Step by Step Pictorial: AK Stock Change

Phil Elmore · December 10th, 2006, 05:04 PM

http://www.themartialist.com/0107/akstocks.htm

Rock and Glock · December 10th, 2006, 06:26 PM

Nice pictures and descriptions, Phil. Thanks! I have been contemplating a similar build on my MAK-90, so your posting is a nice roadmap.

Blackeagle · December 10th, 2006, 06:46 PM

I've replaced the furniture on my NHM-90, and it was pretty easy. It involved replacing the original thumbhole stock with a Dragunov style synthetic one, so the process was slightly more complicated because it effectively means replacing the grip at the same time as the stock. I definitely like the feel of the rifle much better with the new stock (it looks cooler too).

Phil Elmore · December 10th, 2006, 07:01 PM

I recommend the Choate stocks for the MAK90 -- mine had a hard time accepting the First Samco furniture.

Ben Hennessy · December 10th, 2006, 07:45 PM

Changeing the furniture on an AK or SKS is not a difficult task. But if you never done it before this is great info. This is my AK that I changed over. With the adjustable stock and my short arms, I can get a much better grip.

P95Carry · December 10th, 2006, 07:48 PM

Where's best to aquire the Choate stuff Phil? - ATI gear seems stocked everywhere but the Choate (which I prefer generally) is not seemingly so findable.

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Ben - I just had to tinker

That pic of yours was a large file and way too dark so - enhanced it and shrunk it too - now I can see the beast

Nice job - here is the improved pic.

Phil Elmore · December 10th, 2006, 07:59 PM

I got mine from Midwayusa.com.

P95Carry · December 10th, 2006, 08:05 PM

Ahh thx - they are good folks but musta missed seeing - or looking properly!!!

Ben Hennessy · December 10th, 2006, 08:11 PM

Thanks Chris. It did not look too dark on the camera but on the post, dark rifle against dark background, it did not come out like I wanted it too.

Rock and Glock · December 10th, 2006, 08:44 PM

Wow - lot's of ideas and pics! Yee haaa! Ben - what AK is that? Is that a Tapco stock? What forends have folks found best fitted to MAK-90's?

srfl · December 10th, 2006, 09:09 PM

Excellent do-it-yourself project Phil....thanks for sharing.

Ben Hennessy · December 10th, 2006, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock and Glock

Wow - lot's of ideas and pics! Yee haaa! Ben - what AK is that? Is that a Tapco stock? What forends have folks found best fitted to MAK-90's?

Rock and Glock none of it is expensive. The AK is a Romanian WARS-10 that my brother-in-law got for me for less than $300. The furniture is made by TDI Arms or it might be TAI Arms. Its hard to tell since the letters are blending together. I forgot where I got the furniture or what I paid fot it but I'm sure I do not have more than $600 in the rifle.

robinsonre · December 11th, 2006, 02:26 AM

OOOOH Good looking...

I might have to invest in some nice plastic furniture.

Thanks for the idea.

davyray · December 11th, 2006, 11:31 AM

A question...

How does Sec.922R fit into these mods?

I was looking at some furniture for my SKS, and kept seeing this note that Sec. 922R applies. I tried doing my own research and ended up even more confused. It seemed that if you changed one part, you had to change a total of ten parts (the actual number varies, depending on the original rifle) to make it considered "U.S. made."

Any clarification is appreciated.

Dave.

JT · December 12th, 2006, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davyray

A question...

How does Sec.922R fit into these mods?

I was looking at some furniture for my SKS, and kept seeing this note that Sec. 922R applies. I tried doing my own research and ended up even more confused. It seemed that if you changed one part, you had to change a total of ten parts (the actual number varies, depending on the original rifle) to make it considered "U.S. made."

Any clarification is appreciated.

Dave.

Here you go...

http://www.simonov.net/uberlaw.htm

Check out the section half way down the page titled "ASSEMBLY AND MODIFICATION OF FIREARMS".

There's also this page...
http://www.simonov.net/10orlessrule.htm

davyray · December 13th, 2006, 02:42 AM

JT,

Thanks, I think! I have book marked the page to read more thoroughly and repeatedly. It is still confusing. I would hate to be the NRA's first test case though.

Dave.

