NonEx

Yeh. ^^^

Hawt!

Not a big fan of revolvers nor wood grips but I can appreciate and respect the work that goes into making them yourself. Nicely done Checkering wood with hand tools with my OCD... heeeellz naaaawh! 😛

This is the review section. I think your question would be better in Just Handguns, here: https://arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/index.php?/forum/199-just-handguns/

^^^ Yeah, I always do that and everyone that is able to should. I don't recall ever finding metal chips or machining dust but most guns out of the box are either surprisingly dirty/greasy or simply bone dry. And the inner barrels are usually dirty/greasy out of the box from my experience.

Did they not notice that the for end is at like a 20 degree angle afterwards? Hahaha

Sexhay

Haha, no, I have not. But it has been on and off again for the past two and a half years... Many many hours for sure But this pretty much only came together in the last month when I was on vacation from work. Did lots of work in the last month.

Hmmm... Can't say much about generations or the coatings but I agree the right one looks better. My experience a year or two ago was that I bought another WE M4 OB upper thinking I could have two uppers and switch around on the same lower. Turned out the pin holes were way off spec between the two (new upper was off) so I couldn't use it Original one was stock OB system and spare one was OB system (long after CB was dead). Also, WE does not make any marking version M4s but they are AFC (Armed Forces Company, HK - WE Hong Kong distributor/partner), custom engraved and refinished WE M4s (AFAIK). You could try them and see if they can tell you anything about the finishes. http://www.guns.com.hk/ My recently purchased WE Raptor OB (non marking) also has the newer looking more satin/dark gray anodized look. EDIT: Hmmm... wait. Your old original CB M4 upper (right) has the "new" style finish, and your old OB M4 upper (left) has the "new" style finish? Not sure if it's your exposure/white balance but your CB one looks even more light gray than my two newest ones, as per below. Original AFC/M4 OB upper/rifle (approx. 2011) WE M4 OB spare/off-spec upper (Approx 2016) WE M4 Raptor OB rifle (2018) Welp, looks like I did have something to say about it 😛

Thanks to the custom fitted PMAG shell I actually noticed an increase in recoil and rate of fire. Not yet done a chrono comparison between the magazines though.

Well... Upon closer inspection it turns out I was wrong. The grips weren't sitting flush against the frame because the bottom outer diameter of the frame screw bushing are 7mm, where as the holes in the RS Hogue grips are 6mm. So of course I took out my drill and a 7mm drill bit and went to down. And then they fit flush. But wait... Now there is no lip inside the grip screw holes to hold down the screw heads against the screw bushings... D'oh! So I guess I will have to make some DIY spacers and superglue/epoxy in place to hold the grips against the frame. Not sure if just widening out the back edges on the grip screw holes would work as I am unsure how high up the inside lip was originally. Oh wells.

Sooo... I have finally "completed" my WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build and I am feeling pretty dang good about it   WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, straight, raised, left side. http://i.imgur.com/y4gzlEi.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, straight, raised, right side. http://i.imgur.com/dzF5ea2.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, angled, raised, left side. http://i.imgur.com/Z8iVTRb.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, angled, raised, right side. http://i.imgur.com/DPL1LmA.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, angled, flat, magazine out, left side. http://i.imgur.com/tnRPvyN.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, angled, flat, magazine out, right side. http://i.imgur.com/uhIY3QO.png Build Parts List Base gun: WE AK-74UN GBBR Receiver: WE AK-47 PMC Hop up rubber: Maple Leaf Autobot 60DG (Yellow) Muzzle brake: PTSxGriffin Armament M4SD Paladin muzzle brake (CCW) RMR mount: Hephaestus Mount Base for AKS-74U / AKMSU Series RMR sight: Ace 1 Arms RMR style red dot sight Hand guard: MAGPUL MOE AKM AK47/AK74 (black) Magazine (internals): WE AK-47 PMC Magazine (external): MAGPUL MOE PMAG 30 AK/AKM 7.62x39mm (black) Pistol grip: MAGPUL MOE AK AK47/AK74 (black) Stock: MAGPUL MOE AK AK47/AK74 (black) Full build details can be found in the Projects thread over here:

