MyGrassIsBlue05 14 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) After waiting on the remaining parts to arrive from K-Var, I have completed my rifle: It started out with Black poly furniture, but being a more traditionalist, I wanted the soviet wood. I also thought I would like the BHO, but have since changed my mind. Grip is a shiny plum from K-Var. This rifle, in order to operate with any of my 4 E. German magazines, absolutely needed the bullet guide. Since then, it's had about 500 rounds through it without any issue. The bullet guide really wasn't a big deal to install, and was a lot simpler than I had anticipated. It's very accurate too, I've found out, with just the open sights. Clay pidgeons at 100M are no problem, and I'm really enjoying this little rifle. Now I want a 7.62x39 version... Edited April 10, 2012 by MyGrassIsBlue05 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TwentyNizzo 66 Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Beautiful rifle. Where did you get the wood from? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 sexy rifle! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Star 38 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 looks good sir! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MyGrassIsBlue05 14 Posted April 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Thank you, Gentlemen! The Soviet wood came from a WTS ad on another forum (akfiles). I believe the user was Jestice75. It arrived in near mint condition, and needed to be fitted to the rifle. It took a while, working slowly, but it fits nice and tight and needed no refinishing or cleaning (cosmoline). The Saiga-provided cleaning kit fits neatly in the buttstock, a problem I had with the K-Var stock for some reason. With the K-Var stock I would reach in, push it in as hard as I could, the kit would get stuck in the bottom, and it would require a smack against the ground/floor to get it to pop out. What a pain. I should take time to also mention that I got the muzzle brake from MARKW1 here. It arrived neatly packaged and in great shape. Anyone who's done business with Mark before knows what I mean. And the '79/'80 sling, lastly, came in near mint condition from Krinkov762 at the AKFiles. Just a nice addition I thought. The internals, like the Tapco G2 (922rx3) and bullet guide kit came from Dinzag. The mag floors(922r), and pistol grip (922r) came from K-Var, and magazine followers (922r) came from a user of a couple forums, BlueGrassHopper. I can also say that the followers are manufactured "clones" and have given me no feed issues in any of my magazines. They're also orange, for identification. This has been a "work in progress" for several months, but I have enjoyed myself and have learned along the way! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wtjosaas 72 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Very nice!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IPSC45 8 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 I have a specific need to go after "East German" mags....are there any identifying unique features or markings that can help us determine that they are East German? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MyGrassIsBlue05 14 Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 I believe that most, if not all, E. German 5.45x39 mags are orange bakelite, with typically a darker portion at the bottom. 17, 33, 42, 24 are the numbers on mine. There have been some in the past that have been painted over with some sort of black paint. When it begins to wear away, the orange is clearly visible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IPSC45 8 Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 (edited) East German mags...according to published resources...are the ONLY ComBloc mags with the mold numbers on the LOWER/RIGHT of the magazine. All others have arsenal marks or symbols on the lower/right....with their mold numbers on the lower/LEFT. See here----> http://home.comcast...._mag_guide.html There are also Russian bakelites....and they follow the normal convention as to markings. Edited May 12, 2012 by IPSC45 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BCOWANWHEELS 0 Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 YOU DID A REAL NICE JOB... DID YOU REFINISH IT ? IF SO WHAT DID YOU DO ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MyGrassIsBlue05 14 Posted May 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) YOU DID A REAL NICE JOB... DID YOU REFINISH IT ? IF SO WHAT DID YOU DO ? Thanks! The only "refinishing" I did involved spraying the underside of the receiver with Duplicolor high-heat semi-gloss black after I removed the old trigger guard. Surprisingly, it matched the original finish, and has held up very well. It displays no visible signs of wear due to solvents or handling. Since it came with the front half already done, there was no need to refinish the entire rifle or even the FSB or GB area..The wood came in the original Russian red/brown color you see. . Edited May 13, 2012 by MyGrassIsBlue05 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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