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Posted: 10/23/2013 11:15:42 AM EDT
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Speaking from experience, keep it pure. I fucked up a KBI POST-94 SA-85M due to watching too much nutnfancy and wanting a tactical AK and I ended up dumping WAY too much money into it and selling the thing as a loss.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 12:51:46 PM EDT
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I had one years ago. I Spent $60 & got a real Hungarian buttstock & pistol grip. Threading a barrel, & adding a bayo lug is not worth it to me to spend money on. GARY
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Posted: 10/23/2013 2:10:30 PM EDT
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I just got an SA-93, same condition as your SA-85, I'm de-banning it into an AKK.
If you've got other "tacticool" AKs, I suggest you de-ban it but keep it pure. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 2:26:15 PM EDT
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As long as you can get that beautiful wood stock and grip, go for it.
If you're going to put on CAA grip and a Tapco folder, then please don't. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 2:49:28 PM EDT
[#5]
IMHO...de-ban and restore to original military configuration.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 4:26:26 PM EDT
[#6]
make it look like this
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Posted: 10/23/2013 4:54:24 PM EDT
[#7]
Deban with Hungarian furniture. If you take your time, you can get the real stuff in the ee. I got everything to Deban mine there in 6 months time. It was fun.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:13:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryTHIS THIS THIS THIS THIS! Hot dang those are gorgeous, have been wanting one for a long time now. 
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:22:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat's beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration. I was not planning on making it "tactical," but rather, keep it as a blonde bombshell. I guess I could always wait for an IWD stock set, or like the poster above, wait for the parts to come up online. |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:23:38 PM EDT
[#10]
Quote HistoryQuoted:
Deban with Hungarian furniture. If you take your time, you can get the real stuff in the ee. I got everything to Deban mine there in 6 months time. It was fun. You have some? I tried to find some for years. Tried to get one butt stock from Ironwood but they weren't making them when I wanted one. I had pistol grips but sold them as I like a fatter grip. 
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:23:42 PM EDT
[#11]
Doing an SA-85M deban is a project I've had in the back of my mind myself. They are excellent rifles and look sweet in correct military form. I've thought of just buying a pre-ban, but most are underfolders, which I'm not as much interested in.
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:36:18 PM EDT
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I found the stock! Can you believe that. Also a guy on the EE is selling correct type gas blocks. I had the pleasure of getting a destroyed AKM-63 kit that I stole the stock from. This kit had a gasblock with the bayo lug lobes ground off so I didn't steal that however it helped me see the exact machine markings of a original Hungarian gasblock. I then used my superior aircraft sheet metal skills to rework this early Romanian flat bottom gasblock to a near identical copy of the real thing. Looking at It I think I could fool the best of them. My next step is to have the Infiniti selector markings engraved. SEE WHAT YOU STARTED MAC! |
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Posted: 10/23/2013 5:49:21 PM EDT
[#13]
a good Russian AKM wood set would also look sweet.
the SA85 is one of the finest AKM variants made. |
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Posted: 10/24/2013 9:08:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
You have some? I tried to find some for years. Tried to get one butt stock from Ironwood but they weren't making them when I wanted one. I had pistol grips but sold them as I like a fatter grip. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Deban with Hungarian furniture. If you take your time, you can get the real stuff in the ee. I got everything to Deban mine there in 6 months time. It was fun. You have some? I tried to find some for years. Tried to get one butt stock from Ironwood but they weren't making them when I wanted one. I had pistol grips but sold them as I like a fatter grip. The only Hungarian stuff I have is what I put on my rifle. It took six months to get it all, but I got it all off the ee. Stock, pistol grip, gas block, etc. Even the correct sling. Your rifle looks great BTW. |
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Posted: 10/25/2013 5:24:18 PM EDT
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Get rid of the thumbhole. I added the K-VAR OD Green Warsaw stock set and am very happy with the end result. I do wish I would have kept the original wood just in case, but I sold it years ago.
I have no use for the cleaning rod, bayo lug, or slant brake so I am leaving that alone. 
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Posted: 10/26/2013 1:26:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
The only Hungarian stuff I have is what I put on my rifle. It took six months to get it all, but I got it all off the ee. Stock, pistol grip, gas block, etc. Even the correct sling. Your rifle looks great BTW. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Deban with Hungarian furniture. If you take your time, you can get the real stuff in the ee. I got everything to Deban mine there in 6 months time. It was fun. You have some? I tried to find some for years. Tried to get one butt stock from Ironwood but they weren't making them when I wanted one. I had pistol grips but sold them as I like a fatter grip. The only Hungarian stuff I have is what I put on my rifle. It took six months to get it all, but I got it all off the ee. Stock, pistol grip, gas block, etc. Even the correct sling. Your rifle looks great BTW. I ain't got time for dat! I need instant gratification 
I kind of like my cheapo Bulgarian buttstock and pistol grip. I don't need a correct rifle, it would just give me more reason to sell a gun if it is worth more. I bought too many $300.00 Romanian SARs over the years, found myself just having to deban them and dress them up with correct parts and pretty wood, only to sell them for $500.00 or so. It became a disease I have tried to cure myself of. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 1:29:37 PM EDT
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SEE WHAT YOU STARTED MAC! Mario over @ PoHF could hook you up with the engraving. He's over on the NW side off Prince Rd. One thing about Arizona is you can always find a deal on AK's when people need money. |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 2:04:02 PM EDT
[#18]
I say deban. I'm in a similar situation, but my only concern is adding a buttstock.
Is the rear of the receiver the same as a standard AKM? Are both tangs intact or is there any mods that have to be made? |
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Posted: 10/26/2013 2:36:11 PM EDT
[#19]
They only have one tang on stamped receivers
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Posted: 10/26/2013 3:17:06 PM EDT
[#20]
Another vote for deban
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