flat bending

[Quarterbore]

Those are fine. You are building an AK not some funky black rifle that has super tight specs!

Really, those look great. I assumed you had much worse then that... I have built with flats that are like that with no issues at all!

[thomjeff]

Thanks for the reassurance. I don't have any experience building an AK, so I wasn't sure how "perfect" the fit needed to be. I'll proceed with confidence.
thom

[cntrailrider]

You're fine, absolutely. You can even bend them in a little by hand if you want. I've built about 10 using TAPCO flats on a home-made jig (from square tubing) my corners didn't look nearly as nice/sharp as yours.

The reason I mention bending it in by hand is to be sure your FCG pins & selector lever reach far enough over, to engage the right side. You don't want any 'bulges' top to bottom nor front to back

You might want to visit http://www.akfiles.com/forums/ gunsmithing and Build It Yourself forum. You'll find the answer to every AK question you can think of. Excellent resource, many experienced (50+ completed) builders

Good luck - AK building is ADDICTIVE

Steve in El Paso