This is the saga of making BatteryOaksBilly an AK pistol. This is the original MSpaint mock up that he and I worked on. Originally he wanted a PSA triangle brace but chose the superior Bonesteel brace instead. He wanted a 7.62 as well. No problem there.
I sent him this pic of a build I just completed for someone in Lexington and he liked the Bonesteel better.
Originally I chose a Cugir PM90 kit as the donor parts kit due to the barrel length but settled on a WPB kit for a longer sight radius. That turned out to be a mistake and I'd come back to that platform.
BOB also said he liked the darker Bakelite but I couldn't find a LNIB set so I dyed a Magpul set to match:
Here was BOB Mark 1, it was a great little pistol but some of the things we'd discussed didn't completely meet his requirements. It was accurate with the chrome-lined and hammer forged barrel. The issue was with the overall length.
Here's more pics of BOB Mark 2:
Mark 2 was closer to the Cugir AIMR but with 1" less of LOP due the brace.
To get the OAL lower and keep the accuracy, I chose a WPB pistol kit and had to lathe a 16" WPB chrome-lined and hammer forged barrel from Arms of America. This lead to BOB Mark 3. It has a 10" barrel and is still accurate and now lighter and swings fast from target to target. It's threaded 5/8x24 so .30 cal suppressors can be used easily, if desired.
It was great working with Billy and I look forward to our future projects.
I sent him this pic of a build I just completed for someone in Lexington and he liked the Bonesteel better.
Originally I chose a Cugir PM90 kit as the donor parts kit due to the barrel length but settled on a WPB kit for a longer sight radius. That turned out to be a mistake and I'd come back to that platform.
BOB also said he liked the darker Bakelite but I couldn't find a LNIB set so I dyed a Magpul set to match:
Here was BOB Mark 1, it was a great little pistol but some of the things we'd discussed didn't completely meet his requirements. It was accurate with the chrome-lined and hammer forged barrel. The issue was with the overall length.
Here's more pics of BOB Mark 2:
Mark 2 was closer to the Cugir AIMR but with 1" less of LOP due the brace.
To get the OAL lower and keep the accuracy, I chose a WPB pistol kit and had to lathe a 16" WPB chrome-lined and hammer forged barrel from Arms of America. This lead to BOB Mark 3. It has a 10" barrel and is still accurate and now lighter and swings fast from target to target. It's threaded 5/8x24 so .30 cal suppressors can be used easily, if desired.
It was great working with Billy and I look forward to our future projects.