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Posted: 3/15/2007 11:38:17 AM EDT
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Hi! I am considering getting a AK but it has the MAK-90 style thumbhole stock on it and I want to put a regular pistol grip and stock on it. How would I do this? Thanks. |
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Plastic or wood? I'd suggest KVAR and/or Ironwood Designs. Watch your parts count though, often you will have to replace other parts like the FCG and gas piston when you do something like this. Like someone else mentioned above, alot depends on the cut of your receiver. If its angle cut, I think you're limited to the Ironwood stock set. |
Two on the stock. Actually you have to take the action cover off and remove the recoil spring assembly to see the second screw. The thumbhole stock may not have a screw in the pistol grip, so you may need to get a screw (actually a machine bolt) and a nut to thread it into along with your new pistol grip. These are special parts, not something you get at Home Depot. Anybody selling pistol grips should have what you need. The screws come in at least two lengths for different countries' rifles. You'll have to fit the new stock to your action. It should be a tight fit, but resist jamming it in, which can deform a stamped receiver. Use a flat file or a sanding block to keep the cuts square, and take off the same amount on each surface to keep the stock lined up right. If you strip the stock with one of the screws, you'll have to repair it. The right way is to drill out the stripped hole and glue in a piece of hardwood dowel rod, which you mark and drill for the screw. If the stock is too loose to start with, you'll have to build it up with bedding compound or some other epoxy to fit it. |
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