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You generally need at a minimum: * riveting tools to mount the trunnions to the receiver, * welding tools to attach the rails to the receiver, * a bunch of jig
by zhengyi13 4y ago
You generally need at a minimum:
* riveting tools to mount the trunnions to the receiver,
* welding tools to attach the rails to the receiver,
* a bunch of jigs to place various holes in the right places in the receiver,
* ...and a 12(?)-ton press: you'll be pressing the barrel into the front trunnion, and you may be using the press (and an appropriate jig) to press a steel flat into the proper shape for a receiver.
There are at least a couple companies out there that offer AK build classes that will walk you through all this, and then transfer the results of your work to your local FFL.
- Ancapistani 4y agoThe only thing that can’t be easily substituted with fairly common tools is the spot welder. I’ve thought about making one from an old transformer (or was it a microwave oven?), but didn’t pursue it. I only had a few AKs, and have mostly abandoned the platform since the dirt cheap ammo for it has dried up. It’s easier and more practical for me to reload for NATO cartridges.
- technothrasher 4y agoIt's not like a spot welder is terribly expensive or difficult to get your hands on. That said, I've never bothered to try and build an AK from an 80% receiver. It always looked like a hassle, and frankly the AKs that I own just sit in the back of the safe anyway. I've built a handful of 80% ARs though, pretty simple. But nothing is as simple as the 80% Glock pistols. Those are literally ten minutes with a Dremel once you've done a couple, if you don't care about it looking a bit scruffy.