techspy 0 Posted October 21, 2015 Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 So I understand my Saigas 7.62x39 barrel has these specs; BULGARIAN BARREL:Chamber .871" (22mm w/ .004 - .005" press fit)Rear Sight Base .694" (17.5mm w/ .003 - .004" press fit)Handguard Retainer .671"Gas Block .594" (15mm w/ .003 - .004" press fit)Front Sight Base .575" (14.5mm w/ .003 - .004" press fit) To be specific, I have the Kalashnikov Concern IZ132L So, can the AKM barrel be made to fit with some milling? I am thinking I could get this one with the gas ports not drilled and get it turned on a lathe to the above specs; http://ak-builder.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=30801 Does anyone have the specs for the AKM barrel like posted above for the Bulgarian? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saltydecimator 482 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Not following. What would this accomplish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Sorry, no. The Saiga 7.62x39 is a unique beast that uses an AK-74 spec barrel chambered in 7.62x39. The AK-74 barrel has several major dimensional differences from an AKM barrel, including trunnion journal size, barrel setback into the trunnion (due to Saiga being long-lug pattern), both of which would require some lathe work and potential repositioning of the gas port. My best advice is to buy another complete AK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
imarangemaster 315 Posted November 15, 2015 Report Share Posted November 15, 2015 What Mankat said. The Saiga 7.62x39 actually is based on the Russian AK103 series rifle. Barrel, Tunnion,Bolt Carrier Group, etc. are all AK103 specific. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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