Finished My First AK

[volcanic]

Hey everyone, I have been a lurker on this board for some time, and it has led me to 2 OLL ARs and 2 AKs. From advice here and on other forums I have somehow managed to build myself the first of two AKs



It is a Romanian with US furniture, Tapco FCG, BBQ Paint finish, and a copy of morepoop4u's mag-lock. I did it with U-drives and button screws. Haven't shot it yet (hopefully this weekend), but it cycles pretty smooth.

Thanks for all the advice on this great forum for California shooters!

[aklover_91]

looks nice. It should be a lotta fun. But that being said, screw builds are icky. Gets some rivets and some modified bolt cutters for the next one.

[Nefarious]

Definately looks nice. Im reading around on how to build these up, and wanted to pick up a YUGO parts kit. Every Romanian parts kit ive seen has that forward pistol grip ?? I dont see it on yours??

Edit: Never mind =) I re-read your post and did a little digging

[mdhpper]

Congratulations! It looks great, make sure to give us a range report after you break her in .

[rorschach]

Nice job!!!

Welcome to Calguns

[ECV Bodie 64]

Schombody told me screw builds are for weenies. Also, dont lie, you got lots of tips from your father. Nice job.

[Pokey]

Nice looking AK

[Bishop]

Very nice!

May I ask what site you found to be the most helpful? I've been dancing around the idea of an AK build for quite some time now.

I really need to pick up a Romy kit just so I have one...

[volcanic]

http://gunsgutsandgod.com/SBS%20tutorial.htm

http://www.akfiles.com/forums/index.php?

http://www.sksboards.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5843

http://www.ar15.com/content/page.html?id=187

These links are what helped me the most. Ask questions or use search functions on forums. Every question you might have has been asked and answered. Good luck.

[cornholio1]

Where did you get your 10 round mags and do they function well?

Also did you paint the receiver?

[insin]

From the picture it looks like a 5 rounder. They have worked very well for me in the past

[leelaw]

From the picture it looks like a 5 rounder. They have worked very well for me in the past

Looks like a 10rdr to me....

I bought mine off CheaperThanDirt.com

[volcanic]

Tis a 10 rounder from cdnn and yes I did paint the receiver as well. I cleaned all the parts with brake cleaner, steel wooled them, washed them with soap & water, and then heated each part up in the oven before painting. It was worth the effort.

[thedrickel]

Please let us know how the BBQ paint finish on the receiver holds up. I'm thinking about doing the same thing to my Romy-g rivet build (in progress). Anybody in the bay area set up for parkerizing??

[cornholio1]

Yea...I might need to make my whole AK parked too. I am gonna call Larry Hirota to see if he will park it. Anyone recommend someone in the SoCal area for parkerizing? Thanks