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Almost done demilling/disassembling my 1967 Romanian kit. 'Almost', is the key word here.
No problem with the trigger guard, or any of the other rivets.
Got to the barrel pin, gave it a few good whacks with a sledge hammer and punch, it never budged. Only took a few swings for me to realize it was not coming out using only a punch and hammer.
Next I put a deep 1/2" socket on the front trunion with the socket opening over the barrel pin, shimmed one side so the socket would sit flush on the trunion and placed it against one side of my vice. On the other side I placed a 1/2" craftsman nut driver bit with the 1/2" side to the vice and the 'bit' end over the barrel pin. The bit end of the nut driver was just barely smaller than the pin, an excellent match. Held this combo steady and closed the vice with my knee. Once it was snug, I started hammering on the vice handle til it wouldn't turn anymore. Next I wailed on the vice itself with the sledge hammer. Pin started moving. Kept tightening the vice as the pin drifted, and continued smacking it with the sledge until the pin came out, took about 5 minutes.
No luck getting the barrel out of the front trunion yet. Tried putting it in the vice, stacked pennies over the chamber placed a piece of round bar over the pennies, then then beat on that combo with the sledge, to no effect (other than destroying a stack of pennies). Tried using my floor jack and a brass rod to push the barrel out, had to brace my work bench against the overhead beams in my garage using a section of 4x4. Stopped when I got concerned that I might jack my roof up.
Got some more ideas brewing in my head about how to get that barrel out (one of which involves modifying and old RCBS reloading press
)
Anyway, my goal is to not buy any tools. I will not be 'refinishing' this gun when complete either...other than blueing the reciever. The wood is old and very worn, rifling looks very good, finish on the metal parts is well worn and that's how it's going to stay. I like the 'tribal areas' look"
There is no 'G' on the rear sight block. I guess since it has no 'G' then it's a Romanian PM model 63 AKM?
Is there a big difference between the quality of compliance parts? Since I want keep the furniture, which compliance parts should I get?
No problem with the trigger guard, or any of the other rivets.
Got to the barrel pin, gave it a few good whacks with a sledge hammer and punch, it never budged. Only took a few swings for me to realize it was not coming out using only a punch and hammer.
Next I put a deep 1/2" socket on the front trunion with the socket opening over the barrel pin, shimmed one side so the socket would sit flush on the trunion and placed it against one side of my vice. On the other side I placed a 1/2" craftsman nut driver bit with the 1/2" side to the vice and the 'bit' end over the barrel pin. The bit end of the nut driver was just barely smaller than the pin, an excellent match. Held this combo steady and closed the vice with my knee. Once it was snug, I started hammering on the vice handle til it wouldn't turn anymore. Next I wailed on the vice itself with the sledge hammer. Pin started moving. Kept tightening the vice as the pin drifted, and continued smacking it with the sledge until the pin came out, took about 5 minutes.
No luck getting the barrel out of the front trunion yet. Tried putting it in the vice, stacked pennies over the chamber placed a piece of round bar over the pennies, then then beat on that combo with the sledge, to no effect (other than destroying a stack of pennies). Tried using my floor jack and a brass rod to push the barrel out, had to brace my work bench against the overhead beams in my garage using a section of 4x4. Stopped when I got concerned that I might jack my roof up.
Got some more ideas brewing in my head about how to get that barrel out (one of which involves modifying and old RCBS reloading press
) Anyway, my goal is to not buy any tools. I will not be 'refinishing' this gun when complete either...other than blueing the reciever. The wood is old and very worn, rifling looks very good, finish on the metal parts is well worn and that's how it's going to stay. I like the 'tribal areas' look"
There is no 'G' on the rear sight block. I guess since it has no 'G' then it's a Romanian PM model 63 AKM?
Is there a big difference between the quality of compliance parts? Since I want keep the furniture, which compliance parts should I get?
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