There's a guy selling one on the EE (rpk 74 barrel assy that is) I forget what his SN is.
But if you're looking to build a hybrid like mine, you'll have some machining to do.
The barrel is 23mm, but the 74 front trunnion is 22mm - so something's gonna have to give. (I bored my trunnion to 23mm because I don't have a lathe to turn down the barrel)
Also, the 'ears' of the front trunnion are too narrow for the rpk 74 RSB, and must be machined open a little (Although I suppose one could use a dremmil
)
On top of that, that RPK 74 hanguard retainer is for the big bulky RPK lower handguard.
In order to use regular AKM pattern furniture, I milled out the outside of the original RPK HG retainer, and the inside of a standard 74 HG retainer. Then I welded the two parts together. Then the furniture had to be fitted to fit around that huge RPK barrel. A pretty 'hairy' task for sure.
It's a lot of fun, but definately an 'advanced' build. So if you have the skill, I'd love to see what you come up with
I had so much fun with it, I built two
Say hello to my 'frankentantal'
and one of them both (I couldn't resist
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