M70AB1 build

[SVT-40]

Looking good SVT. What setup/tool do you use to press the trunion rivets and center supports?

I use a "AK Builder" press for the short rivets and a modified AK Builder press for the long through rivets.

This receiver is a Nodak spud 100% receiver so I didn't do the center support rivets.

Beautiful AK! Where did you get the wood furniture?

The kit came as issued with the wood furniture.

Thanks!!

[SVT-40]

Very good job done on the rivets!

Where did you get the non bulged yugo front trunnion?

looks almost unissued

Thanks!

The kit is a older import with it's original barrel and all matching parts. It was a new rifle when it was cut up for import. Just some storage dings in the wood from the demil process and shipping.

The M70AB1 rifles were the "AKM" variant built by the Yugo's using the non bulged trunnion and the 1mm thick AKM type receiver.

This same trunnion and receiver was used on the M92 rifles.

Here are a few pic's of a M92 I built at least 15 years ago. The M92 is the Yugo version of the "Krinkov" short rifle. You can see it too has the non bulged "AKM" trunnion and thinner 1mm receiver.

[SVT-40]

Was the front trunnion spot welded into the original reciever like some other CZ produced AK types?

No, no spot welds as has been seen on some of the M72 RPK types.

It was the Yugo's who did these not the Czech's...

[hellayella]

M70 style variants come with milled, 1mm slabside or the RPK budged trunnions...come fixed stock, underfolder etc (thanks to info off the Grim Reaper)

[Bigtwin]

Very nice. I also hate you. Okay so I don't actually hate you just a little jealous.