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Posted: 2/20/2017 5:58:11 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/20/2017 5:49:02 PM EDT
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Are you wanting to swap in a 4.5mm folding trunnion? are you going to do the work yourself or are you going to send it to a smith?
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Posted: 2/20/2017 7:03:34 PM EDT
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Are you wanting to swap in a 4.5mm folding trunnion? are you going to do the work yourself or are you going to send it to a smith? Honestly I am a complete noob with AK trunnions. What would be needed/done for: A) Triangle stock or B) Wood stock Thanks! |
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Posted: 2/20/2017 8:25:28 PM EDT
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Both are going to require a trunnion swap, the fixed stock is going to be cheaper both in parts and most likely labor, but folding stock M92's are very nice. I did the swap on mine myself and while I had never done any AK work before, I do have experience in metal fabrication and welding so that helped. I'm sure there has to be good AK smiths in AZ, just do a little searching here and on AKFiles forum. here's some pics of my M92.
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Posted: 2/20/2017 11:56:09 PM EDT
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Both are going to require a trunnion swap, the fixed stock is going to be cheaper both in parts and most likely labor, but folding stock M92's are very nice. I did the swap on mine myself and while I had never done any AK work before, I do have experience in metal fabrication and welding so that helped. I'm sure there has to be good AK smiths in AZ, just do a little searching here and on AKFiles forum. here's some pics of my M92. What parts do I need to do it? What trunnion, etc? What did you refinish it with? |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 12:05:01 AM EDT
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Here's a kit from AKbuilder Triangle sidefolding stock set it comes with everything but the rivets( which you would also purchase from AKbuilder)
Here's a how to thread from the AKFiles M92 side folding stock install ETA: I Cerakoted both my M92 and M85 after installing the trunnion. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 12:56:07 AM EDT
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Here's a kit from AKbuilder Triangle sidefolding stock set it comes with everything but the rivets( which you would also purchase from AKbuilder) Here's a how to thread from the AKFiles M92 side folding stock install ETA: I Cerakoted both my M92 and M85 after installing the trunnion. Looks like he used quite a few tools from AK-builder. Also, does this keep the same rear angle as before? Or does that change |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 2:10:55 AM EDT
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Looks like he used quite a few tools from AK-builder. Also, does this keep the same rear angle as before? Or does that change yes he does, If you don't have access to a press Toth Tools makes some pretty nice riveting tools that don't require a press, I used their bolt cutter jaws to do the short rivets on both mine. there's a slight angle built into the triangle stock, but it's no where near as bad as the factory trunnion. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 2:16:00 AM EDT
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yes he does, If you don't have access to a press Toth Tools makes some pretty nice riveting tools that don't require a press, I used their bolt cutter jaws to do the short rivets on both mine. there's a slight angle built into the triangle stock, but it's no where near as bad as the factory trunnion. Guess I have to decide if its cheaper to send it to someone or do it on my own. I need to buy tools. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 3:01:53 AM EDT
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Guess I have to decide if its cheaper to send it to someone or do it on my own. I need to buy tools. Well if you buy the tools and DIY, you can usually resell the tools after you're done for 80-90% of what you paid on AKFiles. before I decided to do the swap myself I got a few quotes from AK smiths and they ranged from $180-$300(for labor only) depending on if I wanted them to refinish the barreled receivers after. I decided to buy the tools and DIY because I was going to do both my M92 and M85, so it made sense to me. I also kept the tools because now I want to do a kit build. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 3:28:44 AM EDT
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Well if you buy the tools and DIY, you can usually resell the tools after you're done for 80-90% of what you paid on AKFiles. before I decided to do the swap myself I got a few quotes from AK smiths and they ranged from $180-$300(for labor only) depending on if I wanted them to refinish the barreled receivers after. I decided to buy the tools and DIY because I was going to do both my M92 and M85, so it made sense to me. I also kept the tools because now I want to do a kit build. I'll do some research. |
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Posted: 2/21/2017 9:04:16 AM EDT
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