sulphur 7 Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 OK, I need the experts here. I want to completely redo the barrel with a typcial handguard retainer and FSB with pins and detent and add a slant brake. I was wanting to know which parts can I use? Romanian? Chinese? Russian? I know K-VAR has a lot of parts, my concern is measurements and which ones will work. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmac27 17 Posted July 23, 2011 Report Share Posted July 23, 2011 I used Bulgarian AK 74 parts on my 5.45 conversion and they fit perfectly. I am pretty sure you could use them on a 7.62 conversion. Although the FSB for it has the 24mm rh threads on it so the slant brake is out. I would imagine Bulgarian AK 47 parts would fit as well then you would only have to thread the barrel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sulphur 7 Posted July 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Thanks for the info. Basically I want to redo the whole barrel, push off the gas block as well as the FSB. Then install a normal HG retainer and then a FSB block with pin and detent. I want to put wood furniture on it and make it look old school. Of course I am aware of 922 and such. Just didn't know which other country's parts might fit. I have a buddy who has a milling machine, press, etc.. to ge this done. We have build other AK's from kits, but really have not tried to mix and match before. I guess it might be a case of trial and error until I get it the way I want it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
berma051 3 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 do 45 degree gasblocks work on the saiga Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shades_of_grey 1,092 Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 do 45 degree gasblocks work on the saiga They should, on a 7.62x39 rifle at least. The 90 degree gas block was adopted to accommodate the 5.45x39 round. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baraban7.62 20 Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 45 degree gas blocks will work only if you redrill the gas port, the position of the port is different, you have to weld the original hole in the barrel and redrill it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baraban7.62 20 Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 i converted my 7.62 into AKM, i used amd65 front sight base, it fits perfectly, and everything else Bulgarian, if you buy from markw1 his parts fit perfectly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shades_of_grey 1,092 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 45 degree gas blocks will work only if you redrill the gas port, the position of the port is different, you have to weld the original hole in the barrel and redrill it I suspected that might be the case. Thanks for the clarification. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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