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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:31:49 PM EDT
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I think that can be repaired. Worth a try at least
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:31:54 PM EDT
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If the rust isn't too deep it might be fun to use the current rust as the beginning of rust blueing.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:32:02 PM EDT
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Also check out Evaporust. That stuff is EASY to use, cheap and works wonders.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:32:10 PM EDT
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Looks like it has water damage since the grip and other parts would have melted away if it got too hot. I would refinish
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:33:43 PM EDT
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Looks like it has water damage since the grip and other parts would have melted away if it got too hot. I would refinish Mostly water damage yes, some smoke and heat. Plastic grip appears unharmed, but the p22 that was nearby has obvious heat damage. The smoke seems to have given the wood furniture a rather interesting appearance I have to admit. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:33:44 PM EDT
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I'm no expert but I bet you'll be able to shoot that again.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:34:48 PM EDT
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Mostly water damage yes, some smoke and heat. Plastic grip appears unharmed, but the p22 that was nearby has obvious heat damage. The smoke seems to have given the wood furniture a rather interesting appearance I have to admit. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Looks like it has water damage since the grip and other parts would have melted away if it got too hot. I would refinish Mostly water damage yes, some smoke and heat. Plastic grip appears unharmed, but the p22 that was nearby has obvious heat damage. The smoke seems to have given the wood furniture a rather interesting appearance I have to admit. Soak it in motor oil and see if you can get it apart |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:35:42 PM EDT
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Strip it down, blast it with 80 micron alumina oxide, and refinish with norrel's moly resin.
I did this with a beat to hell AK last year and it turned out nice. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:36:32 PM EDT
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Looks like it has water damage since the grip and other parts would have melted away if it got too hot. I would refinish Mostly water damage yes, some smoke and heat. Plastic grip appears unharmed, but the p22 that was nearby has obvious heat damage. The smoke seems to have given the wood furniture a rather interesting appearance I have to admit. Soak it in motor oil and see if you can get it apart Everything seems to function but sticky. Even the stock opens and closes. I haven't tried a trigger pull but I bet that works too. Edit, just dry fired it a few times. Works fine, but as I said, action is a bit sticky. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:38:28 PM EDT
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Oil it up real good (dunk in bucket of oil), load a magazine and shoot it.
Video the event. It's an AK, it'll be ok. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:39:29 PM EDT
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That's not bad at all. E tank, lube, & shoot.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:41:09 PM EDT
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defininately would try to bead blast it to see what I'm working with, and then make appropriate repairs.... I Wouldn't give up on it.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:41:48 PM EDT
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Top cover removed, bolt out http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/zack3gpics/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0848_zpsroy7ugsb.jpg Bolt carrier and bolt http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v632/zack3gpics/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0850_zps9asrniag.jpg That's not that bad. I think it could be cleaned up. Maybe replace some springs but that's be about it. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:41:51 PM EDT
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If you can get the internals out of it, scrub them down good or use an electrolysis tank to get the rust off.
Personally, I'd leave the receiver as is. It looks cool and it has a hell of a back story. Maybe clearcoat it? |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:43:40 PM EDT
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If it were me I would soak it in vinegar, or citric acid, or evaporust, or Coke or whatever you want. Then I would take it out and wipe down everything with a Scotch Bright Pad with total disregard to appearance. I would go full on Mogadishu. Then I would soak it in Oil and then spray it down with Shooters Choice Rust Prevent (it smells like cocoa butter and leaves a non greasy finish on it). I would lightly work the wood with some oil and a rag to break them in real good and then I would shoot the shit out of that thing. After you document it on here this will turn into a 500 page thread of people posting photo's of their purposely rusted and beat up AK's.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:48:00 PM EDT
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Run the electrolysis on the separate parts, that'll retain as much good metal as possible. Any metal removal technique might give you more pitting than you'd like (techniques like sandblasting, acid etching, etc....faster, but nastier results). I agree with doing an assessment of the heat treated parts, see if they're now annealed. Also agreed all springs should be replaced.
Anyway, at that point, I'd oil it up and go shooting. I expect it should be fine, and with the electrolysis technique you might be surprised how good it actually turns out. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:49:18 PM EDT
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as other said; rust remover, new springs, and you're good.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:49:30 PM EDT
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Don't let the Aimpoint PRO from a house fire out survive an AK. I'd try the soaking tips that have been suggested. Hopefully you can salvage it since it definitely has character now.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:50:15 PM EDT
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I'd soak it in oil for a bit, replace the recoil spring and shoot it.
Not much to loose, and your story sounds WAY better than "threw it down the driveway" . 
