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Posted: 12/17/2014 2:44:59 PM EDT
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I think they make mags for the AR that hold 7.62x39mm but not a 1,000% sure
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Posted: 12/17/2014 2:46:41 PM EDT
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The RRA LAR-8 comes in 7.62.
Edited to add archive find. http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=3&f=121&t=496541 |
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Posted: 12/17/2014 3:11:15 PM EDT
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Machine an existing AR lower to take AK magazines? Nope.
Buy a new AR lower that is designed to take AK magazines? Yes. |
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Posted: 12/17/2014 4:05:45 PM EDT
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Can steel be welded to alum?
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Posted: 12/17/2014 5:44:22 PM EDT
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Can steel be welded to alum? Yep. Think it would be expensive to do though. Friction Stir Welding. I know it's not exactly new technology, but it was a big deal in the early 2000's b/c an aviation company was using it on one of their private jet designs. |
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Posted: 12/17/2014 6:08:07 PM EDT
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I think they make mags for the AR that hold 7.62x39mm but not a 1,000% sure Yes, they are readily available. Check out the "variants" tab for more 7.62x39 AR info. BTW...building one myself right now, just waiting for the stripped upper to arrive. 
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Posted: 12/17/2014 6:46:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/17/2014 7:19:58 PM EDT
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I think they make mags for the AR that hold 7.62x39mm but not a 1,000% sure They do. But the point of this is be able to use existing AK magazines. There are several reasons someone would want to be able to do this. Such as - having preban magazines in a state like NY - AK mags are known to be reliable and in the past many 7.62x39 AR magazines were not reliable - some people have plenty of AK magazines and don't want to spend money to buy something else Finally some people enjoy home gunsmithing projects. This one could be fun. Personally I wish someone would sell an 80% lower with the magazine well not milled out. It would make projects like this one far easier. |
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Posted: 12/17/2014 8:19:28 PM EDT
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They do. But the point of this is be able to use existing AK magazines. There are several reasons someone would want to be able to do this. Such as - having preban magazines in a state like NY - AK mags are known to be reliable and in the past many 7.62x39 AR magazines were not reliable - some people have plenty of AK magazines and don't want to spend money to buy something else Finally some people enjoy home gunsmithing projects. This one could be fun. Personally I wish someone would sell an 80% lower with the magazine well not milled out. It would make projects like this one far easier. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I think they make mags for the AR that hold 7.62x39mm but not a 1,000% sure They do. But the point of this is be able to use existing AK magazines. There are several reasons someone would want to be able to do this. Such as - having preban magazines in a state like NY - AK mags are known to be reliable and in the past many 7.62x39 AR magazines were not reliable - some people have plenty of AK magazines and don't want to spend money to buy something else Finally some people enjoy home gunsmithing projects. This one could be fun. Personally I wish someone would sell an 80% lower with the magazine well not milled out. It would make projects like this one far easier. Not positive but I believe they are called 0%ers Cant remember who it was but they were selling them a short while back. |
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Posted: 12/17/2014 9:09:51 PM EDT
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Of course I haven't gotten to it yet but it's on the tall stack of s*** to do. I can't decide if it would be easier to start with a 0% er or a 80% pistol lower either way I'm sure somebody will chime in and say all the people that said its impossible are wrong. With the right amount of ingenuity anything is possible. In this case I'm pretty sure isn't that hard. Admittedly though it sure is a lot easier to copy what somebody else figured out then it is to figure it out yourself and it's a whole lot easier to say no it can't be done.
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Posted: 1/13/2015 9:10:48 PM EDT
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Something more like the RRA LAR-47 I Typically prefer CMMG to RRA, but I think I like the RRA better than the CMMG Mutant
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Posted: 1/13/2015 10:20:12 PM EDT
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Might be able to take a jack squat AR flat and combine with an AK flat. Also looking at the above Mutant looks like you could start with an 80% single shot lower from Tactical Machining. Sounds like fun, just be sure to post pics when you start.
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