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Posted: 5/11/2011 7:28:56 PM EDT
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Hey guys-
Thinking about going MGI lower rather than dealing with hit or miss C-products magazines.. Can these lowers be used with "off the shelf" uppers or do I have to run a MGI upper as well? |
| I had an MGI lower with the AK magwell. It worked great. You either have to use a MGI upper and bolt carrier or have a standard upper and bolt carrier modified. I used Paladin Machine to modify mine, and they did a great job. It is a lot cheaper to go this route, and it is best to use a thick walled upper so that the walls of the receiver aren't too thin after it is milled out. I had both a DPMS low pro and a Mega Machine Billet upper done. |
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I had an MGI lower with the AK magwell. It worked great. You either have to use a MGI upper and bolt carrier or have a standard upper and bolt carrier modified. I used Paladin Machine to modify mine, and they did a great job. It is a lot cheaper to go this route, and it is best to use a thick walled upper so that the walls of the receiver aren't too thin after it is milled out. I had both a DPMS low pro and a Mega Machine Billet upper done. OK, so I am looking at some modifications to the upper as well.. Do you remember what it ran you to have the standard upper and bolt carrier modified by Paladin? |
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May be a dumb question, but was it as simple as saying "Hey, I bought the MGI lower, I need my upper and bolt tweaked to fit?" :)
I'm not sure what/where needs to be relieved, so if I go this route (the more I think about it, the more I think I should just buy another AK LOL) I'd like to send it to someone who has been there, done that.. I want to use the ARP guts, haven't decided on an upper yet. |
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May be a dumb question, but was it as simple as saying "Hey, I bought the MGI lower, I need my upper and bolt tweaked to fit?" :) I'm not sure what/where needs to be relieved, so if I go this route (the more I think about it, the more I think I should just buy another AK LOL) I'd like to send it to someone who has been there, done that.. I want to use the ARP guts, haven't decided on an upper yet. Yep thats how I started my e-mail out. He told me that he has done a few of these over the years. |
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May be a dumb question, but was it as simple as saying "Hey, I bought the MGI lower, I need my upper and bolt tweaked to fit?" :) I'm not sure what/where needs to be relieved, so if I go this route (the more I think about it, the more I think I should just buy another AK LOL) I'd like to send it to someone who has been there, done that.. I want to use the ARP guts, haven't decided on an upper yet. Yep thats how I started my e-mail out. He told me that he has done a few of these over the years. Thanks for your help.. :) |
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