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Thanks for the supportive comments! I'd signed up on AKfiles ages ago to post about the project and I forgot about it while I was waiting for my account to be activated. I spent the weekend making a few dimensional tweaks here and there, hopefully I'll be trying it out in the next week.

On the last outing with the rifle the cobbled together magazine well broke and I got distracted with other things for a while. Now I've 3d printed a whole new magazine well/trigger guard/pistol grip. Hopefully more testing soon.

That's the million dollar question. I'll find out as soon as I can find time to get to a range.

I didn't really get as many photos of the project as I should have, but here's what I do have. This is the demilled parts kit and receiver: I used an M4 profile barrel, turned down to a modified AKM profile. I had to remove the barrel extension, weld up the gas port, and machine a stainless...

Not quite 11 years ago I started kicking around an idea. https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/ak-in-6-5-grendel-w-ar-magwell.353318/ Today I got my first test fire. It works beautifully, though the rifle still needs a little cosmetic work.

Yep, that's the Cylinder and Slide extended ambi safety. http://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/action-parts/safety-parts/safeties/browning-hi-power-extended-ambi-safety-prod5492.aspx?ttver=1 Honestly though, I think I'd prefer a stock FN Hi-Power MkIII ambi safety - if I could actually find...

Thank you :) I agree, grips are the final thing on the list.

I picked this up from J&G Sales in November, intending to use it to learn a few new gunsmithing skills. I stripped it down completely and refinished it in Moly Resin, cut the slide for Novak sights (the scariest part of this project), removed the magazine disconnect, de-humped and...

A bunch more about the project here: http://wethearmed.com/gunsmithing-and-weapon-repair/m1-carbine-bayonet-mount-picatinny-rail-adapter/

There wasn't much to the construction. I just cut the blade off a repro M4 baoyonet, removed the grips, and milled out a groove in a section of aluminum picatinny extrusion to fit the tang, milled the slots, JB welded it together, and finished it off with Moly-Resin. I'll have some more pics...

1 hacked up reproduction bayonet + a bit of aluminum rail stock = easy mounting of a light without interfering with the sights or requiring modification of the rifle. Eventually I may put some effort into making one that doesn't require a donor bayonet.

Necrothread resurrection, but here's the Stevens 200 scout I'm working on: I made a short rail for the rear bridge with an integrated stripper clip slot, for loading the fixed 20 round mag. I'm going to fabricate a rear sight to go on the rear rail, and make my own scout rail on which to hang...

Yep, but fixed and non-removable in this case. That's why I wanted to have the ability to use strippers.

Thanks! I don't think it could be milled into the rear ring and still line up with the back edge of the magazine. I could move the magazine back a smidge, but I think it might start running into the rear action pillar.

Now I need to get some stripper clips and see if it works :o If it works, I'll duplicate it in steel. I'm not sure how much I can trust those little aluminum nubs, but cutting aluminum is so much less hassle for a prototype.

The balance point around the front 1/3rd of the magazine, weight is 7lb 13oz, and the way it swings and points is very lively.

Ha! I had seen that picture in a google image search before I started. Thank you very much for showing what could be done and providing inspiration!

Good question. I have no idea how it shoots yet. It should group well with the shorter (stiffer) barrel and fresh crown, but I'm guessing that I'll have to find a taller front sight to keep if from shooting high.

A friend of mine has a late numbered and pretty rough Fazakerly Enfield No.4 mk1 that he loves, but wanted it to be a little lighter and faster handling while still retaining the essential look. Before any screams "BUBBA!", we talked about his other options and this is what he truly wanted...

Nate, you haven't been forthcoming with any public retractions or apologies and are still making efforts to hide what you've done instead of just owning up to it and taking your medicine. Worse, you are impugning people who are just trying to get to the truth behind all your lies. You could...