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nd
the, Bur,saulof ,AiIWlia~,Tobacco;
lhe ' C L I ' I " e n t A K · ' 1 1
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ho ed Ca on mu eo ed om a.gency e fo r a n h e B AT . F . go ve mm en t (Xlf'lWuotion lb iM ta aJ lc laws
may prooibitOll'mefShip of~histylP weapoo). Ilnfmnati.on provided in this book;iiskir
cartridge,_ Du
Wo
desgnw
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:seteO'!~reoa.rbine chamber,ed
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RU Sl T ro o captured ~heGe'lima anrny facility wherelhe
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a c y . T h e n .e w t a qu f e d
ucts,
m o rm a t o n , prodn d c ap t e s w e S Je n Russia. lihefirSl: SO\I\iet w ea po n m a .n u a ct ur e
S K S , wh[ch : i9 m m l c a rt ir d !g e , T lh e S K S
In 1 ' ! 3 < 4 6 ,
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a n d l siniiiar
ml
replaoed by le A u t o m a t Ha'lashiIikm rA -47. na ec afte'Jtme''Weapons; designer, Sgt I M ik h a i T _ I Ka 'l a. sh n ik o v _ The AiK-4!7 rille used by h e S o v e t
\I!ii35 SlDOil
Army Kalashnlkov
mai
redesigned
d i f er en c e
eAI milled r~iver. n d~ r
t,
1,:000
meters,
1959,
between t h e ' two w e e p o n s s.tsJ1'1ped" rather thana
r ib be d r ,e ~ iv e r cover, ~I·uted e a sight graduatin
th!lul!,K-74f,
is chamberedl
ou
w,i~h
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! '! 'a l a s
. 22 3 , s em i a l. l o:n~ .AKlMl is produced in : lu r K a ~ ,h I1 ! : ko v d e s g n righ~ I~gypt a n d.owo·to 1 ) 1 1 1 ' ; > Russian machinery, w h ic l E g yP t acql.lLreollin ills l~ro·Soviet days O t h~ r , o o tm t r e s offering w e a p o n s wldl G e : r r m M r y , PQ~nd, the !K de$lgn I E M ga r a . S o o ~ h A rf rr ~c a , N o Korea o a < s i o d l ' ; > S l l g n t'I~U ! le .A K " " "I l h a s n m been dhangoo i' over 40 p r e SO C I be durab!e, pJiovedl Th w e p o e xh e m e l r ~ a b ~ a nd iw i p ro b .a bf i be ll o o r n b a t we.'ll ili1l:o' the 21 st o a n r w r y "
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blueplilms
a n l i l E l nf a. ot uf 1 r r n io rr na t o l 1 0 lmake AK-47 : s lm i 'l ia r A K , a ~ g semiautomatic iroo a$~~fir'e\, rully a ii .! lo m < l ll i w e a p o n . ( Se le O ' t ir e m . ee t l s~ h e w e ap O ir l h a s a .1 8' iI \s rf ua t O O I ~ M t f 1 e ,o p e ra to r t f ir e t h ew t 'l < ; po n eithar
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If y o u . ar eo o t O Q m p e te l famililar w i~ h ,~ h e d e s~ an fLiriotlon of th trigge dilSconnectQ a ss em b ly . y o u $.l'iIouldi :sway it V > E l 1 ' Y c a . r e ! u I l Y " tall)e, si
'lid-eo t a _ p e 1r!~ tOC!\lJ~iOIl p a r t s . _ Wha.t'9VeJ' r ea ss em b l t ha i c o m p le t
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Th mest common ril'liatlilod o f o o r w e F > s i o n isto p'!lJclhase~he lreq,urred se:lectflre pai1.9lo:!it..This de h e diSoon:nector, h a m m e r , aliJlo s ea r a L l: 1 Sear~pri:rngl<'ind
p ln . ( Q l, J 'm ~ t a l~ o
d.ni~he receiver to in ll llil ew ut aer, T h e I l: lc a li o n ohhlS $ear,ls qui~cntioa~ ~h h o l e s m n l l l S 1 : be d r i ~ e d l € l" K ac t IY i t h e i p ro p e r 0'-0 thi~ is to purchase,.a template nd im tyfollow lh insirucl lons lFwo¥idledwith it.
