An age old AK47 topic: Milled or Stamped ??

[sovietak474u]

I really have no dog in this fight as to me an AK is just another toy in the safe. I have no use for them, other than they make me happy to shoot.

There is always a use for an AK sir. They make me happy to shoot too

 

[NWSharpshooter]

There is always a use for an AK sir. They make me happy to shoot too

Oh, don't get me wrong, they are fine weapons. But realistically they are just a toy to me. I personally have no use for them other than fun.

 

[sovietak474u]

So, how bout them milled and stamped AKs.

 

[NWSharpshooter]

So, how bout them milled and stamped AKs.

Meh, give me an M-14 any day.

 

[unclear.six]

Fine. I have both, I like both. To me an AK is an AK.

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[Spartan07]

What we ought to do is everyone meet up with various AK's and put them in a leadsled and see what they group without human error...
Anyone up for it? I have a stamped Draco I'll use, as well as a saiga 308...I can borrow my Dad's leadsled...

 

[sovietak474u]

What we ought to do is everyone meet up with various AK's and put them in a leadsled and see what they group without human error...
Anyone up for it? I have a stamped Draco I'll use, as well as a saiga 308...I can borrow my Dad's leadsled...

sounds like fun to me!

 

[DaveTheMinion]

I could be wrong here, but with aks, 922r compliance and importation, isn't the original reciever destroyed and replaced?

 

[cvpadge]

I could be wrong here, but with aks, 922r compliance and importation, isn't the original reciever destroyed and replaced?

In some instances but not always.

 

[Billrube]

nope:

Receiver development


There were many difficulties during the initial phase of production. The first production models had stamped sheet metal receivers. Difficulties were encountered in welding the guide and ejector rails, causing high rejection rates.[21] Instead of halting production, a heavy machined receiver was substituted for the sheet metal receiver.[22] This was a more costly process, but the use of machined receivers accelerated production as tooling and labor for the earlier Mosin-Nagant rifle's machined receiver were easily adapted. Partly because of these problems, the Russians were not able to distribute large numbers of the new rifle to soldiers until 1956. During this time, production of the interim SKS rifle continued.[22]

Once manufacturing difficulties had been overcome, a redesigned version designated the AKM (M for "modernized" or "upgraded"—in Russian: (Автомат Калашникова Модернизированный [Avtomat Kalashnikova Modernizirovanniy]) was introduced in 1959.[23] This new model used a stamped sheet metal receiver and featured a slanted muzzle brake on the end of the barrel to compensate for muzzle rise under recoil. In addition, a hammer retarder was added to prevent the weapon from firing out of battery (without the bolt being fully closed), during rapid or automatic fire.[24] This is also sometimes referred to as a "cyclic rate reducer", or simply "rate reducer", as it also has the effect of reducing the number of rounds fired per minute during automatic fire. It was also roughly one-third lighter than the previous model.[23] Both licensed and unlicensed production of the Kalashnikov weapons abroad were almost exclusively of the AKM variant, partially due to the much easier production of the stamped receiver. This model is the most commonly encountered, having been produced in much greater quantities. All rifles based on the Kalashnikov design are frequently referred to as AK-47s in the West, although this is only correct when applied to rifles based on the original three receiver types.[25] In most former Eastern Bloc countries, the weapon is known simply as the "Kalashnikov" or "AK". The photo above at right illustrates the differences between the Type 2 milled receiver and the Type 4 stamped, including the use of rivets rather than welds on the stamped receiver, as well as the placement of a small dimple above the magazine well for stabilization of the magazine.

In 1978, Russia began replacing their AK-47 and AKM rifles with a newer design, the AK-74. This new rifle and cartridge had only started being exported to eastern European nations when the Soviet Union collapsed, drastically slowing production of this and other weapons of the former Soviet bloc.



Receiver type

Description



Type 1A/B

Original stamped receiver for AK-47. -1B modified for underfolding stock. A large hole is present on each side to accommodate the hardware for the underfolding stock.
(this naming convention continues with all types)



Type 2A/B

Milled from steel forging.



Type 3A/B

"Final" version of the milled receiver, from steel bar stock. The most ubiquitous example of the milled-receiver AK-47.



Type 4A/B

Stamped AKM receiver. Overall, the most-used design in the construction of the AK-series rifles.

YEP. What he said.