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7/4/2007 4:00:23 PM EDT
I decided to go with rivets. I was going to order a rivet kit but figured I would just order a box of each size rivet thru work. Does anyone have the lengths and sizes for the rivets. I seen it listed somewhere but I cant find it now. Also where can you purchase a new barrel pin. A 20 ton shop press wouldnt take it out until I drilled thru the center of it. I am building a romanian. I figure when I am done my nephew, Dad, and brother will probably want to build one too.
7/4/2007 4:32:47 PM EDT
[#1]
There are features to the right rivets other than size to consider. Something about the shape of the head, but I'm not sure what. I got a kit from the same source as the receiver (globaltrades.com for $15) so that I could be sure they are right. They also have barrel pins for $5. Good luck.
7/4/2007 6:44:21 PM EDT
[#2]
I'll be honest I am not as worried about head shape. I'm not really looking at this as a restore job. If the heads are of the wrong shape it is not as much of a concern as being correct length, size and material.
7/4/2007 7:54:36 PM EDT
[#3]
Go to  www.AK-Builder.com  to get the correct rivets for 9.00 per set.
7/5/2007 1:30:26 PM EDT
[#4]
Buy a set and then you can compare them to anything you can find.
7/5/2007 8:32:47 PM EDT
[#5]
Trigger guard & front trunnions are 5/32" x 3/8" - McMaster 97300A105

Rear trunnion & center support are 5/32" x 1 5/8" (my best guess)
McMaster doesn't have 5/32 that long so get 3/16" x 2" (McMaster 97300A677) and turn down and trim length. Or you could just drill out your rear trunnion holes to 3/16" and trim the length a bit. That's what I did. Seems to work great.
I plan on turning down the diameter for the center support.
7/6/2007 5:20:29 PM EDT
[#6]
Thanks for the info thats what I was looking for.
7/6/2007 5:24:07 PM EDT
[#7]
I did notice when looking though the supply books at work that MSC offered a lot of rivets they may have the longer 5/32 ones I will chk tomorrow.
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