that bad?

lmlandlord [Member]

10/28/2009 10:22:50 AM

Originally Posted By Psychovore:

Is the barrel with those kits actually that bad?

I hope you don't mind me jumping in and putting in my thoughts.

What I have been told by Stan and Jorge at project guns is the barrels are not configured like the original GI RPD barrels. There are no barrel threads on them either. There is an addition $100.00 cost for projectguns to install the American made barrels in the Wise-Lite Receivers. The American made barrels are not hard chromed like the original GI RPD barrels..

lmlandlord [Member]

10/29/2009 7:37:46 AM

Here are spme pictures of my 16" RPD I received from Stan & Jorge yesterday. It does not have the M249 hanger installed on it. I should get that in a few weeks

Sorry about the bad phone pictures but our camera broke.

WiseLiteArms [Member]

11/1/2009 4:27:33 AM

Wise Lite Arms can also accept your RPD part set for manufacture into a standard gun or one of our RPD-Ka short rifles.
We have built over 250 guns and over 300 receivers/fire control groups.

Instructions to arrange this build service are located on the Wise Lite Arms web site.

Regards,
Richard C. Hamer

Wise Lite Arms

SALES: sales@wlarms.com
INFORMATION: info@wlarms.com