Sooo... I have finally "completed" my WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build and I am feeling pretty dang good about it   WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, straight, raised, left side. http://i.imgur.com/y4gzlEi.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, straight, raised, right side. http://i.imgur.com/dzF5ea2.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, angled, raised, left side. http://i.imgur.com/Z8iVTRb.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, angled, raised, right side. http://i.imgur.com/DPL1LmA.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, angled, flat, magazine out, left side. http://i.imgur.com/tnRPvyN.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, angled, flat, magazine out, right side. http://i.imgur.com/uhIY3QO.png Build Parts List Base gun: WE AK-74UN GBBR Receiver: WE AK-47 PMC Hop up rubber: Maple Leaf Autobot 60DG (Yellow) Muzzle brake: PTSxGriffin Armament M4SD Paladin muzzle brake (CCW) RMR mount: Hephaestus Mount Base for AKS-74U / AKMSU Series RMR sight: Ace 1 Arms RMR style red dot sight Hand guard: MAGPUL MOE AKM AK47/AK74 (black) Magazine (internals): WE AK-47 PMC Magazine (external): MAGPUL MOE PMAG 30 AK/AKM 7.62x39mm (black) Pistol grip: MAGPUL MOE AK AK47/AK74 (black) Stock: MAGPUL MOE AK AK47/AK74 (black) Full build details can be found in the Projects thread over here:

WE AK-74UN MAGPUL Custom Build, “completed” And, finally, of course, some pictures of the final results. I have done some touching up in Photoshop as my DIY spray paint job of the metal external parts cracked during installation. Removed some dust, specs and scratches etc. Build Parts List Base gun: WE AK-74UN GBBR Receiver: WE AK-47 PMC Hop up rubber: Maple Leaf Autobot 60DG (Yellow) Muzzle brake: PTSxGriffin Armament M4SD Paladin muzzle brake (CCW) RMR mount: Hephaestus Mount Base for AKS-74U / AKMSU Series RMR sight: Ace 1 Arms RMR style red dot sight Hand guard: MAGPUL MOE AKM AK47/AK74 (black) Magazine (internals): WE AK-47 PMC Magazine (external): MAGPUL MOE PMAG 30 AK/AKM 7.62x39mm (black) Pistol grip: MAGPUL MOE AK AK47/AK74 (black) Stock: MAGPUL MOE AK AK47/AK74 (black)   WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, straight, raised, left side. http://i.imgur.com/y4gzlEi.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, straight, raised, right side. http://i.imgur.com/dzF5ea2.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, angled, raised, left side. http://i.imgur.com/Z8iVTRb.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, angled, raised, right side. http://i.imgur.com/DPL1LmA.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, angled, flat, magazine out, left side. http://i.imgur.com/tnRPvyN.png WE AK-74UN MAGPUL custom build, angled, flat, magazine out, right side. http://i.imgur.com/uhIY3QO.png

Historical Glimps From Instagram Here are some additional random Instagram pics I've posted about the project along the way. Instagram, 2016-02-07 After cutting stuff up and making mods all the parts get super dirty so I had to wash my AK 😛 http://i.imgur.com/aGC1uNK.png Instagram, 2016-02-07 Second complete preview fit of all the components. http://i.imgur.com/CyimAFx.png Instagram 2016-04-12 Preview video of the project posted on YouTube. http://i.imgur.com/0o6w3S0.png Instagram, 2017-07-23 Preparing my bathroom for my first attempt at spray painting my WE AK-74UN external parts. http://i.imgur.com/NTHEGN3.png Instagram, 2017-07-23 Turns out that spray paint particles spread about a lot even when doing “Dexter” preperations http://i.imgur.com/6i1aHJx.png Instagram, 2017-07-23 Had to wipe down my whole appartment with alcohol to get rid of the spray paint dust. Oh, and the actual paint job turned out like absolute *suitcase*... http://i.imgur.com/l9kM1MA.png Instagram, 2018-06-29 Second attempt at DIY spray painting my WE AK-74UN parts. This time using a “Paint Booth 3000” setup, i.e. a camping tent to contain the spray dust. Worked OK-ish but still had to wipe a lot of the apartment down afterwards. http://i.imgur.com/CN1gFk9.png Instagram, 2018-07-01 At least the second time around the actual paint job came out looking pretty dang good. Unfortunately during installation of the parts there was a lot of chipping and cracking so I am going to have to send the parts off to get Cerakoted anyways. http://i.imgur.com/X8STl0J.png http://i.imgur.com/d4oUQt1.png