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Posted: 4/2/2004 6:26:24 AM EDT
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I got my AK74 kit from ORF this week. Never seen anything better! New, New, New not a mark on it! I don't think it had ever had a round in the chamber! Now the question is which receiver is the best? Please give me your opinions! Sparky1 |
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ARSENAL USA & GLOBAL TRADES CO. 7311 Galveston Road - Suite 260 Houston, Texas 77034 Office: 713-944-3351 Fax: 713-944-3581 http://www.globaltrades.com/ The Best AK Receiver in the US! AK-47, AK-74, AKM, MAK90 & SPORTER AK'S NEW 1.6mm STAMPED RECEIVER SHELLS These receivers are unique in the USA because the correct Russian MIL-SPEC metal is used, shaped, heat treated, then the rails are welded into place. They are then stress relieved as required my Europes Militaries. The correct final step in receiver preparation is to CNC all openings, bolt carrier/extractor rails, mag slot and axis holes. These receivers we feel are superior to any US stamped receiver and have no comparison with any of its type ever offered before in this country. Our receiver shells are 1.6mm thick. (Standard shells offered in the US are only 1.0mm thick.) The reason for this is as follows: They are the strongest shells, rivaling the strength of the milled type. We plan to build heavier caliber types of this weapon in the future using this shell. In view of the fact the cost and time to build stamping dies is so great, we have managed to cover both bases by building a thicker shell to begin with. What this means to the independent builder is that they will only have to narrow their front and rear trunions approximately 0.6mm on each side before installation. We do this with a surface grinder and offer this service to you at a nominal charge along with any component riveting you may require. |
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Friz.... We been there and debated that! Too much work! Why the hell Arsenal is making a bastard size receiver is beyond me! Those who saw it at the ShotShow said even the sample was warped! Nope...looks like they gots themselves a loser there! I found this part funny:
 .... Only thing I can figure is they have a buttassload of Chinese trunions, etc and need something to do with them! Until something better comes along I will stay with OOW. BTW...I ran accross this pic of a Vulcan ejector after 100 rounds...  ...need any more proof? |
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Looks like OOW is the only decent receiver on the market. In Range didn't seem to show much interest in building with Global Trades Receiver, he didn't say no but you could tell he would rather use OOW. Some say the OOW doesn't have proper heat treatment. What should I do with this great kit I have? Are there other options that have not been talked about? Sparky1 |
You could always spend a assload of cash and get a milled '74 receiver from The Firing Line. I have yet to hear anything bad about those receivers. |
| Buy a OOW reciever and have it heat treated by ak-103.com Thats Chris Butler of AK-USA. He did mine for $41.00 returned. It took a little while for it to get done maybe 6 weeks or so but it is now heat treated properly. $41.00 is preaty cheap insurance if you ask me. |
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Heat treat don't heat treat, I feel a bit like a pin pong ball. What do I get for my 40 bucks? Sundance, thanks for the trade offer but I have two 7.62 kits that I could put with the Bulgarian milled receiver. Well 1.75 kits, Gary G still has some of my parts and $200 of my money. Just one more sad story! Sparky1 |
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Yeah, they should be heat treated. There should be X and Y stampings as well, but those things aside, if Troy at Inrange can build an FA krink in 7.62 and blast away for thousands upon thousands of rounds with an OOW as is, then I'm not worried. I too prefer to stick to proven commie-spec, but we seem to have nothing but proof that a proper build can make it a non-issue. |
The OOW are already heat treated at the pin holes. No futher heat treating is necessary. Thus a waste of money and time. When inrange adds the third hole, he only heat treats the third hole. The SEAK was not offered with additional heat treating. My guess on the commies is it is more cost effective to treat 1000's of receivers at a time in a oven rather than just the pin holes on each receiver. OOW is just a tad smaller. |
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Also, the Commies may heat treat the entire receiver because (the majority of the time), they are shooting in full-auto. At least this is what I think. Most of us who buy OOW receivers do not use them for full-auto, hence, the heat treatment is not entirely necessary. But, I have nothing against someone who does it. If they want to then they can. |
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