 nsz 
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Posted: 2/11/2012 11:46:33 PM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT I also have made videos of the entire process from start to finish and am working on editing the videos now. I will be uploading it to my YouTube channel as soon as I can. For those of you who have not seen my other refinish video series, you can see it here: My YouTube Channel For now, here are 3 pictures of the finished rifle. Let me know what you think! 
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Liquidmetal
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Posted: 2/12/2012 1:16:27 AM
[Last Edit: 2/12/2012 1:17:03 AM by Liquidmetal]
Looks good. I like the look of the natural wood color (no stain) on Yugos, but that's just my personal preference.
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Posted: 2/12/2012 1:29:01 AM
Originally Posted By Liquidmetal:
Looks good. I like the look of the natural wood color (no stain) on Yugos, but that's just my personal preference. I agree with you. If it is surplus wood, I just clean it and put tung oil on it. This, however, was the ugly CAI standard ironwood stock set that came with the rifle. It was nowhere near as nice as what surplus wood looks like. It needed stain. |
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Posted: 3/5/2012 1:40:25 AM
[Last Edit: 3/5/2012 1:42:40 AM by Brazos]
Beat the crap out of the wood with steel chain. Use different size chain links to get different size impacts on the wood. I match new handguards to old stocks on 1903's this way and its very realistic.
Then scrub the hell out of the entire rifle with well oiled Scotch-brite pads. Nothing beats an AK with a well worn finish.  |
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Posted: 3/5/2012 6:04:00 PM
Originally Posted By Brazos:
Beat the crap out of the wood with steel chain. Use different size chain links to get different size impacts on the wood. I match new handguards to old stocks on 1903's this way and its very realistic. Then scrub the hell out of the entire rifle with well oiled Scotch-brite pads. Nothing beats an AK with a well worn finish. http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k202/BrazosCompany/aks.jpg Note to self, Do not lone my AK to Brazos at a Texas shoot.  LOL Factory new or beat to hell all finishes look good. |
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Posted: 3/5/2012 6:07:32 PM
Originally Posted By Brazos:
Beat the crap out of the wood with steel chain. Use different size chain links to get different size impacts on the wood. I match new handguards to old stocks on 1903's this way and its very realistic. Then scrub the hell out of the entire rifle with well oiled Scotch-brite pads. Nothing beats an AK with a well worn finish. http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k202/BrazosCompany/aks.jpg Nice fleur-de-lis. |
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Posted: 3/10/2012 6:46:41 PM
Originally Posted By bgeer:
Originally Posted By Brazos:
Beat the crap out of the wood with steel chain. Use different size chain links to get different size impacts on the wood. I match new handguards to old stocks on 1903's this way and its very realistic. Then scrub the hell out of the entire rifle with well oiled Scotch-brite pads. Nothing beats an AK with a well worn finish. http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k202/BrazosCompany/aks.jpg Nice fleur-de-lis. X2, That is cool. Where did you get it? What is its country of origin? |
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Liquidmetal
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Posted: 3/10/2012 6:56:00 PM
Originally Posted By MBT: What is its country of origin? Bosnian. |
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Posted: 3/11/2012 5:39:43 PM
[Last Edit: 3/11/2012 5:40:40 PM by Brazos]
Fluer mags were made for a short time by the Bosniacs to celebrate their (short lived) independance before the war started. I got that one from a former Bosnian soldier now in the US. I also have a couple of bakelite mags that where used in hostilities there and modified with Muslim trench art (Bosnians are primarily Muslim), one has notches carved into it.
I love that M72. I got it as a blued kit from Apex 4-5 years ago. All number matching (including the stock) except the barrel, and complete. The barrel is virtually brand new. The rifle must have been re-arsenaled and then put into storage before it was eventually de-milled and shipped over here. I built it on a blued receiver and then aged the receiver to match. Blued AK's are just amazing to look at... It has shot sub two-inch groups off the bi-pod at 100 yards. |
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Posted: 4/1/2012 11:48:17 AM
Beautiful! Nice work.
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Screechjet1
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Posted: 4/26/2012 10:54:40 PM
Originally Posted By Brazos:
Fluer mags were made for a short time by the Bosniacs to celebrate their (short lived) independance before the war started. I got that one from a former Bosnian soldier now in the US. I also have a couple of bakelite mags that where used in hostilities there and modified with Muslim trench art (Bosnians are primarily Muslim), one has notches carved into it. I love that M72. I got it as a blued kit from Apex 4-5 years ago. All number matching (including the stock) except the barrel, and complete. The barrel is virtually brand new. The rifle must have been re-arsenaled and then put into storage before it was eventually de-milled and shipped over here. I built it on a blued receiver and then aged the receiver to match. Blued AK's are just amazing to look at... It has shot sub two-inch groups off the bi-pod at 100 yards. RPKs are capable of very good accuracy. A CA friend of mine was attached to the Iraqi Police, and he issued them as many RPK as he could find. After some training, he said his guys were deadly. |
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Posted: 4/30/2012 5:49:48 PM
Nice job!
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Posted: 7/18/2012 2:31:01 AM
Originally Posted By nsz:
My good friend had his Century Arms M72 and asked me to refinish it for him. He wanted a satin finish with kind of a military look. I decided to stain his plain blonde stock that came with the rifle with a dark red mahogany color and finish it with a boiled linseed oil finish. Very basic, but very beautiful. He has now asked me to refinish his M70B1 to match it! I also have made videos of the entire process from start to finish and am working on editing the videos now. I will be uploading it to my YouTube channel as soon as I can. For those of you who have not seen my other refinish video series, you can see it here: My YouTube Channel For now, here are 3 pictures of the finished rifle. Let me know what you think! http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj570/nsz85/9a1168cd.jpg http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj570/nsz85/b1063cde.jpg http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj570/nsz85/d244efc5.jpg I am being given the opportunity to purchase this rifle for $500 which also includes a 40 round mag. Deal or no deal? |
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Screechjet1
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Posted: 7/18/2012 6:21:25 AM
Originally Posted By nsz:
Originally Posted By nsz:
My good friend had his Century Arms M72 and asked me to refinish it for him. He wanted a satin finish with kind of a military look. I decided to stain his plain blonde stock that came with the rifle with a dark red mahogany color and finish it with a boiled linseed oil finish. Very basic, but very beautiful. He has now asked me to refinish his M70B1 to match it! I also have made videos of the entire process from start to finish and am working on editing the videos now. I will be uploading it to my YouTube channel as soon as I can. For those of you who have not seen my other refinish video series, you can see it here: My YouTube Channel For now, here are 3 pictures of the finished rifle. Let me know what you think! http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj570/nsz85/9a1168cd.jpg http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj570/nsz85/b1063cde.jpg http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj570/nsz85/d244efc5.jpg I am being given the opportunity to purchase this rifle for $500 which also includes a 40 round mag. Deal or no deal? Screaming deal. An AMD or WASR is running about 400. |
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Liquidmetal
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Posted: 7/18/2012 6:24:18 AM
Originally Posted By nsz: I am being given the opportunity to purchase this rifle for $500 which also includes a 40 round mag. Deal or no deal? Very good deal. |
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Posted: 7/18/2012 9:57:02 PM
I refinished my m70 wood with red mahogany too...love the look. Your RPK is beautiful!
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