Quarterbore, please feel free to remove this if you do not want it pointing where is does.
Over on
www.surplusrifle.com, Rob Summerhill has made several articles on building an AK from a flat. They are very well written, easy to follow step-by-step procedures.
The bending:
http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting...uts1/index.asp
The heat treating:
http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting...uts2/index.asp
And the latest one, the lower rail install:
http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting...uts3/index.asp
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