renegadecow Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I have the knack of churning out unique kits as exemplified by my Ultima Ratio last year, SVU last October and now I've just finished with a PKM kit which is also my last build for the year (now I have to find out a way to clean my room with the mess I made just making it). The PKM started out as a phone call a month ago. A good friend of mine called me up and demanded I make him a PKM. "All right", was all I said without looking before the leap. Now, 3 weeks of boozing up and 1 week of hard labor, it's finally done and I have fresh pics to show you all for the New Year! Zounds! The feed tray comes up like the real thing! Removable box mag. Made out of PVC. The base gun is a CA SLR105 but I could have just as well worked on any AK variant. The flash hider is from an SVD, bipod from an RPK. The butt stock, carry handle, feed tray modification and box mag I had to churn out on my own. The only thing left are linked dummy rounds which I leave to my friend in finding because I've already surrendered the gun to him half an hour ago. Link to post Share on other sites
enteryourusername Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Wow Nice job Where does the battery go? Link to post Share on other sites
jim_dandy Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Looks like it goes in the magazine. Well done. Link to post Share on other sites
Crimson Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Wow thats really good Link to post Share on other sites
+gingernuts+ Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 yeah thats sweet! good job, what was the cost of the build? Link to post Share on other sites
Marlowe Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Nice compromise for anyone wanting a 'PKM-style' AEG. Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Thanks all. The battery does go in the mag however I made a slight mistake in dimensions so that you can only fit a 9.6V sub-c battery if you splice it in the middle with an inch or so of wiring in between. The wire leading from the mag and into the gun should be concealed once dummy rounds are put in place. Linked 7.62x54 rounds are very hard to come by so belted M60 rounds should be ok. I didn't want to start all the way from scratch, otherwise I'd still be working all the way until February, so a lot of compromises were made. Most noticeable would be the inverted bipod (it should fold towards the operator) and the receiver. But I wanted to keep cost down which brings me to the kit price, which is a bit under $100. Link to post Share on other sites
Marlowe Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Renegadecow: I'd advise you to seek the permission of Arnie before attempting to make a commercial thread out of this. While we're more than happy to support commercial entities who operate on here with our consent, those who attempt to use this site for their own profit without that consent often find themselves rapidly in the staff's bad books. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 I would if a could but I can't due to sucky importation laws. I can't exactly sell any of my stuff other than to those where I live so just sharing whatever stuff I make here through pics and info is the only gratification I can take. The price I mentioned above is mostly just production cost as requested by gingernuts. Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticMag Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 It's a nice 50% PKM. Nice build! Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 It's a nice 50% PKM. Nice build! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Plastic, time to step up and finish your's! Link to post Share on other sites
Hind Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Good job! WTG! Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticMag Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Plastic, time to step up and finish your's! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I know, I know... I need a new sheet metal jig first. Mine broke. Link to post Share on other sites
The Crunchy Bunny Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 I officially hate you Link to post Share on other sites
dismemberd Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 Is the rear sight...supposed to be...backwards?? Link to post Share on other sites
renegadecow Posted January 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 yes. was a bit difficult doing it too. Link to post Share on other sites
zentaurus Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 yes. was a bit difficult doing it too. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> nice build, bro wish i had seen this earlier -- could have been first in line to congrats you Link to post Share on other sites
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