Here we go again.

A buddy of mine who is a well known custom sniper rifle builder was accidentally shipped some Mike Rock 5.45x39 barrels instead of the .223's he ordered.  He decided to keep a few.  Damn it.

I was working at the shop late last night mounting a scope on my latest AR when he walked in.

He told me about the barrels and that he thought it would be fun to send them out and have AR barrels extentions put on 3 or 4.  I of course said "Cool!".

He said he was pretty sure the 5.45 rounds would feed from an AR mag.  Then the light came on in my head and I said "Hey, check out these AR lowers for AK mags I have in my office."

We the rest is history.  We are gonna build a couple of AR/AKs in 5.45X39 that will take AK-74 mags.

Soooooooooo.  Here we go again....by all indications the .223 bolt head should work.  If it goes easy this will put the 5.45 in a more flexable platform....if not a lot of work down the drain but at this point it sounds like fun and enthusiasm is high at this point.

Reinventing the wheel....probably, but WTF, it will be different.

Denny

PS This is not a commercial endeavor and there are not more barrels........these were a special project for special military unit....guess who?

???? why would the US military want to do that ????

...just curious... that dosen't add up ???

I can see using a 74 in theatre, but why put together an unproven weapon in a combat situation? I am not questioning your friend, I am just stumped as to the logic.

Jeep,

I have no clue myself.  These are blanks, they could have been profiled for Bolt guns for all I know.

Probably just for some testing of the round.

I know for a fact they have M16s in 7.62X39, modified for AK mags that are used in theatres where AK ammo is plentiful and resupply is near impossible.  Mebbe the same scenerio?  Who knows.

Maybe someone there is are like me and my buddy, something to do to break the monotony and give the old brain cells a new challange.

Your tax dollars at work.

Denny

Why would Alexander Arms rename the round...make it look like they invented it?
Denny

i know of at least one spec ops unit that has tested the 5.45 round for possible usage in special situations.

many spec ops train with various 5.45 weapons and i am certain they are intimately familiar with the calibre.

and denny is correct. sometimes those guys do 'different' things. to break up the boredom? to think outside the box? who knows?

The AR-47 Lowers I possess have a steel block in the receiver where the front on the AK mag locks in and the rear mag release is steel as well.

Denny