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Myk9noseknows · 01-05-2008, 06:12 PM

Well I got my SAR-1 stripped down
(originally $319 for a Romanian SAR1 w magazine)

1. Coated in Moly Resin black satin (for those of you who wanted to use BBQ paint instead

)
2. Side scope mount with 3-9x scope
3. Picatinny mount on the left side as well for light/laser
4. SAW pistol grip (huge improvement)
5. Polished bolt
6. Spit & Polish furniture
7. Moly Resin 30rd Magazine.

8. Only thing left is to try and thread this barrel (i have to find out if it's legal and how hard it's gonna be), for a flash supressor i already have.

Just took some time and TLC, but for under $400, I'm very pleased.

For those of you who've posted negative comments regarding everyone's new AK purchases over the last few weeks, your thread crapping is not welcome here (this one is polished much better than any turd I've polished). Everyone else, enjoy the before and after pics.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

jtkratzer · 01-05-2008, 06:29 PM

Looks very nice. I didn't know there were special regulations for threading a barrel for a flash suppressor...I thought the regulations were for the attachments like silencer type suppressors...

**einheit 13** · 01-05-2008, 06:30 PM

Looks good, but I will add that a wooden SAW (FAL) grip would look great....wonder if Ironwood Designs makes one....

Yes, threading your barrel is perfectly legal, just make sure that you use a US made muzzle device to appease 922(r)

slugger6 · 01-05-2008, 06:33 PM

That's quite a transformation. Well done!

Myk9noseknows · 01-05-2008, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by einheit 13

Looks good, but I will add that a wooden SAW (FAL) grip would look great....wonder if Ironwood Designs makes one....

Yes, threading your barrel is perfectly legal, just make sure that you use a US made muzzle device to appease 922(r)

I agree, I just could not find a wooden one, only polymer. Most were OD Green or Tan, I consider myself lucky to have found a black one.

The muzzle suppressor is clearly marked USA Made

, I've just never threaded anything before. A little worred about screwing up the only barrel now that it's been refinished. (of course I chopped off the grips off a few polymer guns, so I consider myself somewhat technically capable).

**einheit 13** · 01-05-2008, 09:33 PM

its not hard. just make sure you use a TAT (thread alignment tool) when you do it and lots of cutting oil. Nice and steady....done it quite a few times. Or you could cheat and make one like Linx310 from 'goosenet' does....
http://www.gunsnet.net/Linx310/fsbhome.htm

retired · 01-05-2008, 11:29 PM

Nice looking AK, nice looking work.

crossfireltd · 01-05-2008, 11:49 PM

Well done, looks like it was worth the effort.

**Majk** · 01-06-2008, 12:10 PM

She looks beautiful now. I bet it felt good to do the work yourself.

Had a chance to put any rounds down her?? Now you made it so I want to do mine.

**XDONBOARD** · 01-06-2008, 12:15 PM

Thats a great looking rifle!

01-05-2008, 06:12 PM	#1
Myk9noseknows XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,887	AK nearly finished Well I got my SAR-1 stripped down (originally $319 for a Romanian SAR1 w magazine) 1. Coated in Moly Resin black satin (for those of you who wanted to use BBQ paint instead ) 2. Side scope mount with 3-9x scope 3. Picatinny mount on the left side as well for light/laser 4. SAW pistol grip (huge improvement) 5. Polished bolt 6. Spit & Polish furniture 7. Moly Resin 30rd Magazine. 8. Only thing left is to try and thread this barrel (i have to find out if it's legal and how hard it's gonna be), for a flash supressor i already have. Just took some time and TLC, but for under $400, I'm very pleased. For those of you who've posted negative comments regarding everyone's new AK purchases over the last few weeks, your thread crapping is not welcome here (this one is polished much better than any turd I've polished). Everyone else, enjoy the before and after pics. BEFORE: AFTER: __________________ "When people need help, they call the Police. When Police need help, they call K-9"

01-05-2008, 06:29 PM	#2
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,478	Looks very nice. I didn't know there were special regulations for threading a barrel for a flash suppressor...I thought the regulations were for the attachments like silencer type suppressors... __________________ "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson The Gun Lounge Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

01-05-2008, 06:30 PM	#3
einheit 13 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, C.S.A. Posts: 5,672	Looks good, but I will add that a wooden SAW (FAL) grip would look great....wonder if Ironwood Designs makes one.... Yes, threading your barrel is perfectly legal, just make sure that you use a US made muzzle device to appease 922(r) __________________ Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time is enemy action “It is the lack of will power, and not the lack of arms which render us incapable of offering any serious resistance.”

01-05-2008, 06:33 PM	#4
slugger6 XDTalk 20K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 20,103	That's quite a transformation. Well done! __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

01-05-2008, 09:33 PM	#6
einheit 13 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, C.S.A. Posts: 5,672	its not hard. just make sure you use a TAT (thread alignment tool) when you do it and lots of cutting oil. Nice and steady....done it quite a few times. Or you could cheat and make one like Linx310 from 'goosenet' does.... http://www.gunsnet.net/Linx310/fsbhome.htm __________________ Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time is enemy action “It is the lack of will power, and not the lack of arms which render us incapable of offering any serious resistance.”

01-05-2008, 11:29 PM	#7
retired XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 5,404	Nice looking AK, nice looking work.

01-05-2008, 11:49 PM	#8
crossfireltd XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Varina, VA Posts: 276	Well done, looks like it was worth the effort. __________________ *Commonwealth of Virginia CCW* NRA/USPSA/USCCA SA XD .45 ACP 4" Service Model - Black Taurus Millennium Pro PT145 .45 ACP-Stainless/Polymer Remington 798 .243 w/Leupold Scope Benelli M1 Tactical Special 12ga 18.5" Open Sight w/Muzzle Brake Mossberg Maverick 88/500 12ga 18.5"

01-06-2008, 12:10 PM	#9
Majk XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,640	She looks beautiful now. I bet it felt good to do the work yourself. Had a chance to put any rounds down her?? Now you made it so I want to do mine. __________________ --------------------------------------------------------- majkthreads Psalm 28:7 "The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped."

01-06-2008, 12:15 PM	#10
XDONBOARD XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 3,522	Thats a great looking rifle! __________________ Michael XD-45 compact XD-40 sub-compact XD-9 sub-compact I'd rather have my XD and not need it, then need it and not have it.... I hereby certify that the person described hereon has been granted the privilege of carrying a concealed weapon in compliance with Arizona revised statute 13-3112.

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