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:50:56 PM EDT
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Maybe some steel wool to get the rust off.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:52:23 PM EDT
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I'd soak it in oil for a bit, replace the recoil spring and shoot it. Not much to loose, and your story sounds WAY better than "threw it down the driveway" . Recoil spring actually looks to be in the best condition out of anything on the gun. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:52:33 PM EDT
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Would your insurance pay to send it out to be rebuilt?
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:52:57 PM EDT
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If you can sand blast it I've got a stainless tub and I have to check but I believe the chemicals to parkerize I could loan you. I'm not good about remembering to reread threads so IM me if I forget and you want to borrow the stuff.
ETA: The tub was big enough to do my 1919 but it was broken down. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:53:28 PM EDT
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OP i have a set of the front HG if they will help, they are yours.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:54:38 PM EDT
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I really hope you attempt to clean it up and salvage the SBR. Take pics of the process! I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:55:03 PM EDT
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OP i have a set of the front HG if they will help, they are yours. Grips seem fine at this point anyway. Even if they aren't...I think they should stay. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:56:24 PM EDT
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Send it to cmparmory.com. Let James fix it...
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:57:26 PM EDT
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After seeing the disassembled pics, it looks in decent condition to just refinish, replace a few springs and fire it.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:57:44 PM EDT
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worst comes to worst put it in a case and hang it on a wall cause it looks fucking awesome
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:58:46 PM EDT
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After seeing the disassembled pics, it looks in decent condition to just refinish, replace a few springs and fire it. Yep. I'd exhaust quite a few options before I gave up on a registered SBR receiver. And all of them cost less and take less time than registering a new one. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:00:14 PM EDT
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That's an AKs natural condition. Shoot it.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:00:55 PM EDT
[#32]
Oil and ammo.
If it fires, then decide on how much refinishing to do. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:02:01 PM EDT
[#33]
Take lot's of good pictures.
Use the electrolysis method to remove the rust. Clean it up, lube it up and shoot it. Document it well, it'll be a great story. That gun is salvageable. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:02:36 PM EDT
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It's an AK. You could likely stomp the charging handle to free the bolt up, throw a magazine in it, and shoot it.
Throw a piece of rope on it as a sling and it's now a Somali pirate clone. I like this. Make it functional. But don't pretty it up. Everyone has beautiful SBRs. How many have one that survived a house fire? I'd do just enough to it to get it running, perhaps even running reliably, and call it a day. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:04:28 PM EDT
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Send it to cmparmory.com. Let James fix it... Sent off an email. We'll see what the response is. I sent the pics and asked for a guesstimate repair cost. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:04:50 PM EDT
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I would shoot it as is right now,no question about it after seeing the top cover removed
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:05:42 PM EDT
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I would shoot it as is right now,no question about it after seeing the top cover removed It would undoubtedly fire the first shot. Cycling is a bit questionable. A few minutes with the rough side of a sponge and some oil, it'd probably cycle halfway decently.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:09:22 PM EDT
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Tell your insurance company it's a total loss and buy a new one... I'd do this too. Send them pictures. A non-gun person is going to take one look at that and say it is fucked. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:11:37 PM EDT
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Hose it down with WD40 and hit it with a brass wire brush. Let it soak a few days and keep it wet. Bet you can break it down clean it up and shoot it if nothing is actually broken.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:12:33 PM EDT
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That sucks man.
Still, you never know until you try |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:14:26 PM EDT
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Shoot it. Video and photograph everything.
If it cycles, send the story to Zastava's marketing department. 
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:18:43 PM EDT
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Oil it up real good (dunk in bucket of oil), load a magazine and shoot it. Video the event. It's an AK, it'll be ok. this
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:18:58 PM EDT
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Can you get the stock to unlock?
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:20:39 PM EDT
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Can you get the stock to unlock? Sticky, but works. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:21:24 PM EDT
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Sticky, but works. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Can you get the stock to unlock? Sticky, but works. Go get some green tape and once you clean it up you can just call it a Kyber Pass |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:22:20 PM EDT
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I've got a brand new m92 I'm sbr'ing, if you need any of the take off parts I have let me know.
Grip, hand guard set, trigger, recoil spring, (think that's it for now.) Free and free shipping. |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:25:00 PM EDT
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Shit, that's a step up from what we use at Cola Warrior. Looks fresh as a daisy.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:26:00 PM EDT
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Tag for any results! Good luck OP!
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:26:31 PM EDT
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I've got a brand new m92 I'm sbr'ing, if you need any of the take off parts I have let me know. Grip, hand guard set, trigger, recoil spring, (think that's it for now.) Free and free shipping. You can fit regular AK47 grips on them..ive got one on my SBR OP I have about 40 Bakalite grips in different colors and patinas so if you need one hit me up.. also have 20 spare parts kits so I actually think ive got a good bit of internal replacement parts |
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Posted: 5/19/2016 1:29:12 PM EDT
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Its a AK. Id try and knock some rust off of it and see what happens.
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