R.Neumann

Hey Bubba I got good news for you. Sec 922r applies only to rifles my friend. You need NO compliance parts for a pistol build. You can use the original fire control group and everything. I suggest cutting off the disconnector though. Happy pistol building! I love making those flamethrowers.

A trunnion is a milled piece that allows the barrel to be mated to the sheet metal receiver. It is held together with rivets. I have honestly been mulling over the 8x57 conversion. I am thinking mg13 mag for the feeding. 25 rounds of pain!. Please be careful when choosing a kit to work off. I would suggest ONLY using the Yugoslavian AB series of ak-47 as they have the 1.6 mil receiver and the heavy trunnion. The romanian kits will not handle the stress of firing a full rifle round. Also the barrel accessories are set up for a heavier barrel contour with the yugos. And the wood is teak! As to accuracy it depends. I built mine off a barrel that was originally on a mauser and had been used. I get 2-3 inches at 100 yards in semiauto fire. when I turn the gas valve off the group size drops slightly but then you have a bolt action anyway.

I built my conversions using a saiga 308 as a template. The trunnion and bolt is identical to my 308 saiga. minus a few wierd shaped cuts for m1a mags. I forgot to add here that the Saiga does indeed have a 3rd lug on the bolt. However I have noticed no contact wear between my 3rd lug and the trunnion. I BELIEVE it might be like a safety lug on a mauser 98 bolt. Just in case. You will have to open up the bolt face just a little to get a 308 round to chamber. so far as I know none of my conversions have gone kaboom. My personal gun has 500 rounds SA surplus through it with no problems or signs of stress. I have a wilson combat barrel that is real nice that I am going to build. I might do a step by step of the process with pics. I plan to make the parts needed to keep it an actual heavy barrel.

Something I know about! I have been building aks for about a year now and I can say without a doubt that the yugo is a great donor for a 308 conversion. The problem with rechambering an original barrel as has been stated is that the barrel shank thins out too fast and the bore is .311 to begin with. However! The Yugo stamped kits use an RPK trunnion and it is plenty beefy to take the 308 round with a new barrel. It is a pretty simple rebarrel as well if you have a lathe to contour the barrel. You simply fully chamber your barrel and then press it in on top of a go guage that is placed in a bolt in the lugs. I have done this conversion 3 times and each one functions flawlessly. I would suggest going with a heavier recoil spring and a buffer though. Let me put the Caveat here. I have not done extensive pressure testing on this and I know a milled kit will be a pain in the buttox. You Will have to mill out the rear of the trunnion to accept the front of your new mag. I did this very slowly with a milling machine and I kept it cool. Some people say that this weakens the gun to the point of danger. I disagree because the part being milled does not even come close to touching the area around the barrel. This is the same trunnion that they use for the romanian FPK in 7.62x54r. Any other questions?

Well, I have amassed the components for my spanish small ring mauser minus the important one. I am looking for a SR 6.5x55 barrel but maybe some old unused war stock or something. I honestly dont want to spend a fortune on this rifle after getting it nice and cheap so does anyone have some good sources? If that isnt possible how about another 7x57?

So you feel like getting rid of that bolt? shoot me an email ifn ya feel like it. I am having a pickle of a time getting this barrel off.

I was at my gunsmiths house today and I saw a rifle with no bolt face down in a barrel of old stocks.I pulled it out and lo and behold it is a mauser minus the bolt in a sporter stock. Now I dont know too much about mausers but this one says. Fabrica de Armas and below that Oveido and below that the number 1897. We talked about it a bit and it seems someone wanted it sporterized but never came back for it. The hump has been milled and the rifle has been d&t for a scope but it retains the slot for strippers. Anyway I asked him if he wanted to get rid of it and he says 50 bucks. Needless to say I bought it but I know next to nothing about it. What would be a good caliber conversion for this little fella? I am guessing small ring here so it was probably 7X57. I am pretty sure this is classified as an antique with that date on it but the barrel is pretty pitted(original barrel) I would restore it but with the milling and drilling it is a moot point. So lets soup this baby up. Any ideas? 6.5x55 or something maybe? Also if anyone knows where to find a bolt for it I would be grateful.

Karl, your knowledge and promptness amaze me sir. Thank you

Ok gents. I remember on the old board someone talking about shortening and recrowning a barrel. The barrel was done with a carriage bolt and lapping compound I believe. Please correct me if I am wrong

Way to start em young. Might I suggest that you have him close that stance up a bit? probably make the rifle fit a lot better