Quoted: It's in pristene condition except for the wood, Banged up to heck, but you have to replace it, to be compliant anyways.
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No, you don't. If the kit is used to construct a stamped rifle without a muzzle device there are 15 countable parts for 922(r) compliance. If you use a muzzle device, there are 16 countable parts. A milled receiver rifle without a muzzle device has 14 countable parts. A milled receiver rifle with a muzzle device has 15 countable parts.
The kit in the picture on Sportsman's Guide is a milled kit with a muzzle nut. The muzzle nut is not counted as a muzzle device. If you build the kit on a milled receiver you will only need to replace 4 parts to meet 922(r) compliance. The Fire Control Group and receiver count as 4. If you can find an imported milled semi-auto receiver, you could replace the gas piston. Bingo, you can keep the original furniture. If the furniture is beat up too badly, you may have to replace it. I prefer to keep as many as possible of the original visible parts. You can order replacement Russian furniture from Tantal, but it's not cheap. The U.S. furniture is an easier swap for some people, especially if the original stuff is damaged. You can find discussion board members who can replicate laminated or solid wood pistol grips. Zrecto makes some really beautiful copies of pistol grips. He can replicate the Russian finish color pretty well too.
If you mill the receiver stub and build on a stamped receiver with a muzzle nut, you would need to replace 5 parts to meet 922(r) compliance. The receiver, FCG, and gas piston would take care of that.
In either case, if you want a muzzle device, just purchase (or make) a U.S. made copy of the desired attachment. There are U.S. made muzzle nuts if you're feeling paranoid...
Thinice,
Are you going to try to replicate this: (notice the trunnion)
http://www.nd.edu/~bhenness/AK-47.jpgThere's an exploded view of this type at this link:
www.ak-47.net/ak47/parts/dia3.htmlIt may not be exactly what you're looking for, but if the receiver stub still has the ejector, it would be do-able. At least the pic may give you an option for machining the receiver stub.