Sysoosi Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 No offence dude, but that blank firing AK looks really crappy. Link to post Share on other sites
m.thumwood Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 yea. its prety old. my dad bought it when he was 18.(some centuries ago lol ) expensive the last time i saw them though. Link to post Share on other sites
m.thumwood Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 heres some better pics Link to post Share on other sites
Robot 2000 Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 teh. sechs. Link to post Share on other sites
Fullauto Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Teh. Socks Very nice mate, std or dx? Link to post Share on other sites
Shroomalistic Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 std, plastic forgrips with vented holes gives it away. Link to post Share on other sites
Robot 2000 Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Yeah it's the standard, and to be honest looks exactly the same as the pics of the DX I've seen other than the foregrips (which are getting replaced with real-deal soon as poss Link to post Share on other sites
t3hDesertFox Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 TM AK47 w/ madbull C02 gearbox. Link to post Share on other sites
Shroomalistic Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 wait a tick, where did the madbull co2 gear box come from? Link to post Share on other sites
Crandall Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 How is it, How is it, How is it, How is it, How is it, How is it, How is it, How is it, How is it, How is it, How is it, How is it, How is it, How is it!!! TELL US. Link to post Share on other sites
sadigh Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 TM AK47 w/ madbull C02 gearbox. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Have you got one from madbull for testing, or are they avaliable now? Link to post Share on other sites
hsimoorb Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Yes desert fox, please tell us. While your at it do you mind explaining what happened to that AK stock? It looks funny in that pic. Link to post Share on other sites
t3hDesertFox Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Here's a hint guys: I'm wearing glasses and ear protection for a reason. Link to post Share on other sites
sadigh Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Ahh penny dropped, real steel huh? Link to post Share on other sites
t3hDesertFox Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Indeed. Was just joking around, didn't mean to get anyones hopes up like that Link to post Share on other sites
Raygis LasVegas Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 ok feel a bit beaten here, but this is my TM which has just recieved full G&P treatment. more pics can be found HERE <{POST_SNAPBACK}> For some reason, the G&P wood kit looks out of proportion... Link to post Share on other sites
jonboy2312 Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 For some reason, the G&P wood kit looks out of proportion... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So I'm not the only one... Just about every picture of G&P or King Arms wood kits seems od to me. The pistol grips are too thick at the top and have an odd shape, and the stock shape and proportion seems all wrong to me... With the nice finish, they would make great furniture for civilian AK incarnations, but those kits look nothing like the wood or plywood found on military AKs... Can't say that I don't like the effect, though. Those wood kits remind me of the fancy, expensive wood on Saddam's gold-plated AK carbine Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticMag Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Indeed. Was just joking around, didn't mean to get anyones hopes up like that <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm surprised it wasn't immediately obvious... Nice try, though. Link to post Share on other sites
screamin_weasel Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 where do the kits look out of porportion ? i know nothing about real ak spec. here is my Ak with the KA wood kit on. it does its job as far as im concerned. i do find the pistol grip quite chunky, but i didnt know if thats just "how it is". as you can see the sun came out for some pics lol, making the bare metal extra shiny. Link to post Share on other sites
Mc Duck Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Pictures of the original size here! Link to post Share on other sites
Sysoosi Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Oh god. I don't like older AK's, but man the used ones look sechs. Link to post Share on other sites
jonboy2312 Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Screamin' Weasel, your AK indeed does look nice! I like the color of the wood kit on your particular specimen. It looks really good. What bugs me about those G&P and KA kits is the shape of the stock, first of all, and the pistol grip. Here's a quick doodle that shows (in red) where they went wrong... Basically, the underside shouldn't be curved, the break in the upper outline is too smooth and too close to the receiver, and the pistol grip lacks the angle that just about *defines* an AK pistol grip, giving it that distinctive shape (regardless if it's wood, plywood or polymer - they all share the same distinctive shape). I could get over the different finish (as yours looks really good in that department!), but I just don't get the shape - it literally strikes me every time. Here's a real steel early AK stock for comparison: http://www.allegro.pl/item114343245_kolba_kbk_ak.html The foregrips, though, are pretty good in the G&P/KA kits. Still, the wood texture seems off. The plywood version (very late production, just before AKM) looks like this: http://www.allegro.pl/item113525968_ak_47_nakladki.html while the early solid wood version looks like this: http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc0171a9ii.jpg Hollowing out a real stock would be a pain... So if I had a fixed stock AK, I'd check right away if the G&P/KA stock can be shaved down to the right shape... The only reason for its odd shape I can think of is that they wanted thicker walls around the battery compartment for strenght, as even the original plastic stock was rather tight... Either way, it's one good lookin' rifle you've got there Link to post Share on other sites
jonboy2312 Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 (edited) Mc Duck, that is absolutely wonderful!!! I really envy you the proper AKMS stock and the stamped metal body... I'm trying to create an AKMS (actually, an AKMSN) but there is really now way I could get a body like that (sure, I'll eventually get the stock, it's not that hard). The only way I can think of is snag a real gun and gut it out... Horosha rabota! Edited July 7, 2006 by jonboy2312 Link to post Share on other sites
screamin_weasel Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 ahh i see the pistol grip difference easily now - i can imagine its mroe comfy with the real steel outline - liek i said i find the 'wrong' pistol grip quite chunky. i also see the upper stock difference, though the bottom of the stock the difference is less obvious. still, im nto a geardo or oen fo these guys who needs his gun 100% correct, so it bothers me not. i brought it because it was the cheapest kit lol. that whole TM AK, with the wood kit and metal body cost me 130 GBP. Link to post Share on other sites
FW200 Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 The foregrips, though, are pretty good in the G&P/KA kits. Still, the wood texture seems off. The plywood version (very late production, just before AKM) looks like this: http://www.allegro.pl/item113525968_ak_47_nakladki.html while the early solid wood version looks like this: http://img209.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc0171a9ii.jpg Hollowing out a real stock would be a pain... So if I had a fixed stock AK, I'd check right away if the G&P/KA stock can be shaved down to the right shape... The only reason for its odd shape I can think of is that they wanted thicker walls around the battery compartment for strenght, as even the original plastic stock was rather tight... Either way, it's one good lookin' rifle you've got there <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually all Russian Type-3 Ak-47's (The TM Ak-47 is a Type-3) use laminated furniture, the Type-1 and Type-2 had solid wooden furniture. Hollowing out the stock isn't that bad.. atleast if it has space allready for a cleaning kit. On my Ak-74 I just had to remove a small bit extra and now a 1400 mAH Intellect mini fits in there, along with firing (even got the fuse in there ) BTW... how is the unifom doing Link to post Share on other sites
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