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Posted: 12/28/2005 12:53:48 PM EDT
| Thats my main reason...going through college for my masters costs a lot of money. So its not like i have a free flowing budget. I really wish i could put a milled reciever on it, however i cant afford. I'm fully able of putting the thing together..so thats no problem. However, my question about the quality of the end product was not answered. :( |
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Your milled Bulgarian kit might have a barrel which is threaded into its receiver stub. To use with a stamped receiver/trunion will require lathe-turning the threads off the chamber end of the barrel. When done, the previously threaded barrel will have a smooth 23mm journal, which will then press into a stamped-style barrel trunion like your Polish one. This process is not a big deal (for a competent builder or machinist), and in some ways is actually better than re-using a previously pinned barrel. You are correct (and observant) that the rear sight block is wider on a milled receiver AK. The slot in your Polish trunion will need to be widened very slightly to accomodate this dimensional variance. The difference is again 'very' slight, but needs to be adjusted prior to pressing the sight base home. As for whether or not it will make a good or nice AK, that is up to you. It will be a "parts gun", which is just fine for most of us, as long as quality parts and assembly techniques are used. None of these things are really collectors' items, so just have fun building and shooting them. |
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