Sa85m conversion

[sdustin]

So. Kind of a long story. But my very first gun bought in 2002 when I was 18 was a ban era ak. Sa85m. Thumb hole stock and no threads. Well I loved the gun I wrote my initials under the plastic butt plate. I sold it before I was 20. Regretted it since. So today I'm picking up a transfer at my local gun store and they had one. I was telling the story about how it was my first gun. He obviously was trying to talk me into buying it. I said if it's got my initials under the butt plate it's sold. Well low and behold that was my ak! I was in disbelief. So obviously I had to put it on lay a way while I help my wife understand why I need another ak.

Making this post because I will be converting it to a pistol grip stock and I'm thinking about threading the barrel. I am familiar with using a thread alignment tool and doing it by hand. Does anyone here have any experience with the sa85m? Is there enough meat to thread it 14mm? Can I get a muzzle device retention pin and use the factory front sight? I don't currently have the gun in my hands. I could probably figure the front sight by looking at it. If I do have to have the front sight post switched out I'll probably pay for that and the threads so I could use a suppressor. That's not absolutely necessary. I would be happy with just the slant brake for the vibes.

Anyone with any experience please chime in. Pic added of my first and newest gun purchase.

 

[bambam]

The first to determine is:
Short stroker or long stroker?

 

[sdustin]

Fining your old AK is remarkable KBI was the importer of the ban-era Hungarian SA 85m. Those imported shortly after 1989 will undoubtedly have turned down barrels

Pretty sure the barrels are not turned down but just never threaded.

 

[sdustin]

The first to determine is:
Short stroker or long stroker?
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It's a long one. I've never seen the short action guns. Those must be really rare.

 

[fast306stang]

That's awesome. Really cool.