thank you!Duffman - here is one for sale
https://www.apexgunparts.com/product_info.php/cPath/21_69/products_id/453
Fair warning: I may be off a little on arrival time. I will be leaving Evansville in about 10 minutes (0500 central time).
What?
Me too. I sent him a PM and email telling him the party is March 3. I hope I just misunderstood.
Once they get that new stretch of I-69 completed, it should cut the drive time to 2 weeks, tops!He drives really slow...
It takes him 1 month and 3hrs to get to Indy from Evansville.
Seriously though, I really hope he's not driving all the way up here on the wrong day...
Good news. The mag well in my 2nd AK-74 test fit was good. The bad news, the IO receivers are not exactly the same. The first one I built for my wife had 0 mag wobble. This one, the mag wobble is quite a bit. Looks like I get to show how to fix it with steel inserts in the mag well walls.
So far I was able to get two Egyptian side folding kits. I am looking for barrels and recievers and I am ready!
A tip on building an Egyptian side folder; measure the trunnion barrel hole with a caliper. Many of the Egyptians being imported have an oversized barrel hole. If it's even a hair over 23mm, you won't be able to get a proper press fit on the barrel. There are fixes, but if you're shopping for a barrel, see if you can get a proper fit first.
well its best to get a proper fit if u can but in theory it should be a euro style barrel which is 90% of all ak's (and so called there all the same size) but worn down tools change these sizes abit...... but if u can measure the trunnion i would there are some oversided barrels out there if needed.... but even if ur under sized there are many diffrent fixes out there so dont worry.... a simple knurling on a lath or some even add put a ton of small dimples with a metal punch (the dity method of knurling) and ive done both before with out any problemsIs there a certain barrel that you would suggest that works better for these side folders? this is my first build and after reading much more into this, im getting a bit intimidated!
Have you checked the rifle for function? I have 2 of their AKM and 2 AK74 receivers. I compared them with a caliper and besides the AK74 receivers not having the rear trunnion holes, they're dimensionally identical. I have an AK74 kit I'm hesitant to put together in case there was a manufacturing goof and AK47 receivers were mis-labelled as AK74.