trigger gaurd question

[crucified 2]

i am thinking of replacing my trigger guard with an ak47 trigger guard/mag release.

just for looks mostly.

my questions are:

being as the ak47 trigger guard is attached to the mag release,

does the mag catch need to be filed down or will it accept regular ak mags without any mods?

also, how would i go about installing it with rivets?

am i better off just bolting it in and painting the bolts black?

[nalioth 405]

i am thinking of replacing my trigger guard with an ak47 trigger guard/mag release.

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does the mag catch need to be filed down or will it accept regular ak mags without any mods?

Last I looked, the AK47 used regular AK47/AKM mags.

also, how would i go about installing it with rivets?

am i better off just bolting it in and painting the bolts black?

You can use cap head screws. If you don't want the hex shaped hole in the top, you can fill 'em with epoxy.

 

 

They sell a neat little plate that is drilled and tapped for these 8/32 x 1/4 cap head screws over on http://www.akfiles.com. However, if you use the nuts, you'll need to stick one side to the grinder a little so they fit up next to the receiver properly (they're too wide as they are made). Use a lock washer behind this single screw, too.

 

Edited March 4, 2008 by nalioth

[TackDriver 1]

Where do we get the plate? That seems to be the way to go.

 

crucified- Yes, the new mag catch is for an AK, so there is no need to file. It will lock on regular ak mags, and all you will need is the bullet guide.

[MD_Willington 11]

creator0203 sells them on the AK files

 

http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15507

[TackDriver 1]

Yeah, there's just a dead link there. I can probley make one anyways. I bought an 8-32 tap for the bullet guide, so I need to use it.

[russiangunrunner 10]

u can re-use the old if u cut the extra off. the rivets can be punched in with a vise and a punch of the right size, come out ok.

[MD_Willington 11]

link aint dead for me, but I'm a member there...

[TackDriver 1]

No, the link over to the sight works, but the link in the tread to the guy that sells just the plates without the screw kit and all that is not working.

[Reverendfranz 160]

Wheres a good place to pick up just a trigger guard with mag catch? Centerfire has been sold out for a while, last time i looked.

[cedricxerxes 0]

I got mine at http://ak-47s.com/guard.html.

 

Came cut from demill receiver:

 

After removing the dross:

[MD_Willington 11]

No, the link over to the sight works, but the link in the tread to the guy that sells just the plates without the screw kit and all that is not working.

 

 

I sent a PM to creator0203 for you at the ak forum, I'll see if he replies.

[TackDriver 1]

Thanks buddy.

[MD_Willington 11]

Im not selling these at the moment and am not sure if ill continue. Try contacting scott3480 at the AKFiles.com or I believe AK-Builder started selling them. They gotto make a buck when they see a good idea

Fun times

 

So I'll contact scott3480 tomorrow..

 

It is ~22:07 here and I just got home from work and my children want me to read to them after we have a look at the Silver Bear HP I just got delivered...

 

MD