First AK build advice?

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  • RaoulHayduke

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    I recently purchased a Romanian AK kit and six mags for what I feel was an excellent price, hoping to undertake my first kit build. I've been doing research into it — I understood from the start that it was much more involved than an AR build — and I feel confident that it's within my abilities/ resources. I have access to several presses, and I plan to fabricate my own DIY build tools as per guides listed below. However, it is still my first build, and I'm bound to screw something up through inexperience. I plan to build on a prebent, rail welded, and heat-treated Recreator Blanks 80% receiver, and use rivets instead of screws.

    I would appreciate the advice of much more experienced builders, if you would be willing to share it. I'm very excited, but a little apprehensive.


    Guides I'm going off of for build tool fabrication — if you have any suggestions for better approaches, I'd be very open to hear them:

    https://web.archive.org/web/20090221052305/http://gunsgutsandgod.com/Triggerguardjig.htm

    https://web.archive.org/web/2010071...:61129/AK/rivet/boltcutters/cuttershaping.htm

    https://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70633

    https://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=210475

    [As of this posting, AK Files is down; try accessing archived versions of these threads from the Wayback Machine on archive.org]

    https://thisoldrifle.com/shooting2005/souptonuts4/index.asp

    Wookies Words: Romanian Rivet Build

    https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=292985

    Thanks!
     

    STEEL CORE

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    Not sure where you live, but in the past there have/has been AK Build parties in Avon and Geenwood.
    There are reputable builders on the board, who will help you if needed.
     
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