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smaller) 10 drill pilot m a d rn l iff h o le . C h e a to m a k s ur e t h a : t e , h o le s a r their proper location. I B ,. ID r U i 7 rn m o r 9 / 3 2 " hole ofl~l1e le:ft:si:deand z~·h It'I lriigtu 5ffil!lll or !ever isthe 1 r 9 1 r t s i c : l e J . sida.(The·&mIy~or N o te : at a l p o ss ib l u s th m e t r i d r il l b it s
c..nstalillihe a . 1 .. i IO s e f i r p i l l
to d h e c k . p r o p e r fit 1tiJeleng~h this,it hou h ) h ,o r j u s s li g h t l beyond n e e o e iv ·e r o n the iiight s;ide. lil'"llm
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F IR E A K
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M O D IF Y N G T H E S O l LN
on he
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d ~ o f the r,eoel,ver
mw,;:Ll$o be modified, This ml!.lS'~be 0'0 111$so 1118auto, sear 1ripaIm wlil. f ,J r o je c t a b o v th,E) boll:rail" e ng a g i0 9 h e c a o n h e full auto bolt carrier.
T h e r e a w e ' tw assembly,
G U ID E R A J
H E B OL l G U D E R A
I M I: 1 H O D
bolt
F I R EAK-41 .
wa
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h e bolt raill
li to COlTJ,llletefyremove r a ( se a F ig . 2 ) Cautioii!: YOLD
s!'u;n.ll oot rel'TllJ1il'emore: 1 /2 " w id e section, r~ngl m o r e 1 h a T I1 ,} '2 "m a y [ 'M u t t h e o l d ro p n g n t this opening iammlng l1ewea:pon.
'1I!Iafti
to a e e o m p h s h
c re at e s lo t ~ha1Jhehi I le v e r a r m oftheauto s e a w a ll p as s IhrQug:h. lihisslot m e ~ h o d li th best w a , lo u t k e ne l J rk , aliso ' i' i a i k s b e H .e r o n ' I h e s e O C f i1 d c o l . t€ : rs io o method indluded inlhis book a5~he lenglh o f h e slot aCCQlllmodate~he
a n gl e of the' Eillto e a T h e l e n g ~ h o o ot ca n c re a e d ~ o e n d t a bO V € th t h e l fi iv il lo c a t i o n , whiah, r ew o r ke d t , a c c e p t he au ea a lt er e
T o c re a 0 0 11 9 w it h
don aii'll
hi
SEl es01 you m u d r C au t o n T h . m u 11116" dr
ow nd ea o .y o do n o t I br e ak : 'l h e o r d i O f tl1~ h O l i e s .
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file
dr·ernellool. remove th rti'letal
m e : I l o r e ~ ($e~F r
easier to ,clrrill up fromltie
it
2 J ! . ) , Y O U I rnaylind mag:azllilEl weIIll
when drilling tnesel holes"
Yo must also ret1l'lG\le~heside portio of th!1l raildtrectly below the allow.io th~aul seerio rest agd!i05tllii~in· side the·.r,eoeiver_ ,.
F lE W OF lK lN G
S A F IE T Y
E V B R S lO P fl19!!JRE3
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o p must be b e n t oli.!!.at .app;roxim~elo/
a45degr'ee
approximately
angle,. Pla~ 1 /8 " t hi o
piece , 0 ' 1 m e t a l
betJrnd~his sImp atild'
me el No wi m~ 1h m· me e l ! e o t o r r.eVi!lf. INcwthesslector re'l"er'lllJn p a s s I;>etlr\ree!1his ~ W ; p th r eo e iv e F i9 .3 )
F I R E AlK·47
SElL..EC FIR
AK~
R E AT IN G , A I S m :L £C TO R
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L. EVE
J rn N
G UR E Te mild the locatioo Ofth@saleot fire detent,. m o v e th safety/selector om he mo p os i o n d o w n W it s 1 00 00 S p os ~ o i passtngl
stop..1I'he saf.el
f,ev8r protruslon
automaticalty create mark agii!jn8t~he j&Oeiver, showing needito t1I1IO\!Ie'~",,:saifeW'levere 'l er O lJ t im e s t o ma lli~ fIlark. $a$!ty se on h .e s o h m . om in dra~ng, F ig u 1 . The QfUle I r ' E l e > e i v e ( . , oofetyfsell9clDr lever w i [ 1 now C l i C k : i il i' ll D · 9i ~ir~
w:i[I
os on wh ch
S!be ow he
ml
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os o:
ou m U S l : A J it ,e r yo u 1 i 8 / l e k iu lf l t h e o c a t o n , d e te n t H la tN l :selecto !a er wi $«¢ II!rto (00 most guns !his is a n e l ~ al .e d ~ v e ) . ¥OIJ m a yw is h ~ o d 'u p~ ic at e t h d e t e n t lJ USing a nd la r
oWI
fiI
roodi
dreme~ tools. This detefilt
OM
a va i e b t o r
be creal'ed
dr hi >d o , th,e metal!. C a u ti o n : D Q I lo t d r i l throug th metal.lFortnEt oca J: of dsrem, se IiIgure 14\.
