I'm trying to swap out stocks on my new WASR but can't get the factory wood stock to budge.

Of course, removed the two screws.  Just tried a heat gun to warmup the metal to hopefully expand it as well as tapping the inside of the wood stock with a blunt instrument once warmed up and hammer but no joy.

Never had this issue before.

Any tips/suggestions are appreciated.

Pull up and press down while pulling it should start to work lose if you man handle it. Up down while pulling I've had some very stubborn gun stocks on ak rifles before. I have never used heat unless it looked like there was wet lacquer applied while stock was on gun. Sometimes you need a buddy to hold the front while you man handle the rear.

+1 ^

Sometimes you just have to crank up the elbow-grease. Having someone else to help hold the rest of the gun while you pull on the stock might help, but if it turns loose suddenly, both of you may loose your balance. :-)

If you don't mind possibly scaring the stock you're removing, and you don't have a helper to hold it, you might take a rubber hammer to the vertical edges while holding the rest of the rifle muzzle upwards. Of course with the streight edges of the AK stock, there is not much to hit with the rubber hammer to get rearward force on it.

If it is still stubborn, you might be able to remove the dust-cover, spring and bolt-carrier, and get a hammer and something like a socket extension on the inside and drive it out, without damaging anything else, of course.  

Good luck.

Thx for the feedback.

I've already done exactly this but no joy.

Will keep trying.

I just used this method on a new WASR.

You can skip to 6 min mark to see the actual procedure.  

Well, that'll do it! :-) 

I suggested using a rubber hammer and hitting the vertical edges of the stock, but not exactly like you did it in the video. I think your rubber hammer method is a winner!! 

There you go, Talyn. 

Good luck!

Thanks Sputnick556 & the rest of you guys!!  

Just have to go to the hardware store & get a rubber mallet now.

Ha. I just have to find where my kid left the rubber mallet.

Not me, I just stumbled across it.

as shown in video is best method. Any other method can tear up a stock.

It works!!

Went to my local Tractor Supply this morning and bought 32 oz. and 16 oz. rubber mallets.

Did the "mallet technique" using the 32 oz. one and after about a dozen wacks the stock came off as per the vid, but maybe a little harder than on the vid.

Now just need to fit the Polish WBP stock to the receiver. Will use the 16 oz. to put it in.  I've named the 32 oz. one... "Thors Hammer".

Maybe this thread should be put into some AK tools & techniques bin.

Thanks again!!

Great to hear