Century AK

[MUDMITCH]

I’ve got some bad rivets on my 74. Can anybody give me some advice on who-what-when-where on getting them repaired/replaced? I don’t know too much about AKs in general and not sure where to start. Thanks

 

[Hood886]

Wish people would just stop trying to build Aks on their own if they have no clue how to crush rivets properly. I can replace your rivets. Would probably be early 2022 till I can get to them. Feel free to pm if you'd like.

 

[Hood886]

I suspect OP’s rifle was assembled by a Century Arms sub-contractor for that particular batch of kit-built AK74 rifles.

Century’s M70AB2T (the slab side variant) seemed to be the worst CAI batch with loosening trunnion rivets, but has occurred on their other models as well, like the OP’s AK74. My m70ab2T rifle’s front rivets began to loosen and shift just like in OP’s photo’s, causing my front-end to wobble.

GinsBoy2003, a local guy, repaired a few where he discovered that CAI’s sub-contractor skipped a couple of building steps and simply “bucked” the front rivets against the barrel, they weren’t crushed.

Not surprised at all. When I see crappy rivets the first thing I think is "what else is wrong".

 

[MUDMITCH]

10-4 thank you sir !