Topic: help on AK identification

[luckypunk]

Ran across gun that I'm interested in.  need some help on the ID

built on a NDS reciever 2 digit serial- something like T00000XX
AK serial is 1982(triangle)(serial#) I fat-fingerd the button & the camera didn't record these picts

interesting features include the rear sight. that is integral to the hinged top cover.  not the typical leaf sight- only has 2 position (like the AR A2 rear site). with a Cyrillic "N" and then 2-4 on the other.

flash hider is longer probably 2/2.5" with A2 like slots at the slant brake orientation (has detent)

best of all they seem to have installed the entire side folder kit less buttstock. 

these are the only picts I can provide until I get some more later. f-ing camera phone







any help would be appreciated. 

I'll just be here eating some strudel

[luckypunk]

...hello, this thing on?  don't make me call Alpha Omega...they are after all the premiere AK officianados in teh treasure valley

maybe this isn't Yugo or bulgy? because the only thing I can find is that triangle=romania?

and apparently the yugo barrel length/hand guards are different from russian/bulgarian, so I might be able to figger it out that way

just curious if it is chrome lined. 



honestly I don't care if this was made in a tent in the middle of pakistan because it is a sexy little beast and will get it even if I don't SBR it

who am I kidding, one poly folder away from hardcore AK porn

[popsgunner]

Hey LP, Pops here, I am not the AK guru but, Nodak is good stuff, it IS sexy, it's an AK if it runs and you did on it....who cares what the other crap on it is....sbr that bitch and make her scream

[crj]

Hard to know. . .could be a parts kit put together in someones living room. Looks sweet though!

[luckypunk]

Thanks for the replies

I got some word back from an AK builder that this is likely a parts gun.
but looks like it could be a specialized build

combination of Bulgarian & Romanian front trunion, barrel, handgaurds, top cover.  this creates a short/light/least bulky AK (over a conventional leaf sight & gas system.

nodak spud receiver appears well rivited.  anyone know if the bolt that color means it is "hard chromed" ...it appears that some are higher nickle/chromium content close to stainless, which means they don't take blueing

it has a bulgarian or russian sidefolder kit installed which I  prefer for cheekweld

someone made it real easy to form 1 an SBR

I want this gun

A2 style brake: http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=nvpc3a&s=7


It really has been fun researching the seemingly endless versions of the AK

should have my Saiga 12 in < 1mo

[luckypunk]

Anyone got a 7.62x39 go no-go gauge?

make it worth your while

[luckypunk]

took the little bitch out to function test with some old lacquer wolf and it was entirely enjoyable to shoot.
loaded just one round first & it passed the "didn't blow up" test.......  case looked fine,  had absolutely no trigger slap and low perceived recoil & blast from the last yugo I had awhile back...... but Wow what a wallop of terminal ballistics.  too used to .223

did a bump-dump from the hip  but the wife missed it.  got me on this one actually trying to "aim"



after a few boxes more the grip screw loosened up, so I figured I wouldn't push it.  Damn thing was a boogered up slotted screw with no washer  that I replaced with a nicer allen head.

tearing it apart now,  it has an Arsenal logo trigger,  a few #s on the barrel,  a few different ones on the carrier....ect. seems to be totally PAKI MADE!...I love it

[crj]

Aiming is for AR's. 

That is a really cool little AK. Emphasis on little. 

[Lurch]

You might want to show those pics on the  m-4.net website in the Ak forum. There are some real experts there. But........I am with Pop's................rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrpppppppppppppppp .........it's an AK........................

[p8riot]

Congrats on your acquisition! Looks like a nice custom parts build. I like that rear site.

[luckypunk]

Gun is dead, KB'd

took the recoil spring to the face, but otherwise OK.  couldn't find the case due to the sagebrush. round cleared the barrel.

receiver bulged out LH side of gun enough to drop the trigger pins on the right side, binding the bolt in a hot mess.  

only odd precursor was that I had a round with a light primer strike, just before it, right at the end of the mag, I thought the gun was empty so I pulled the mag but it had a few rounds in it & racked the bolt and the round came out.   I inspected it & put it back in and got another click.racked out the bullet and did a quick dump to empty the mag....bang, bang,KB!


kinda sad about the whole thing.  It's a rare gun,  I have the form 1 paperwork sitting on my desk to SBR it. but now it will probably be scrapped
 

[No-One]

Glad your OK . Too bad about the little AK .

[J Mack]

I’m pleased to hear the AK was the only one to suffer any injuries!
A good reminder why we should always have a shooting partner.

[Idaho_Gun_Nut]

Too bad, that was a nice looking Krink you got there LP.  I'm wondering if the issue was with the ammo or the gun?  Is there any sign of bulging on the barrel?  I'm suspecting a round that didn't clear the barrel perhaps?  Glad to hear you're doing ok, something like that is enough to leave racing stripes in your shorts!

[luckypunk]

thanks for the concern guys, blowing up a gun is a pretty rare occurrence so I really just wanted to share.

no sign of bulging barrel & I witnessed hits. barrel is currently clear. I had only shot a couple hundred rounds through the gun, but I inspected the first several cases that fired, nothing wrong with them. (wolf)  Boise gun took it back & was going to send it off to wolf along with that bad primer round.  unfortunately I can't be sure if that was the same lot/type though.  I have some of the older lacquer wolf and some brass cased surplus in the same ammo can.  certainly no reloads though.

my only worry  (as posted above on 2/23) was I don't know for sure that it was properly assembled because I never checked it with a gauge.

[redmist]

The gun looks like a Bulgarian AKS-74U front end that was pressed into a Romy trunnion. This would cause a headspace issue if the barrel was not redrilled for the pin.

My guess is this was a total parts gun for sure!

The good thing is you can purchase another kit that is Russian and use that barrel in your KBed gun.