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Posted: 3/13/2008 6:34:01 PM EDT
| I've seen it mentioned here that if a stock ak with a standard stamped receiver rifle would go full auto, the gun would explode. Could someone explain to me why this would occur. It seems to me that most of these rifles are produced using military surplus kits with just a few parts swapped out to make them compliant. So what gives? Great site! |
| Most likely they meant that without the correct parts the gun would possibly fire out battery (cartridge goes off before bolt is fully forward and locked in place), which could lead to a blowup in your face. When it comes to the AK though, it's actually pretty unlikely due to the design of the bolt carrier. Still, don't mess with trying to make one full auto. Your gun will become worthless, unsellable, unusable, unsafe, and unreliable. |
not to mention if your caught say goodbye to your second amendment right. |
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There are two crucial parts missing from the semi-auto trigger group. The Auto Sear and the Hammer Retarder.  These parts can't be added to a semi-auto receiver, because it doesn't have the proper holes in it to accept these parts. The Auto sear allows full auto. The hammer retarder slows the rate of fire. The hammer is held back by the hooks on the trigger, and when the bolt cycles the hammer back to the rear, the disconnector catches it, keeping it from going forward again. The selector lever holds the tail end of the disconnector (on auto models, not on semi models), so that it doesn't engage the hammer, and the hammer continues to fall repeatedly until the trigger is released to catch it. Now, and this is the important part, if the hammer retarder were removed, the hammer would follow the bolt home too quickly, causing one of three outcomes: 1. the rifle fires at a much higher rate. Instead of 600 rounds per minute, it fires closer to 800 or 900 rounds per minute. 2. the rifle doesn't fire, because the hammer followed the bolt home without being able to impact the primer. 3. the rifle fires out of battery, causing injury to the shooter, because the hammer followed the bolt home and detonated the round before it was properly seated. You may be cunning enough to notice that if you simply remove the disconnector, the rifle will fire in this fake auto mode. The problem is that the rifle will not fire reliably. It will fire a few rounds (maybe... see outcome number 1) and stop firing (see outcome #2). You can cycle the bolt to load another round. The rifle will fire a few more rounds (maybe) and then blow up in your hands (see outcome #3). Now this isn't a "maybe someday it will blow up" kind of thing. This is a "it will probably blow up within the first mag you try to put through it" kind of thing. So really, honest to god, if you value your safety and that of those around you, NEVER attempt to modify your trigger group. You can not create a machinegun out of a semi-automatic AK. You can create a time-bomb and a felony charge, but you can't create a machinegun. source |
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