Ak Receiver Sheet Metal

Barrel and chamber are chrome plated to resist corrosion.

Ak receiver sheet metal.

With the akm type rifles the receiver is basically just a bent piece of sheet metal. Making a sheet metal ak47 receiver march 16th 2017 last year i machined an ar15 lower from a solid forging so i thought it was only fair to give communism equal opportunity. Whereas stamped receivers are constructed using a piece of sheet metal that is literally stamped into the shape of the receiver. The yugos have had heavy sheet metal on account of them having the gernade launcher spigots.

This type of receiver makes an 80 build very possible for those without a lot of equipment. The sheet metal trigger guard is secured to the bottom of the receiver with five rivets two on each side of the magazine release and one in front of the trigger opening. Stamped rifle shown on top of a milled one. While browsing gun broker i noticed quite a few different metal thicknesses listed.

Childers guns yugo receiverthis receiver will fit all 1 5mm yugo kits m70 m72 rpk. Made sheet metal mag clamps makes a great rifle stand to. Ak 47 1952 has a milled receiver. Display ak s on gun show tables.

Until recently anyone wanting to build an ak from something like an 80 receiver really only had one option a flat. Rifle weight is 3 47 kg 7 7 lb 5 aks featured a downward folding metal stock similar to that of the german mp40. Ak 47 1948 51 the very earliest models with the type 1 stamped sheet metal receiver are now very rare. The five rivet holes were.

Akm lower retainer plates 15 akm high quality european single hook triggers 3 ea. Brand new warsaw pact akm non vented gastube 39 95 shipping. Ak receiver rails in plastic new 20. As the name implies stamped receivers are stamped from a sheet of steel and shaped in a series of bending processes that make them more cost effective to produce.

The original ak 47 called a type 1 was stamped but this process was discontinued as the stamping and assembly technology at the time had unacceptably high rejection rates. So i bought a hungarian ak63d underfolder parts kit for a winter project and got to work.