16
F IR E A K
S E __ ]£ C
F :U LL AU l BO
VS
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AUTO A R A IE lR S SEMI
10 Qompl:e1;eha, ~\le~lon. y o u r rifleI T I 1 . J s t iftO bolt ·canrle.r. Many Ih~,e' ·sirnilia:r"IPifies imported intoo th 1!I.S.lhave afull .auto, o l c a e r u t w e e , manufactured mi on At pcfnt must detannlne· if Y O U f r H l ' e h a s full o r m i U i bolt carrier, Th ~ullaut bolt earner will have the: p :r q e c t $.iJlaWrl in ca $ \J (; fa c F i g: ur e 6 . If your boll: c a @ r d o
boil c a e r
S E lJ EC T F IR E A K 4 7
F IR E ~ JK -4 7
ot dy ha he
J~ E;::::~"'"I-___'
bolt c an i~ r d o e
o t ha tile on he de ~o S t: a e re ' e d T o d o $~mptyb-uild up ~hesurface by welding, w h . c h c a easll~ybe d a n e w.rth m·de Fi hi wi wed, he d l o H ~h e excess.
lhesemiauto,
S e e F ig u rE l' 6 .
M O D F Y N G T H E S EM I A t BOLT CJmR~R:
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This c a s u a o e c a c re a e d ,giindlng sepe.rate e c o f ~ m je ne d e e which is 1 J ~ n p la o ed l o n t th,e e a n e lin IFigure'6 a n d ! sllve:r o td e ce Th me od will gkJ,e Y O U I ~ e o f bOl!Jbl:eIree s em : o
=.
Ramp
18
19
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REASSEMBLY The na
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co we
s t. o l~ e ·a s5 em b le y o uf rm e he MI Ut
en os ec
IUs ngthe Ik.i1L no
eu h: s em i a Lf l h;a.mmer.Assemble'~h,e nigge.r dl$. c o nn ec to r a ss em b y . rEiady ou he he mi of he dl e a which the with the mOlf.emern ho h e hammer h e h e bolt is to 3!3Z' oxma a d u > s> t m en t i n ee d ed . o o m p e te l C lo se d mp the m p o r c a m s lJ rf ac 9 t~ h M w~ d d e he Ol ca
in 1lheprevious~ps.
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,~ywa r n o t C(ll'liiIfortable dliilling iilew hd.les
FUll
A U T O C ON V E RS lO N
M E 11 HO D IJ2
m p or ta n T h i c on ve r o n m e 1 o d il w o r w , a . m o o h in e d r ec e jv er . C 'a noili/f be wih,
You #1
mp Ilow~.
he ma u s e I ;; o n ve r so o fh.e s.tamped reoei;ver.
ce method
y o u r s t am p e d l "e C * il ,l 'e r ,t h e r e is a n o t h e r wrq. drilling ea o ~e .y o u c a se t h e x t in g iiNel 1tiestairnped semil a u r ec e v e o c a e d u s on th I h am m e r . i Q ,o o t h i y o u m U S l 'f ir S l: re m o v e th Irh.!'et, small r i Y e l h o e s .ltccepl the Ui yo ce tn y o u r peJ15 kit m m o r 9/32' nol@ 'iefl s id e , , an d 5mmor 1 1 s il z h o l fh rigtltslde. N:o~e: r a la i
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us
21
he
liYli'!fbiic:
driIl15i2e5.
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ex ou of tiiJelowe portio he or
de
full a ut o o o l ! \ e r! i o r m e th o d # 1
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A e \I VO r kt h e s ar et y l ev e stop. Se
'COnVetSlOO
Metlliod#11.
