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Posted: 10/4/2004 7:14:19 AM EDT
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The difference will be in the stock tang. The AK-47 type stock tangs are all pretty much identical as far as rivet placement. The AK-74 stock tang has the lower holes about 1/4" farther forward of those on the 47. That is the only real difference. A U.S. made stock tang does not count towards parts count compliance. The stock tang is not a trunnion. For scope rails, you will need to purchase one that works with the rivet placement of the stock tang. The scope rails for the AK-74 will work on the AK-47, but the clearance notches for the pivot pins will not line up properly. When you order your parts, ask for a scope rail that will work with that particular rifle. K-Var carries scope rails that should work with the AK-47 stock tang.
I don't deal with Joeken, so I can't answer this one... You may want to check out Gunsnet.net vendor forums before dealing with them. They have a bad reputation... www.gunsnet.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=503 You should also be able to find out all the info about the kits that they "carry" in that forum.
The stock set counts as 3 parts. The buttstock counts as 1, the pistol grip as 1, and the pair of handguards count as a single item. You need to have no more than 10 of the countable imported parts in the build. There are 16 countable parts if you use a muzzle device. There are 15 countable parts if you do not use a muzzle device. Here is a quick scenario of parts usage: Fire Control Group - Trigger, disconnetor, hammer - 3 U.S. parts Gas Piston - 1 U.S. part Receiver - 1 U.S. part Muzzle Brake - 1 U.S. part - There are several U.S. made copies of various muzzle devices including the slant brake This would give you 6 U.S. made parts. 16-6=10 imported parts, meaning a legal build.
The only full auto part that will not fit into a semi-auto rifle is the auto sear. The trigger group will function properly as a semi-auto without modification. The original parts are finished and you cannot remanufacture the existing ones to make them U.S. made. Just purchase a Tapco G2 set. You can also use the FSE (First Son Enterprises) set, or the Red Star Arms adjustable set. The Century Arms set will work, but requires a LOT of tinkering to get it to work smoothly without slapping the crap out of your finger.
If you intend to keep the original furniture, you will have to replace the trigger group to meet parts count compliance. That will essentially do away with any of the full auto parts. The selector can still be used, as can the bolt carrier.
Not that I know of. The center section is bad mojo as the BATFE is notorious for taping or wire-tying receiver sections together to make a functional firearm. |
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Posted: 10/4/2004 3:57:57 PM EDT
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I may have worded my rivit question wrong, what I was asking is the style of rivits, I've seen differant kinds out there big, little, flat, brass, etc., and I think each country, and model had a slightly differant style, I suppose I could just look at the ones in the parts kit, but in case the parts kits were somehow mixed.... (I found a sight for AK-74's that went into great detail about this before, but I'm not sure were it is now, and they didn't list the AK-47....)....
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Posted: 10/4/2004 7:51:18 PM EDT
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If you are determined to build a truly authentic you are going to have a problem with determining what is truly authentic, as with any military firearm, minor changes are made to the building process the entire time it is in progress, and particularly in weapons made in formerly communist countries, they had so many variables that were subject to change from day to day, while the production quota did not change. Often the manufacturers would run out of one style of rivets and use a different type the next day, same with other parts, those coutnries to this day have frequent supply channel dificulites, and will often decide on teh fly to substitute what ever is handy. For me, I feel that it makes home brewed AK's that might not be "100% percent perfectly authentic" to be far more true to the nature of the rifles design, than many of the factory built guns availbale today. There is nothing wrong with a really nice AK, but it jsut seems to me that an AK is more appealing to me with a little character, now when it comes to an AR I expect it to be built in just such a way, and for it to be as close to USGI specs as possible, but I feel that is more in the nature of that rifles diesgn.
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