AK-47 Folding Stock Mod and Installation Project For WASR MAK SSR Saiga Rifles and Shotguns - Part 3

In this video series I will modify a fixed, polymer Bulgarian AK-47 stock and a laminated wood Romanian AK-47 stock to become two side-folding stocks! Based on an exciting discussion on the Saiga-12.com fora, this project features wood, plastic, metal, and two different kinds of epoxy.

The third video changes pace a bit as I start work on on the Romanian laminate stock. Work starts with some tedious measurements...

Thanks for watching this series of videos. Please feel free to comment, post questions, or check out my other videos!

Useful links:
Ace folding mechanism - http://riflestocks.com/store/product105.html
StormWerkz folding mechanism - http://stormwerkz.com/StormWerkz_Stock_Folding_Mechanism.html
Brownells Acraglas - http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1033/Product/ACRAGLAS-reg-
Marc Stokeld's article on Acraglas finishes - http://www.doublegunshop.com/stokeld1.htm
TheGunStockDoctor, source of Tom's 1/3 Mix - http://thegunstockdoctor.com/

Consult your local laws before attempting this project on your own. Also be sure to use appropriate cautions, including but not limited to protective eye-, ear-, and respiratory-wear, when using tools, chemicals, and firearms. These items have inherent dangers. You must understand and acknowledge your own responsibility for your safety and the safety of those around you. You must act on that responsibility when handling firearms, tools, chemicals.

This video is for entertainment only. Any projects undertaken in response or subsequent to this video are done at your own risk. I will not be held liable for any injury or loss of life or property you may incur.

Music - "Gaslamp Funworks" by Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com

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[DrThunder88]

@armaggedonite Sounds good! The original post on S12 had a much cleaner, more attractive solution. I was just trying to avoid the problems someone else had using a laminate stock. Another poster's good idea is drilling all the way through the laminate stock's wrist and letting the (necessarily long) machine screws bear up against the bottom of the upper stock recess, similar to the poly stocks. If I find another laminate stock for cheap, I may try it myself!

Good luck and thanks!

[armaggedonite]

@DrThunder88 Don't get me wrong. I think you had a solid and creative solution. I considered doing the polymer pretty much exactly as you did. For the wood though, it seems like the whole point is traditional looks, and those side channels kind of defeat the purpose.

I have a solid wood that is in "good condition" so I will hack it up and re-finish, but I don't think I will need the plate quite like yours.

[DrThunder88]

@armaggedonite If your stocks are nice, you're definitely right to leave them be. I wouldn't do this project with any sort of rare or especially good-looking stock. That said, I don't think the world is poorer for me hacking up a beaten-up Romanian laminate, black Bulgarian polymer, or Tapco stock! I wasn't much poorer either since I already had the Bulgarian and Tapco stocks in my parts bin and wasn't using them for anything else.

[armaggedonite]

good video. I think I want to keep mine pretty though. Thanks for linking on S12

[DrThunder88]

@223remsucks You're very kind. Thank you for watching!

[223remsucks]

How come more people aren't watching your kick-ass videos? They ROCK!!!