Friday, September 10, 2010

Weapon

How to Make a Paper AK-47 Gun

The Automat Kalashnikov 47 is a very powerful and very popular assault rifle made in Russia. It has gained worldwide renown and notoriety for its rapid-fire capabilities, its efficiency and its accuracy. It is a symbol for underworld criminal activity and modern warfare. For most people, the AK-47 is too dangerous a weapon for them to own and keep at home. However, anyone can make a harmless replica out of paper.

Make the stock of the gun. Gather 30 sheets of paper and stack them tightly together. At the top of the first sheet of the stack, make a mark 2 inches away from the left edge and a mark 2 inches away from the right edge. Take the stack in both hands and fold the right and left sides inward to the marks you drew. Tape this folded area closed so that it holds its shape.
Make the main chamber of the gun. Take 30 sheets of paper and make a stack. Turn the stack horizontally and use the ruler and pencil to draw a page-length, straight line across the first sheet of the stack 3 1/2 inches up from the bottom. Draw another line across 1 inch up from the first line. Fold the stack up at these lines to produce a rectangular shape. Tape the shape up so that it is completely closed.
Make the handle. Take 10 sheets of paper and stack them together tightly. Fold the stack in half lengthwise, then fold it over by 2-inch increments. Tape this handle securely so that it holds it shape.
Make the magazine. Take 30 sheets of paper and stack them together. Fold the stack over lengthwise and draw a curved shaped that looks like a lowercase L leaning to the left on the top. Cut this shape out of the stack, cutting through all layers of the stack. Tape this shape together thoroughly so that it holds together.
Make the barrel of the gun. Stack 10 sheets together and roll them up lengthwise as tightly as possible to make a long, tight cylinder. Tape this cylinder closed.
Assemble your weapon. Tape the front, narrow part of the stock to one short end of the main chamber. Directly under this taped area, attach the handle and tape it securely to the main chamber. Tape the magazine to the front underside of the main chamber about 2 inches in front of the handle. Tape the barrel to the front of the chamber.
Make the trigger. Take one sheet of paper and fold it in half widthwise then lengthwise in 1/2-inch increments to form a thick, narrow strip. Cut a 1-inch piece from this strip. Fold the remaining strip in half. Curve this part into a squared-off C shape. Attach this piece to the underside of the chamber between the handle and the magazine. Tape the 1-inch piece inside of this C shape.
Fold another sheet of paper in half four times, alternating lengthwise and widthwise, to make a thick square. Cut a shape that looks like a shark's fin (or a rectangle with an angled top) from this square. Tape this shape together along its edges and tape this to the top of the front of the barrel.

How to Remove AK Rivets

The AK-47 assault rifle is a popular gun among gun enthusiasts as well as hunters. The rifle is also popular among gun customizers as well. One modification is to remove the trunion and barrel to install other components. This requires getting rid of the rivets on the rifle, which although not technically difficult to do, can definitely be a frustrating process. But if you have a lot of patience and about an hour or so, you can remove the rivets on your AK 47.

Check the gun to make sure the magazine is out of the rifle, and there are no bullets in the chamber. Double check to ensure that the gun cannot be fired, then install a trigger lock on the trigger.
Locate the receiver on the front trunion of the rifle. Install a stone grinding disc in the rotary tool and grind down the rivets on the receiver. Grind down each rivet until it is flush with the receiver.
Remove the receiver from the trunion using the flathead screwdriver. Sand down the remaining bits of rivets from the trunion using the metal file.

What is a Civilian Variant of the AK-47?

Civilian variants of the AK-47 run the gamut from semi-automatic "clones" of the venerable assault rifle chambered for 7.62x39, 223 Rem (5.56x45)and .308Win (7.62x51) cartridges to more exotic offerings like the Saiga-12, a semi-automatic shotgun which employs the basic Kalashnikov action. This article refers to cousins rather than simply variants of the AK-47 because it is inclusive of semi-automatic civilian rifles which are partly or wholly derived from later military versions of that rifle such as the AKM, AK-74 and the RPK.

