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8/28/2008 6:58:30 PM EDT
Probably been covered, but can you easily convert a WASR-10 Lo-Cap to a hi cap?

I have never seen one but I am thinking with a dremel tool you can open up the receiver.  If so is it hard to do?

Thanks!
8/28/2008 7:43:39 PM EDT
[#1]
Discounting the compliance parts, it is easy.  You widen the mag well openning on the reciever and the mag stabilizers inside the reciever.  If you go slow and easy, 20 minutes.

Sauramen
8/28/2008 8:00:47 PM EDT
[#2]
www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=4&f=79&t=68410
8/28/2008 9:45:29 PM EDT
[#3]
Thanks.  It's just going to be a beater AK.  Trying to go the cheapest route I can for a complete AK.

I guess once I find a low cap and receive it I'll check if it has the 922 parts in it or not.  I am by no means the AK expert, just want to make sure I am compliant.  Being an FFL/SOT I can't take any chances on the 922 thing, too much to lose.

I don't even know if Century has the low caps in stock or not.  Their website is never up to date.  Guess I'll find out tomorrow and give them a call.
8/28/2008 10:50:51 PM EDT
[#4]

Quoted:
Thanks.  It's just going to be a beater AK.  Trying to go the cheapest route I can for a complete AK.

I guess once I find a low cap and receive it I'll check if it has the 922 parts in it or not.  I am by no means the AK expert, just want to make sure I am compliant.  Being an FFL/SOT I can't take any chances on the 922 thing, too much to lose.

I don't even know if Century has the low caps in stock or not.  Their website is never up to date.  Guess I'll find out tomorrow and give them a call.


If you get one from Henderson Defense, they have the compliance parts in them already. All you gotta do is dremel out the magwell.
8/29/2008 5:59:46 AM EDT
[#5]
When I bought my first AK (never having seen one before) I didn't realize it was a lo-cap as there was no mag with it.

Once I bought it and realized it wasn't the standard, I bought a dremel tool and got to work. Even just eyeballing another AK and 'guestimating' where I should cut, I was able to widen the mag well and had no problems at all - even as a first time dremel user. I did replace the neccesary number of parts with US made so it would be compliant.
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