In the recent past I bought a WASR-10 and had some Ideas for modifying it some.
This here is a photo of the rifle when it was new, I would really love to replace the crappy sling.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/DSC01922Small.jpgThe sling is sofa-king ugly and its not even an AK sling.
The first thing I had to do was fix the wood on the gun; it's just a NASTY oily mess.
NOTICE: the heal on the pistol grip is so poorly fitted a seven year old could've done a better job.
Thanks to sand paper and a Dremel, I'm set.
I need to fit the end cap to the stock better and I plan on painting the cap black.
The wood will be sanded and cleaned, and then a dark stain will be added
(minwax, color- jacobean 2750)
After about three or four coats of stain I will hand rub "boiled linseed oil" on all wood till my hands bleed.
I chose not to put on a high gloss poly finish because they can get damaged to easily and the linseed oil can always be put on over and over.
After the stain, oil process and the fitting of the heal piece.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/DSC02082Medium.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/DSC02083Medium.jpghttp://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/DSC01923Small.jpg http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/DSC01924Small.jpgNext up: Front sightI had a hard time moving the drift pin for the front sight, even with the sight adjustment tool. I actually spread one open.
Off to the bench vise I went. I needed to brake it free or wear it in, so I put on one side a very small socket (smaller than the dia. of the drift pin) and on the other side a larger socket (large enough for the drift pin to fit inside, but small enough so the socket sits flat on the front sight block), while doing this I put it in the vice and pressed away adding Kroil.
I worked it back and forth several times adding oil constantly. Afterwards the little hand tool I bought was able to do the job on its own. Yea!
I have some dificulty acquiring a target in my sights and I got an Idea from a product I saw. They sell colored sight pins to install but they're made of
PLASTIC, after a little though I went to the store in search of some bright acrylic paint and I only needed a small amount. All I could find was some cheap stuff that would chip off or look like crap. Then it came to me, ladies nail polish. This stuff is hard, tough and sometimes bright. The only problem was I couldn’t find the color in all the thousands they had, so this is the HARD PART, I had to ask for help to find the color I wanted.
Boy ohh boy this was weird, the woman that helped me kind of looked at me strange and I sure couldn’t tell her what its really for in fear of looking like even more of a weirdo, but I still didn't get the color I wanted so I settled for Blaze Orange. She kindly helped me; she was HOT too, that was tough.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/DSC02081Medium.jpgBUFFER TIME:I also wanted to test a recoil buffer so I bought a Blackjack buffer (soft) and installed it.
Link to it here.
Blackjack Buffer @ aim surplusAnd since I was in there I popped the bolt out and thought to myself it would be nice to polish it to look just like his BIG Russian brother. After some blue remover and some more Dremel time it looks pretty good. The steel used is a little pitted but it’s not too bad, it shined up well.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/DSC02108Medium.jpghttp://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/DSC02109Medium.jpgSince the AK-47 was designed specifically for the Russian motorized forces in 1947, I though it would be a great tribute to have that remembered on this firearm.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/DSC02085Medium.jpgThat is a dog tag that says "Motorized Rifle Troops". Straight from the old RED ARMY.
I had my name scribed in Cyrillic by a Russian jeweler I know. That gave it the touch I was looking for.
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b]Muzzle brake Time:I thought I was sure it had threads under that nut so I put on that little small rust colored cut-off wheel on my Dremel and went to work. After carefully removing the weld and not any other material from the rifle, the index pin finally worked as it had not before. The nut was just tight against it but when it was loosened it was freed from tension. When I removed my nut there where 14x1mm LHT.
I was happy; although they were sloppy threads. They were all straight, but when I installed two other brakes they were loose and had a wobble to them. Just stick with the original AK slant brake. I used an AK-74 style, and even with a fabricated washer behind it, the slugs were glancing of the end of the brake causing some problems when shot; like three feet high and to the left. LOL I didn't notice this right away but afterwards it was quite evident that the bullets where hitting the brake. It seems that the threads on my gun are just a lil larger then they're supposed to be. That's Century Arms for ya.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/DSC02104Medium.jpgSCOPE AND MAGSI bought and installed a POSP 8x42V Rifle Scope straight from the RED ARMY, I am really impressed with the optic on this scope although I will never fully use its power on this gun. I'll be happy with 4MOA @ 100 meters. I removed the stupid little rubber cap that it comes with, and installed a flip up (yellow in color) cover.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/DSC02111Medium.jpghttp://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/DSC02110Medium.jpgLink to Scopes:
Kalinka OpticsFreedom OpticsShot PlusLastly:I have also modified the safety lever so the bolt can be locked open when at the public range.
I scribed the lines on the lever and once again my Dremel tool was set-up for cutting and grinding.
It worked great until I added my recoil buffer, that slightly changed the amount of travel the bolt comes back. So after I installed the buffer I had to make the cut even bigger. I wish I would've thought of this ahead of time. Now I have an extra large hole there, but it still works.
Next gun show I head to, that is on my list "one new safety lever please".
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/323a31a0.jpghttp://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/4630183/DSC02101Medium.jpgI'm still searching for the perfect AK sling....cheap....black or dark green.
And I might pick up a bi-pod for plinking.
I hope you get a laugh out of this, if not, at least some good info for your own MODS.
Sorry I was so long winded.
Enjoy!!!!! Big Willy OUT
Ciao'