Barrel threading

[Smokey56]

Has anyone ever threaded a Chinese MAK 90 ?. Do i need to take it to a gunsmith ?, or can it be done by me at home ?. What tools do i need ?. Any ideas or help is greatly appreciated.

 

[42769vette]

Depends on what you want to put on it. Muzzle breaks are shorter so they dont have to be as concentric as suppressors. Personally I would have it done right (IE professionally) so I could do anything I wanted in the future with it without concern.

 

[citizenkane]

The problem with Mak90s is they were threaded and then the threads taken off. They usually don't have enough material to rethread for a standard ak flash hider. I seem to recall guys had to a different thread and use an adapter. I have used the hand tool to thread AK barrels before and it worked very well. There was a thread alignment tool that slides in the bore to get the tap started. These were very popular back in 2004~2005.

 

[Psode27]

As described above my threads were turned down to 0.55". I also (not sure what was normal for china, but pretty sure isnt "correct") don't have a plunger for a muzzle device. Last I recall CNC Warrior had a fix for this, as in, a muzzle device that can be threaded on sub standard threads. He also sells stuff to tread your own at home. That said, I would consider having it professionally done if you arent comfortable with that kind of work.

 

[indykid]

0.55" is just right for threading the standard AK 14x1mm left hand thread.

Midway used to and probably still does sell both the die and thread alignment tool.

 

[vitamink]

If you're in Indy, or willing to drive, you can borrow my stuff. Again I wouldn't use it to mount a suppressor, but flash hiders will be fine.