I have a armory USA receiver with a Bulgarian parts kit aks 74u and have been toying with the idea of a 7.62x39 version. Given in part expense of 5.45 and just the fact that a 7.5" barrel is better off shooting .30 bullets.
How much of a pain or a bad idea would it be to have a competent AK smith change the caliber of my existing krink to 7.62x39 with appropriate parts. Is it even feasible? Has anyone done it? I figure I could sell the removed 5.45 parts to finance the build. (Incidentally. What parts would be needed and what would need to be done besides bolt, barrel, front trunnion)?
Normally one might say "just get another one in 7.62", but we have 41F now and I would like it not to take a year to arrive!