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Posted: 1/24/2009 8:31:39 PM EDT
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If you are asking if one could just build a complete AK, the answer is yes!
If you have a kit to model off - or at least some VERY good dimentions. A FULL machine shop complete with milling machine and lathe Much knowledge and experience making barrels. Full heat-treating facilities. Lots of $$$ (expect to go through many prototypes) The appropriate licenses to keep the wrong people from knocking. In practical terms, it's not something your average person ( or even a somewhat above average person) could do. Were talking weathly here. So to answer your question, I suppose one's options would be to wish in one hand... ... ... 
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You could try your hand at making your own mags using the press and welder.
I don't actually have any of those tools yet but I'm planning on getting all of them eventually...right now the issue is space at my parents place. We want to get a mini mill and small lathe to put down in the basement and turn part of the basement into a workshop for me to use for gunsmithing projects. |
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So far, AFAIK, no one in North America has begun production of the following essential AK parts:
-bolts -carriers -gas blocks -trunions (although there are US made milled receivers that incorporate the trunion). Every other general AK part (AKM pattern) that I know of has been made in large numbers in the US. But, we still rely on those 4 critical parts for our AKs. |
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So far, AFAIK, no one in North America has begun production of the following essential AK parts: -bolts -carriers -gas blocks -trunions (although there are US made milled receivers that incorporate the trunion). Every other general AK part (AKM pattern) that I know of has been made in large numbers in the US. But, we still rely on those 4 critical parts for our AKs. I have looked into making those parts because of the fact that no one makes them in the U.S. I have the necessary machines in my shop to make them but whats stopping me is the fact that items like the bolt and carrier are expensive to begin with and a U.S. made version would be even more expensive as you could imagine, how many people are going to pay a premium price to have a U.S. version when they can pick up a imported on for half the price? |
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Actually "Turbothis" on the AK Forum has been offering machined from scratch Yugo fixed rear trunnions for a while now. I believe CBR900 was talking about the front Trunnion, which is the more intensive part to manufacture. Also I was under the impression that the ATF does not count the rear Trunnion as a 922(r) Compliance part. |
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So far, AFAIK, no one in North America has begun production of the following essential AK parts: -bolts -carriers -gas blocks -trunions (although there are US made milled receivers that incorporate the trunion). Every other general AK part (AKM pattern) that I know of has been made in large numbers in the US. But, we still rely on those 4 critical parts for our AKs. I did see where Tapco is selling an American made SKS complete bolt. Not quite the same I know, but IMO just a matter of time. No one made an American made AK barrel either, as parts dry up, as long as its legal someone will make them. |
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I did see where Tapco is selling an American made SKS complete bolt. Not quite the same I know, but IMO just a matter of time. No one made an American made AK barrel either, as parts dry up, as long as its legal someone will make them. I hope you are right. However, if that does happen, I can guarantee that an AK made from newly manufactured US parts would cost much more than we are getting them for now. |
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I did see where Tapco is selling an American made SKS complete bolt. Not quite the same I know, but IMO just a matter of time. No one made an American made AK barrel either, as parts dry up, as long as its legal someone will make them. I hope you are right. However, if that does happen, I can guarantee that an AK made from newly manufactured US parts would cost much more than we are getting them for now. No question it will cost more than milsurp parts, but machining is more automated than it was when these parts kits where first built. I bet an entire American made AK could be made for about the cost of a Mini14 or a low end AR. |
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