Makasaurus
05-31-2011, 08:38 PM
I picked up a new WASR 10 single stack today. No time to shoot it for now. $490 OTD at turner's outdoorsmen.
My first ak i also have a Stag ar that i love. I think after the glock 26, bersa thunder and ruger p85 i'm through with buying guns for a while. Supply lines getting longer and harder to maintain lol, too many calibers.
Anyway i stained the wood first thing. I used a water-based product called: Watco danish oil finish, in cherry. I removed the forearm furniture and left the stock attached. The simpler the better. Here is the after picture, the WASR furniture comes in blond and totally unfinished, i think. I wanted to seal it first thing at least. Here's a picture.
I think i will follow up with Formby's Tung oil at some point, what does anyone think of this idea?
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j169/marc780/AKStaineded.jpg
Anyway on the the important part i think. Getting the receiver cover back on. Maybe you have a good AK not the cheapest one in the world like mine. And you have never had this problem. But getting that receiver cover back on can be a MOFO! After hours of frustration here are a couple tips i learned that may help someone!
The rear of the cover needs to fit flush down in its tiny recess ahead of the stock. If it doesn't, the button is NEVER going in without a hammer.
If you are having problems installing the receiver cover on your AK, remove the spring and examine the fit here. Here's what i mean:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j169/marc780/REDRED.jpg
Examine this area closely. You should be able to lower the rear of the cover all the way into the tiny gap shown by the red arrow. (don't forget where the front part of the cover goes or else you will have to do it again).
I used a crescent wrench padded with paper towel, to bend in the back of the receiver cover just a fraction of a millimeter, then bent the sides of the cover outwards the same small amount. Voila! Cover now pops in place.
My first ak i also have a Stag ar that i love. I think after the glock 26, bersa thunder and ruger p85 i'm through with buying guns for a while. Supply lines getting longer and harder to maintain lol, too many calibers.
Anyway i stained the wood first thing. I used a water-based product called: Watco danish oil finish, in cherry. I removed the forearm furniture and left the stock attached. The simpler the better. Here is the after picture, the WASR furniture comes in blond and totally unfinished, i think. I wanted to seal it first thing at least. Here's a picture.
I think i will follow up with Formby's Tung oil at some point, what does anyone think of this idea?
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j169/marc780/AKStaineded.jpg
Anyway on the the important part i think. Getting the receiver cover back on. Maybe you have a good AK not the cheapest one in the world like mine. And you have never had this problem. But getting that receiver cover back on can be a MOFO! After hours of frustration here are a couple tips i learned that may help someone!
The rear of the cover needs to fit flush down in its tiny recess ahead of the stock. If it doesn't, the button is NEVER going in without a hammer.
If you are having problems installing the receiver cover on your AK, remove the spring and examine the fit here. Here's what i mean:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j169/marc780/REDRED.jpg
Examine this area closely. You should be able to lower the rear of the cover all the way into the tiny gap shown by the red arrow. (don't forget where the front part of the cover goes or else you will have to do it again).
I used a crescent wrench padded with paper towel, to bend in the back of the receiver cover just a fraction of a millimeter, then bent the sides of the cover outwards the same small amount. Voila! Cover now pops in place.