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Posted: 2/5/2007 7:14:58 PM EDT
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How hard is it to build a G3 compared to an AR or AK? Are there any tutorials? |
| MUCH Much harder. You are actually having to weld parts of the gun together. I don't have the skill to build one but one friend has that has built a sweet HK51 pistol. (he happens to do metalwork for a living) Wouldn't want to discourage you, but its Exponentially harder. |
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The welding is the cocking tube and the trunion. If you don't weld the cocking tube on straight you will have a damn hard time racking that charging handle and it may affect the carrier movement. If you mess up with the trunion, your may have a damn hard time headspacing the thing and/or it may not shoot straight. If you can get over those 2 hurdles, you're ahead of the curve. |
If you have the skills to build an AK, then you should be able to build a G3 clone. Just do your online research to benefit from others' experience (Yes, the tutorials are out there). That's what I did, and mine functions just fine. Naturally, I took my time, afterall, you can't rush a weld job. I started with a Portuguese kit, and used a JLD receiver, with JLD trigger pack box. I also got a clipped and pinned lower from RobertRtg.com. I got someone to "assist" me with the welding - all two minutes of work that it was - that was after the kit/receiver was prepped with al the weld points marked/pre-drilled on the receiver. Unfortunately, G-3 clones are not like AK clones - if you screwup an AK receiver flat, then you just crank out another one - that's not the case with G-3 receivers. Just be extra patient - and make sure all your parts line up properly BEFORE welding. Hey, I'm in NY, too - I can loan you the AGI video, it's not the absolute best, but it will get you started towards completing your build
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| Here's a G3 Build Tutorial. It's part 3, and has links to the prior parts. |
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