JT · December 13th, 2006, 09:18 AM

Yes, it is confusing. Here's one more link, from the same site. It has copies of letters from the BATF. I don't know if it makes it any clearer, but maybe reading official responses could help your comfort level.

http://www.simonov.net/letters.htm

Rock and Glock · December 13th, 2006, 04:58 PM

Wow...........I thought Tax Code was confusing...............Makes me want to flip my AK to an AR and call it good..........LOL

December 10th, 2006, 05:04 PM	#1
Phil Elmore Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NY Posts: 305	Step by Step Pictorial: AK Stock Change http://www.themartialist.com/0107/akstocks.htm __________________ - Phil Elmore 浪人 315.391.1626 Publisher, *The Martialist™* For Those Who Fight Unfairly

December 10th, 2006, 06:26 PM	#2
Rock and Glock VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado at 9,500' Posts: 4,821	Nice pictures and descriptions, Phil. Thanks! I have been contemplating a similar build on my MAK-90, so your posting is a nice roadmap. __________________ Richard NRA Life Member *"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything."* Harry S. Truman

December 10th, 2006, 07:01 PM	#4
Phil Elmore Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NY Posts: 305	I recommend the Choate stocks for the MAK90 -- mine had a hard time accepting the First Samco furniture. __________________ - Phil Elmore 浪人 315.391.1626 Publisher, *The Martialist™* For Those Who Fight Unfairly

December 10th, 2006, 07:59 PM	#7
Phil Elmore Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NY Posts: 305	I got mine from Midwayusa.com. __________________ - Phil Elmore 浪人 315.391.1626 Publisher, *The Martialist™* For Those Who Fight Unfairly

December 10th, 2006, 08:05 PM	#8
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,469	Ahh thx - they are good folks but musta missed seeing - or looking properly!!! __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

December 10th, 2006, 06:46 PM	#3
Blackeagle VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 2,038	I've replaced the furniture on my NHM-90, and it was pretty easy. It involved replacing the original thumbhole stock with a Dragunov style synthetic one, so the process was slightly more complicated because it effectively means replacing the grip at the same time as the stock. I definitely like the feel of the rifle much better with the new stock (it looks cooler too).

December 10th, 2006, 08:11 PM	#9
Ben Hennessy VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St. James, Missouri Posts: 2,375	Thanks Chris. It did not look too dark on the camera but on the post, dark rifle against dark background, it did not come out like I wanted it too.

December 10th, 2006, 08:44 PM	#10
Rock and Glock VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado at 9,500' Posts: 4,821	Wow - lot's of ideas and pics! Yee haaa! Ben - what AK is that? Is that a Tapco stock? What forends have folks found best fitted to MAK-90's? __________________ Richard NRA Life Member *"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything."* Harry S. Truman

December 10th, 2006, 09:09 PM	#11
srfl VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: FL Posts: 6,871	Excellent do-it-yourself project Phil....thanks for sharing. __________________ USAF: Loving Our Obscene Amenities Since 1947

December 11th, 2006, 02:26 AM	#13
robinsonre Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 173	OOOOH Good looking... I might have to invest in some nice plastic furniture. Thanks for the idea. __________________ "Life exists at a level of complexity almost beyond our ability to comprehend. It's a well known fact that if you try to take apart a cat to see how it works one of the first things you have on your hands is a non-working cat" - Douglas Adams "All things are governed by law" - Hippocrates

December 11th, 2006, 11:31 AM	#14
davyray Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 124	A question... How does Sec.922R fit into these mods? I was looking at some furniture for my SKS, and kept seeing this note that Sec. 922R applies. I tried doing my own research and ended up even more confused. It seemed that if you changed one part, you had to change a total of ten parts (the actual number varies, depending on the original rifle) to make it considered "U.S. made." Any clarification is appreciated. Dave.

December 13th, 2006, 02:42 AM	#16
davyray Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 124	JT, Thanks, I think! I have book marked the page to read more thoroughly and repeatedly. It is still confusing. I would hate to be the NRA's first test case though. Dave.

December 13th, 2006, 09:18 AM	#17
JT Distinguished Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 1,234	Yes, it is confusing. Here's one more link, from the same site. It has copies of letters from the BATF. I don't know if it makes it any clearer, but maybe reading official responses could help your comfort level. http://www.simonov.net/letters.htm __________________ Blessed be the Lord my rock who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle. Psalm 144:1 Si vis pacem, para bellum

December 13th, 2006, 04:58 PM	#18
Rock and Glock VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado at 9,500' Posts: 4,821	Wow...........I thought Tax Code was confusing...............Makes me want to flip my AK to an AR and call it good..........LOL __________________ Richard NRA Life Member *"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything."* Harry S. Truman

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