Fully Automatic/Selective Fire versus Semi-Automatic

Fully automatic AK-47s can fire multiple shots with one pull of the trigger by depressing and holding down the trigger once the weapon is loaded and charged and the selector is set in the middle position.[1] They are also capable of semi-automatic fire if the selector is set in the lower position.^[2]
Fully Automatic AK-47s are mostly commonly seen in civilian hands outside of the industrialized world since most industrialized nations pass and enforce outright or effective prohibitions against civilian ownership of these firearms. While the fully automatic AK-47s remain prevalent in some of these nations despite the laws, due to illegal importation they are confined to the hands of criminals. In the United States it is illegal to own a fully automatic AK-47, unless you procure the stamp tax and meet the proper requirements for such a firearm, which was not registered as a National Firearms Act weapon after 1986.^[3]
Elsewhere, fully automatic AK-47s are more common, but even their possession is often in nominal violation of the law or at least subject to stringent regulations that many civilians simply ignore for a variety of reasons.
Semi-Automatic AK-47s can only fire one shot with each squeeze of the trigger. As of June 2006 the World Wide Web is rife with information on the conversion of semi-auto AK-47's to full auto capability. Whatever the technical merits of the proposition, in the United States converting a gun in this way is illegal since "Conversion Kits" or parts which are "intended solely and exclusively to convert a weapon into a machine gun" are considered to be domestically manufactured machine guns that are required to have been registered by 1986.^[3]
Some civilians may simply just resort to Bump fire in order to achieve simulated automatic fire, as it is a legal alternative.

Milled versus Stamped Receivers

The receivers used to make civilian Kalashnikovs come in two major types: milled and stamped.
Milled receivers are more expensively machined from a single block of steel while stamped receivers are made from a single stamped piece of sheet steel with additional necessary parts such as guide rails and trunnions spot welded or riveted within. Milled Kalashnikovs are generally a bit stronger than their stamped counterparts. Some authorities also suggest that milled receiver rifles enjoy slightly better inherent accuracy than stamped guns but others dismiss this difference as negligible or deny it all together. Kalashnikovs built with stamped receivers are only a few hundred grams lighter and much cheaper to manufacture than their milled receiver counterparts.
From a visual standpoint one can fairly easily distinguish milled and stamped civilian Kalashnikovs by the presence of rivets on the front and rear trunnions.
Milled Kalashnikovs generally lack rivets but are more remarkable for "a long deep rectangular milled depression starting at the front of the receiver. This depression is nearly five inches long and should not be confused with the magazine guide on AKM receivers. It too was a type of magazine guide and its depth and size an attempt to reduce overall receiver weight."^[4]
Stamped Kalashnikov receivers are distinctive in that they have "a small, shallow indentation approximately 2.5 centimeters long on each side of the receiver centered directly above where the magazine attaches. This indentation is called a magazine guide. The stock and barrel trunnions are also riveted onto the receiver."^[4]

Civilian Kalashnikov Ammunition

These three calibers are the most commonly employed in civilian Kalashnikov rifles

7.62x39 (Soviet)
5.45x39 (Soviet)
5.56x45 (NATO) These rifles can also fire .223 Remington.