STEP S ! e l e d O r leve. detent
Oreate
fljll auto co~r$i Iii
Fig;ure 1.
lMlilo
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CLmlNG ~Ji] AELOGAli ING fHE~OSEAA UR o w h e tr'tCky part
:2
this o o n e r o n m e ~h o d The a U l s ea r T )u $ 00 C U n d e to c a e d shOM'i in Figu~13I4, Hem1 2. T h e · auto sear moot: lO cu li I h a l a lo o g th linsid ed'g ,of! F lg uJ e 4 " t e J l 3 " s o~ h a P a n A . c a n be part f lr p, pe d o v e r nr " l fE I " $ : @ d l ha
mately
connects
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Might
with U l
h am m e r
of lea,ving ,app~oxi-
sascr W,
S E lL E C
F IR E A K 4
DI AU A! B A O K O G E T i r IE R F IG U R E 4 11 iE lM 1 ,iIt
an be d o n e ' by using a,!;w~ph:1t ,odrumed tofitsnug Wedi
he
Ui
t'ogether
h ro ug h~ h 5 m m pr I o e . T h i w i e lP . to align f il e t w o h a lv e a l! o 'J lQ I II iI h s m al l w a sh a r :0 m ak i
he
ou of me mov W I 1e n , cu t T h e ' 7 2S ' S!houl~d be P l u s o r m in u .OH)".fhe graphit.e rod local weldingi:iupPIy h o om yo is called ,t!. welding eteoln)tle, ew 1 5 d e gr ,e e by i1stallinQIboth halves
into'~'he receiver usingl th IiIi~Wpin a n o ca I g ~h e e ve r F ig u r 5 , P a B , s o h a t h e r ,e o o l ll 'e r . T h e ' rests agallls~ the' top rail ip e r m uS '~ p~ ~ o o o t h a was cut Oul: h e g u d e il mu ag:alnsl
!tie inside oUtle uece'Ner.
locate I ?a .r t s o t 'h a tt h e top = w rf ll c
r E r\ ll el l
par:allel wilt1 ~h:etqp t l ' ' 1 9 1 r , o o e L v e r a n d i~ 91'1gaged h e in, p la c e I I' iI iI ht h e > seer h e h am m e r h e ~ ; c e h o u ,overlap 'b ,a least '1 ' 6 " . Yo theb'lip lever h a v k 1t r a n ~ h e e rt ic a portion 0 1 h e d e rail as ho F ig ur e 5 .
F IR E A K - 4 i "
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F IR E A K
Alter m a }( ! n g S u r e ve ry th ln g aligned held il'llpllim8, y , Q L J ma no s po t w e the auto s m a ] ] wir,OI'W {ilfder. lhas speciall
w e d e m a be rented 'from your Ilo ea'1equ ipJt e a together e n t y ,e rd l T a t > k w e d i o t to weld this, t im e . ( Ca i1 l o o : lake he uw ea ou gh th p i n s [ d e
a u w , sear fn:nm 1 tJ e r ec e v e a n insert the ,graphite before w e l: ct ln g . T h i s Vilil tu:!'lp keep tihe' w~rd tr,om d i o r n g h e' 5 m m lhotEli.After welding, m ak e he ee y, OU! willl'ft a n m o v need to remove, ll metal shavings th hole.
M O m f E I A U T O S EA R O N L EF J
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c:neo'k IlOW ou dy oma mb ' k J r p ro p e r a l g ,n m e n t Install alOng lWh1heo~ pin, Repliiloo e n d l i~~ th.e 0 0 1 1 an c a r i ' t E l r into h e r ec e v e a nd i m o v e m e n t . With the bOlt c lo s d . G h c k to se iI me clear ,and m o de he If this, tn.tiI
g r in d u s t t i W a m o r e ,oft h e bo t o m o f Part liigure m a y h ia v· E it o m~ n t h e h em m e j U l s t a s e s u nd e Ui!~ he o' , a u t t o ' 5e
OO
lIM1 1'Il
tI
:.
lthe l i ! ' ! ~ 1 Sitep.lime the! Ibolt "",i~hlhe auto
mOlle-
is approximateliY whenl 1 1 1 1 6" to 31:32" r o m b e n g c O r 1 p~ e .t et y oIooed.
the iilammer
Thi hou a co o m just th front e e r n e r
c a rr ie r , F ig u r Cau~loiil:
much.
a: ow ~d w l; !a p o n t o w o : r 1 k -
he
he
gJ nd of m v ·auto bolt
carefu'l
to
o o d put y'Our
