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Posted: 11/3/2006 2:58:36 PM EDT
+1 The Tapco flat I bought said "without" trunnion holes, but it came with the last two holes pre-drilled for the front trunnion(the holes nearest the mag opening). These were the only holes that didn't line up on my flat. Had to "egg" them open to make them fit. The best thing about the Tapco flat is that it's a good flat on which to practice, and you don't feel so bad when you rip it apart so that you can build your kit on a really good flat(like the AK-Builder version). 
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I used Tapco flats on my first AK build. Romy kit. The forward trunnion holes needed egged slightly. Worst problem was the safety lever holes are a tad low. So when the safety lever is up, there's almost an 1/8" gap between it and the dust cover at one point. But the rifle does shoot and function fine. I plan on using AKBuilder flats for all my future builds. I used their Polish UF flat and was VERY impressed! More work to finish than the Tapco flats. But when you're done, you have a really great reciever. It's worth the extra work to me. |
+1, all the Tapco's have this quirk, but I have not (yet) run into one that does not shoot and function fine. Anyone given any thought to building up a weld on either the selector, or the dust cover to fill in this area? |
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