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Posted: 12/15/2004 11:05:18 AM EDT
Anyone out there have an AK Pistol yet? How about some pics? & How loud is that mutha!
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| I have a joeken pistol. It took more than a month for them to ship it to my dealer. It was one from the first batch they made, and is pretty crude. The finish is some kind of spray and bake, but I dont think they read the directions on the can because it can be scraped off with my fingernail. The manufacters' info looks like a 5 year old scribbled it on, and is so lightly etched its barely visible. BUT the gun functions perfectly. Ive fired around 500 rds through it with several different brands without any FTF or FTE. It gets plenty of looks at the range, especially when the 75rd drum goes in. |
I saw that one, Why would a AMD65 pistol cost almost $100 more than a rifle??? There are no U.S. parts needed and no mondification for the folding stock. I would have thought it would be cheaper. |
| I would like to make an AMD-65 pistol soon. I have another kit on the way to give it a try. Can you take off the gas block and front sight assembly and replace them with a Krinkov combo block? I guess it would only cut off 2 inches from the barrel at the most. Just a thought. Any ideas? |
| The pistols probably cost more because fo the front handguard issues. Since the stock handguards are a no go on pistols you have to replace them and the upper gas tube if you want it to look right. Compliance parts are pretty cheap and now standardized, and the pistol handguards need hand fitted, and the upper gas tube has to be reformed. |
What in god's name are you talking about? Other than a forward vertical grip (AOW), what do you consider "no go"?
It's a pistol. No import ban on pistols = no need for "compliance parts" |
there is no front handguard issuse, there just isnt a grip on it and thats it. |
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I've never seen a manufacturer use the stock metal grip because it's not useable for more than about 20-30 rounds. It gets VERY hot. They all use wood handguards. The lower handguards need to be fitted slightly. The upper handguards need a standard gas tube with the mounts. That meens modifying a gas tube because the AMD tube is shorter. The compliance parts I was talking abou,t was to say that they are cheap therefore it's less expensive to build a rifle then it is a pistol. The pistol requires more work and about as much money in parts. The rifle only requires a muzzle extension/brake and then the century compliance parts total about $55 the pistol requires new wood handguards and gas tube about $40 (also usually some type of brake/FS is another $10-$15) It's the extra work required is all I was trying to say. Probably not worth $100 more but I was just trying to give you an idea of why it probably costs more. edited to add: i've heard that it might not be kosher to use the stock handguard because of the mounting hole and stabilizer for the pistol grip. The BATFE doesn't like how easy it is to convert to a AOW |
well I was refering to this pistol 
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I built my pistol off a AMD 65 kit and added the krink gas block and flash hider. You also have to shorten a gas piston too. Also the krink gas block opening is a smaller diameter than the standard AK gas tubes so you wither have to use krink handguards/gas tube/piston (expensive) or modify a standard tube to work which is the route I took. For a gas piston I cut down a US made standard length stainless one and bored the head for the diameter of the piston body then welded it together. It was a fun build and if you have access to the machine tools needed I say go for it. |
well I have no idea why it would cost more then, except that they figure that will rake the consumer over the coals. I guess that since the competitions pistols are very expensive they make thiers more expensive. BTW it's pretty useless that way, the first time I shot my amd 65 I was amazed how fast those handguards got hot. I only test fired it with 30 rounds and I was glad it had the vertical grip. |
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