AMD-65 Barrel extension ...

[kimberkid]

So I've got this ghost gun I built from a AMD-65 kit several years ago ... built into a pistol because I wanted to use the original barrel and I didn't like the barrel extension kit Crapco had ... Now I'm thinking of building it into a carbine because I saw a fake can/barrel extension this guy on GunBroker was selling ... it's solid alumunim and looks like a booster/suppressor. The ones he has listed are 7" or 9" and made for the M and N PAP pistols or the bulgarian pistols but I contacted him and he said he could make one 4.25" so I'd have a barrel length of 16.25" ... they are about 2-3 times the plain cylinder fake cans are but thats not the look I was after.

Here's a link to one of his current auctions if you want more info ... I haven't put a finish on it yet, or put a regular stock on it because while I have plenty of NFA toys ... this was built to be a ghost and I just don't want to register it.

Anyone want to offer their thoughts?

[Aggressive Perfector]

Looks much better than the big ugly muzzle brake, still sucks that this has to be done though (pesky NFA horse shit). Slap a proper stock on that bad boy and call it good!

Curious why you built an AMD65, but didn't use AMD65 furniture and grips?

[imanaknut]

Cool muzzle device. Being aluminum I would consider having it anodized in either black or dark gray.

[BISHOP]

I have a longer version of that on my Krinkov to make the barrel legal length.
Mine is anodized black and came from Arsenal (its marked so) but I don't know who sold it ( I got it 8 yeas ago at the Knob Creek Machinegun Shoot).

Its a copy of a Russian Suppressor. According to my internet finds: It was $125 and soemtimes sold at K-Var.


BISHOP

[Schuetzenman]

How do you permanently fix it in place, blind pin system?

[kimberkid]

Looks much better than the big ugly muzzle brake, still sucks that this has to be done though (pesky NFA horse shit). Slap a proper stock on that bad boy and call it good!

Curious why you built an AMD65, but didn't use AMD65 furniture and grips?

Being a pistol it's a little front-end heavy and without registering it as an AOW I couldn't put a front grip on it ... I suppose I could use an AFG and that's still an option as I still have the original furniture ... As you said; pesky NFA

Cool muzzle device. Being aluminum I would consider having it anodized in either black or dark gray.

Anodizing is what I was thinking too, I've also got a longer one for the .223 PAP M85, a couple 1911 alloy frames with stainless slides that I want to make two-tone and a couple other items I'd like to have anodized, this piece may push me over the edge and get them all done ... can you recommend a company to do it?

I have a longer version of that on my Krinkov to make the barrel legal length.
Mine is anodized black and came from Arsenal (its marked so) but I don't know who sold it ( I got it 8 yeas ago at the Knob Creek Machinegun Shoot).

Its a copy of a Russian Suppressor. According to my internet finds: It was $125 and soemtimes sold at K-Var.


BISHOP

I've got one for my M85 pistol from the same guy I got this one to get to 16" while waiting on my stamp but then I was having health issues and didn't get around to having it pinned on ... now that my stamp is here I don't need to worry about it. That's about the same price I paid including shipping, but not anodized.

This isn't mine, but it's just like it ... mine is painted with some of that baked on Molly paint but it's gotten a few scratches so I'm not to satisfied with it.

How do you permanently fix it in place, blind pin system?

Yep, being aluminum that's the only method I'm aware of.