Romanian AIMS-74 build project (or "Kokanee's bored again")

[Kokanee]

Not alot going on atm w/ this, waiting on parts.

Decided to fill the Russian selector markings in w/ some JB weld. I'll re-do the finish on the receiver tomorrow.



As well filled in the vent holes in the gas tube;

[oOMuDOo]

Kokanee , you amaze me ....

keep it up!

[Kokanee]

Recoated the receiver today, no more pesky russian markings;



As well finished final shellac coat on the lower handguard, and gastube converted from AK47 to AKM;



Close up of the new gastube;



Everything's now sitting for a week so all the coatings can cure.

[ancorp]

Lookin' good there mate. Shellac turned out great, gas tube turned out excellent as well, now get working on the gas block

IMO you may have overdid the coating on the receiver. Just my opinion. Ever consider adding Romanian markings somehow?

Keep it up!

[Kokanee]

Originally Posted by ancorp

...gas tube turned out excellent as well, now get working on the gas block ...

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[ancorp]

Originally Posted by Kokanee

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Gas block. The part that connects the gas pipe to the barrel. Yours is still AK-47 type, you need AKM type. You can get close by simply removing the ring/sling loop, and sanding/milling off some metal.



Such as that.

Cheers,
Alex

[Kokanee]

Oh I see where you're going w/ this. We'll see, I don't want to make the cleaning rod retaining lug too thin. I'm actually more ticked off I couldn't figure out a way to get a bayonet lug on there. SUppose one could always saw an AK74 gasblock and a AK47 gasblock in half and jbweld them together, although I would have serious reservations about it being strong enough to be gameable...

It's a crying shame there isn't a proper AKM gasblock/tube out there on the market as a drop in part....

[ancorp]

Originally Posted by Kokanee

It's a crying shame there isn't a proper AKM gasblock/tube out there on the market as a drop in part....

So buy a real one and mod it on.

[Kokanee]

Oh Alex, why do you always twist my arm!

[Kokanee]

Getting there, almost...

[redmond]

Man she is lookin gooooood.

[seabass]

Im really interested on the finish on the body. I might ot this to my 74 project if i can afford to get it off the ground this summer

[Promant]

Very nice. Congratulations.

But you have to change also front sight, not only gas block.
AIMS74 has front sight like AK74 type [close]. Ak74 sight is better - otherwise you can't use bayonet.
You can see this very well here:
http://avtomats-in-action.com/pro19.html

I'm also building an AIMS 74 now. Just finished front of the gun. Now i'm waiting for metal body ["element" - not so good like KA but it's ok - I have both bodies in my other replicas; RPK and Tabuk sniper].

Next week I will have this body [other parts are completed] and I will do romanian selektor markings and manufacturer markings on this body.

Than we will compare our replicas.

[Promant]

Hi,
have You allready completed your gun?

My is ready.
Parts from: CA, KA, Cyma, body Element.

Romanian - "Mitraliera AIMS-74 calibru 5,45mm"
[RATMIL]:



Romanian selector markings:


Still waiting for a proper 5,45 steel mag...

[super.felix]

I have already made mine but lazy to transfert the Mpi frontsight with gaz tube toward the AIMS to be AIMS74 .unfortunatly i have sold the Romanian black iron demil RS 5,45 magazine to my friend



the AIMS front sight is not the AKM one but the AK74 front sigth