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what would be the best oil or solution to put on it to ensure no water remains hidden in any nooks and crannies? Good old WD-40?
I'm also possibly thinking about leaving the bolt alone, but I'm open to suggestions on that. Let it ride or disassemble and strip?
Yeah, it def doesnt appear bad like those Ive seen, my 106f is same. Weird.I think the paint on that one was better than this SAM. I shot the snot out of it and never noticed any bubbles, for example.
Shot this SAM yesterday enough to heat it up and the barrel started losing paint. So...
I do have some questions though.
I'll obviously have to thoroughly rinse the Citristrip and old paint off. Once that's done, what would be the best oil or solution to put on it to ensure no water remains hidden in any nooks and crannies? Good old WD-40?
Aircraft Stripper on paint and brake cleaner to strip water.The good old canned aircraft stripper will do wonders, I use it on weld wheels.
Will cerakote be applied over the park? Or is it blasted and then cerakoted?
Didnt know if it was hollow and would hold the screws, thanks!
Pretty easy to retrofit. Seems like lots of countries that ended up with these rifles did just that.
Has my SLR-107 for nearly five years, and have shot, and carried it a lot. As of yet, no finish issues.......
My SAM5 looks pretty good but after I shot it 100 or so times (not rapid fire) it slightly changed the finish on the front end moslty near the gas block. I watched Mishaco's two videos on his and it looked the same before and after as mine. Kind of a brownish tint after shooting.You might have lucked out and had a lobster-handed babushka make yours extra wet in the ((10)) paint booth. My 106F finish hasn't had any bubbling or cleaning issues either, but the finish on both of my 104 guns spots easily when cleaning, and my SAM7 paint is straight up weak sauce.
It's been pretty common knowledge going back to the 90s that Arsenal AKs have often suffered from lousy paint over park. It's even being seen in some of the newly released SAM5 guns.
My SAM5 looks pretty good but after I shot it 100 or so times (not rapid fire) it slightly changed the finish on the front end moslty near the gas block. I watched Mishaco's two videos on his and it looked the same before and after as mine. Kind of a brownish tint after shooting.
I'm going to try some polymer furniture with this to lighten up an already heavy gun.
Got one of the molded Bulgarian surplus buttstocks you can find floating around for less than $20 and an Arsenal fde/sand colored handguard set with heatshield which I attempted to dye to a similar matching color. Did some experimenting with Coral Rit Dye as a base, adding small amounts of Race Car Red and Cocoa Brown. Might grab an FDE US Palm grip and try the same.
Bulgarian AK-47 Fixed Stock, Brown Polymer, 7.62X39, *Fair* (apexgunparts.com) $15.95 when they're in stock.Love to know where I can find one of those stocks for $20
Well damn I thought they were hard to find as I've never seen them for sale on AKfiles.Arsenal Red / Brown Polymer Buttstock for Milled Receivers
Brand New Bulgarian Reddish/Brown Polymer Buttstock for Milled Receiver.www.k-var.com
Kvar and Desert Fox Outfitters. DFO has some black ones too.
Kvar's are NOS and DFO's are well used.
Still at cerakote.
I like it!
Back from the cerakote and looking great.
May not keep it like this, I'm generally not a fan of optics on AK's, but I thought I would try out this new German No.4 reticle Bushnell I picked up cheap.
A word to anyone who might buy the Bulgarian stock for their rifle- the plastic is very soft and the pre-formed screw holes don't match up with the Arsenal upper and lower tang, You'll have to drill your own, but be careful- the plastic is soft and there's some sort of aluminum shank in the stock that you will have to drill through if you want to use standard length AK screws.
You'll also have to do some sanding to get it to fit, but not much.
Is that an RS reg mount?
Back from the cerakote and looking great.
May not keep it like this, I'm generally not a fan of optics on AK's, but I thought I would try out this new German No.4 reticle Bushnell I picked up cheap.
A word to anyone who might buy the Bulgarian stock for their rifle- the plastic is very soft and the pre-formed screw holes don't match up with the Arsenal upper and lower tang, You'll have to drill your own, but be careful- the plastic is soft and there's some sort of aluminum shank in the stock that you will have to drill through if you want to use standard length AK screws.
You'll also have to do some sanding to get it to fit, but not much.
Sooooooo, what ya going to do with this beauty?
It's a lot lighter like this.
I fit the other stock this morning. I think the best way to go when attaching it is wood screws that are shorter than the standard AK tang screws and you wont have to worry about bottoming out on the metal insert and stripping the pilot hole in the plastic.
Shoot the snot out of it.