Building an AMD-65 - Starting a new web tutorial

[Quarterbore]

I have been promising this for quite some time so today I started working on the page... It will take me quite a bit of time to get this finished but when done the pages will live on my website with enough text and navigation to allow this to be useful.

Just the same, here is what I have to help keep me motivated to finish this project...

Part 1: Preparing a Kit for a build

quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild1/ (http://quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild1/)

Includes pulling the barrel pin, the barrel, removing the rivets...

Part 2: Bending a flat using a DPH bending jig

quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild2/ (http://quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild2/)

Part 3: Fitting the receiver for the Front and Rear Trunions

quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild3/ (http://quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild3/)

Part 4: Trigger Guard and Front Trunion rivets

quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild4/ (http://quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild4/)

Part 5: Spotwelding the lower rails

quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild5/ (http://quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild5/)

Part 6: Heat Treating the receiver and ejector

quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild6/ (http://quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild6/)

Part 7: Pressing in the barrel and Headspacing

quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild7/ (http://quarterbore.com/images/amdbuild7/)

Note - I believe this is where I stopped taking photos... After these steps I used the dust cover to help me find the proper location for the rear trunion. I marked the top rail for the location of the rear trunion and then used the "Tape Trick" to help locate the rear trunion holes. The rear rivets were installed and I installed my center support.

When I installed my center support and riveted the receiver to the rear trunion my bolt carrier no longer moved freely (this was expected). So, last night I carefully took a dremel and a variety of files to get my upper rails trimmed for my Bolt and Carrier to move freely. I also needed to remove just a little material from my ejector (perhaps 1/32 to 1/16 of an inch). I need to get pics of the final receiver... I also did not get photos of the silver soldering of the barrel extension and muzzle break. I will add narative to that process as I finish this project.

[FairUse]

Fantastic pictures, thank you

[555th]

Exellent tutorial, QB !!!

[rigore]

Great tutorial, if you caption the rest of your photo's even a beginner like me can do this. I give you an A+++. Thanks for your time on this. :D

[jmonarch]

Great info. Thanks for all your hard work and effort!

Now, can you find me an AMD kit for a decent price? :o

[Berszerk]

Awesome pictorial, happy to have found this site. :uzi2:

[grimaila]

This is the best tutorial I have seen. Excellent work!

MikeG

[Tala]

Was that a G sized bit you used as the rail spacer?

[Quarterbore]

Yea, this kit needed a pretty big bit to get the rail to line up tith the rail surface milled into the front trunion... This is quite a bit bigger then other kits I have done... BUT... it works and that is what matters!

[smith9130]

Great Job with the tutioral, I am in the process of building my own AMD 65 and this has helped.

[kochevnik]

Just want to say thanks for the great tutorial I added it to my main AK links. Awesome fotos !

[Quarterbore]

I really need to find the time to finish it... Too few hours in the day/week/month...

[Davidfxs]

Great photo great Info Thank you

[Relichunter]

Great Post and photos! Much appreciated.

In step 7, you show an AK47 Assembly/Disassembly Press Kit? Do you know a source for those kits?

Thanks. Scott