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Lately, I've been asked several times to put KP9 firing pins into production. I have no desire to do so, especially with the horrendous QC of the KP9 bolts and the amount of inspection that is required to ensure the out of battery safety is functional.However, I spent a while today making a drawing …

For a long time I've wanted to make a database of drawings, blueprints, and models for the AK family of rifles.It seems there's no clean way to host a library on my website here, so please enjoy this Dropbox link: Dropbox Google Drive …

In today's AK building scene, 5.56 Kalashnikovs are more popular than ever. While certainly not an invention of mine, the practice of making a 5.56 AK by using a Galil bolt and bullet guide, in an otherwise 7.62x39 kit, is becoming more and more common and is something I have tinkered with quite ext …

This page is mostly a placeholder for now Installing your barrel requires a specialzed jig that is purpose-made for this task. Despite what the gurus on forums may tell you, do not hammer your barrel in or out. The Makarov barrel is very thin and will not stand up to the abuse.  New c …

Congrats on your shiny new RPK carry handle! Here's how to get it on the gun.Step 1: Remove the lower handguard from the rifle.Step 2: Fit the lower bracket to the rifle:Step 3: Flip the rifle as shown, and orient the carry handle with the loop on the ejection port side, as shown.Step 4: Clip the ho …

WBP is the most affordable route to a 5.45 or 5.56 AK in today's market of nearly non-existent surplus AK-74 parts. The affordability comes with some caveats, however. Durability I built one of the WBP kits in 5.45x39 and shot 5,000 rounds of full auto to test the WBP parts and my Krink kit …