Polish grenade launching Kbkg60 - a potential project of mine...

[Quarterbore]

WOOt - WOOt!!!

I got an e-mail from a guy ar ak-47.net who advised that Jimmy at Global trades has a bunch of extra parts for the wz.60 rifles so I just gave them a call... They had all of the parts I was missing!!!

I think I just spent over $150 for misc small pieces but I think I now have all the correct parts that I was missing to build my clone. If anybody is interested in building a clone like this you might do well to call Global Trades and ask for Jimmy as it sounds like he has just about everything I have bought already plus all the stuff I needed...

I will post an updated list of what I got with the parts numbers when I get the parts...

[3-7Infantry]

Did you get some of the 10 rounder blank only mags as well? I picked up my remaining pieces from Jimmy as well.

My donor rifle with the gas shut off block installed will be here next tuesday.

Only thing left is engraving and re-finishing. :)

Also another piece you might be interested in. :D
1st generation Kbkg Wz. 60 GN sight.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=40931973

Shawn

[Quarterbore]

Yea, I saw those elsewhere and I thought about buying one for the collection but funds are just too tight to keep buying everything I find... I do have two of the blank firing mags and I am pretty sure I now have all the kit except for a couple dummy grenades for the backpack. I have been watching for those but I think I have a better chance on finding a $100 bill in the street if I spent my time looking for that instead.

Please keep in touch as perhaps we can compare notes when we finally get around to building!

QB

[3-7Infantry]

Got the gas block installed and a few other things done by Mike F. @ The firing line. He did a great job as well as cleaning up and polishing all of the rough spots on the rifle. All that is left is engraving and Re-finishing.







Will take somw pics of most of the other parts that I have to go with this clone hopefully tomorrow.

Shawn

[Quarterbore]

Well, it has been three years since I thought about doing these builds but with the elections on the way I finally decided to caugh up the money and buy the receivers I needed.

http://www.firinglineoklahoma.com/ak.../standard.html

Firing Line has threaded receivers for Fixed stock AKs in stock but I was not really prepared for the new cost. They cost $700 EACH but these kits sure are pretty worthless without a receiver to mount them on so I ordered a pair of them to built the two Kbkg60 kits on.

Makes me wish I had purchased receivers a couple years ago but at least they are not banned and there was at least someone that was still making receivers fitting of these builds.

[porterkids]

Thought you might be interested in seeing how the Bulgarians do it:

[Quarterbore]

That is really slick! I assume the front of the unit is blocked off so all the gas has to go through the launcher. First I had seen anything like it.

[amafrank]

Thats pretty interesting QB.....I didn't realize those kbk kits were so tough to find...I got one from a friend who had 3 more at the time. (3 years back) I thought the kits were a bit pricey but he had the backpack with all the gear except the blank mag and the barrels were the threaded type. I found a milled receiver and cut threads in it for the barrel and that was that. I still need to find the blank mag than I think I'm good. My interest in the kit initially was because of the gas cutoff which makes suppression possible. Once I got it built I realized it was a cool and unique AK in its own right. Glad to see you are perservering in your quest. I ran across someone on gunbroker who was selling backpacks with the boot, sight, oil can, grenade launcher and a mag pouch. Do a search there if you are still looking for any of that. His starting bid was $160 or so on that stuff.

Frank