The vast majority of civilian Kalashnikovs use the 7.62x39 cartridge which was used in the original AK-47. The chief reason for this is economics. The vast majority of military surplus AK-47 magazines are designed for the 7.62x39 Soviet and thus most AK-47 cousins are designed to use that caliber. While the calibers listed above are by far the most common there are exceptions. For instance, there is a Romanian version of the Kalashnikov known as the AK-22 which fires the .22 Long Rifle cartridge along with Saiga rifles chambered in .308.
Ammunition for civilian AK-47 rifles comes in three major types:
First, one has corrosive military surplus ammunition made with steel cases and Berdan primers. Given that most civilian Kalashnikov's have the chrome lined barrels and bolts of their military counterparts gun owners are less leery of using corrosive ammunition in these rifles than they would be in other cases. Still, even in this case, Kalashnikov rifles should receive the same thorough cleaning as other firearms when they are used to fire corrosive ammunition.
This ammunition is largely unsuitable for hunting because it was manufactured to comply with the Hague Convention of 1899 and thus does not expand on impact. Because it uses steel cases and berdan primers this ammunition is not reloadable.
Second, one has non-corrosive ammunition made with steel cases and Berdan primers. Much of this ammunition is manufactured on the same tooling which produced the surplus ammunition described above and in the same countries, particularly Russia.
Third, one has a vast array of non-corrosive high quality copper jacketed ammunition offered by almost every major and minor manufacturer. Most of this ammunition is Boxer rather than Berdan primed and it comes from both foreign and domestic suppliers. Much of this ammunition is designed with both hunting and self-defense clearly in mind and thus possesses bullets meant to deform on impact. This ammunition is also typically reloadable thus allowing users to use the cases to make rounds which meet with their specific needs or wants. The ammunition made with steel cases is an exception, it can't be reloaded. The major drawback of these higher quality civlian offerings is the much higher price which makes this ammunition less attractive for users primarily interested in "plinking" (target shooting).

Civilian Kalashnikov Magazines

The vast majority of the AK-47's civilian cousins are entirely capable of taking military surplus magazines. These magazines were either manufactured in Eastern Bloc countries or in the People's Republic of China.
The sheer variety of military surplus magazines is remarkable. In the realm of magazine capacity alone there are a number of choices open to civilian Kalashnikov owners. Obviously, the iconic 30 round banana shaped magazine is the most common. Larger magazines include 40 round and even 55 round magazines although these can prove unwieldy and unreliable and are not very suitable for the benchrest shooting typical of most civilian rifle ranges.^{[citation needed]} There are also 20 round "tanker" magazines designed for use in the tight quarters of an armored vehicle.
As far as materials are concerned most surplus magazines are made of blued steel. They are well known for their sturdiness and reliability. However, the AK-74 employed its distinctive orange thermoplastic (bakelite) magazines and since that time plastic magazines have increasingly gained ground with the users of civilian Kalashnikovs in all common calibers. These magazines were formerly prone to problems such as cracking of the feed lips but are now commonly accepted.^{[citation needed]} Particularly highly regarded are the Bulgarian "waffle" magazines^{[citation needed]} (so known for their distinctive texture pattern). These have been produced in a variety of colors including black, plum, and OD Green.
There are also drum magazines available for these rifles. These magazines typically hold 75 rounds or 100 rounds apiece. There are two major varieties of drum magazines available, the Russian and the Chinese. The Russian drum is somewhat more common and less expensive than its Chinese counterpart but is generally more tedious to load. The Chinese drum can be opened in the back and loaded much faster, though there are reports that careless users can cut their fingers. Both magazines are considered to be highly reliable and both have their proponents and detractors.
A minority of the magazines used in the civilian variants are specifically manufactured for the civilian market. Some of these are simply new copies or slight variations of military magazines. Other magazines intended for the civilian market include magazines for use with AK-47 variants that cannot accept military magazines. An example of such a variant would be Russian made Saiga which can accept AK-47 magazines only after modifications.

The AK47 Kalashnikvo Automatic Rifle is an Assault rifle, first developed by the Soviet Union by . The AK47 It was in service by Soviet army and the former Warsaw Pact. And still is today the weapon of choice For the Russian Army and most Islamic terrorists groups in the world. The AK-47 fires the 7.62x39mm.

The AK 47 has seen service with regular armed forces as well as irregular, revolutionary worldwide. The AK-47 was also used as a basis for the development of many other types of individual and crew-served firearms. More AK-type rifles have been produced than all other assault rifles combined.

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The AK-47 was one of the first True Assault Rifles.