Finally finished my Draco RIFLE!

[Blackhawk2001]

thats not a bad price. i may look more into it. im not real worried about co-wittnessing

That's good, because it won't co-witness with the UTG rail. I have the Gen7 RDS and it seems to work pretty well.

 

[Martin Draco]

So is finally done or do you have more plans for it??

 

[Martin Draco]

What size screws did you use for the Ace adapter and how deep before you broke your taps?? Next time you're in Carmel I might be able to extract them for you.

 

[IncendiaryGunner]

Turned out nice, thank you for sharing.

 

[45pro]

So is finally done or do you have more plans for it??

I'm done with it for now...i'm looking into options of adding a rail to the rear part of the gun and adding a RDS i dont really like it up on the front of the rails.

What size screws did you use for the Ace adapter and how deep before you broke your taps?? Next time you're in Carmel I might be able to extract them for you.

the stock ace bolts. the tap was a 10-32. I'm not real worried about getting them out cause you cant see them. But if your up for it we can try it. i got the first tap about all the way down, the last couple turns it snapped off. the next one snapped off really easy and i was only 1/2 way down. the third hole i a little over 1/2 way and it started binding up again so i quit and ground some washers down to make shims for it.

 

[alluwant]

pretty cool nice job

 

[preferredstock67]

What is the spacer right after the hinge before the stock. I have seen it on several guns but can find no mention of it anywhere.

 

[45pro]

What is the spacer right after the hinge before the stock. I have seen it on several guns but can find no mention of it anywhere.

The buffer tube?? Or are you talking about the ace folding mechanism?

 

[Ziggy01]

Turned out nice!! But everyone here knows they are rarely ever "done" just works in progress!

 

[45pro]

Turned out nice!! But everyone here knows they are rarely ever "done" just works in progress!

yeah, i'm still planning on adding a rail to the rear and mounting a RDS sometime.

 

[preferredstock67]

It looks to be part of the hinge.

 

[ghostinthewood]

Very cool

 

[shooter521]

What led you to take an AK pistol and put all that time and money into turning it into a rifle, when you could've just bought a rifle off the rack to begin with?

 

[fergie22]

a job well done you should be proud i love to customize weapons to my choices keep up the good work

 

[RelicHound]

I was always under the impression that one can not turn a pistol into a rifle without paying a tax? or do I have that bass ackwards?

 

[shooter521]

I was always under the impression that one can not turn a pistol into a rifle without paying a tax? or do I have that bass ackwards?

You can't turn a pistol into a short-barreled rifle (SBR) without registering it and paying your $200 tax stamp, because SBRs are Title II/NFA weapons. But turning a pistol into a rifle with a barrel 16" or longer (a Title I weapon) does not carry the same requirement.

 

[45pro]

What led you to take an AK pistol and put all that time and money into turning it into a rifle, when you could've just bought a rifle off the rack to begin with?

1. cuz i like the way it looks.
2. i got tired of the "pistol"
3. i now have a pistol AND rifle(when i fold and unfold the stock)
4. cuz i like the way it looks....wait did i say that already?

 

[45pro]

You can't turn a pistol into a short-barreled rifle (SBR) without registering it and paying your $200 tax stamp, because SBRs are Title II/NFA weapons. But turning a pistol into a rifle with a barrel 16" or longer (a Title I weapon) does not carry the same requirement.

yeah, what he said.

 

[Oliver08]

As I understnd it, the Draco does not fall under the 922 thingy but a rifle does. Does that mean to do the convert you have to limit the number of import parts on the gun?

 

[45pro]

As I understnd it, the Draco does not fall under the 922 thingy but a rifle does. Does that mean to do the convert you have to limit the number of import parts on the gun?

yes, once you convert the draco to a rifle you have to meet 922r compliance. Even if you SBR it, it still needs to be meet compliance.