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Posted: 7/15/2007 1:01:22 PM EDT
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I got a decent out-the-door deal on a Century underfolder today at the funshow. Yeah, I know---Century. Whatever. At any rate, in keeping with the usual Century quality, the underfolder has a little play in it. Several degrees worth as a matter of fact. However, the FSB is not canted (lucky me). Question #1) Is there any way to "tighten" up one of these so it doesn't wobble? Question #2) Is there any way to make the angle of the stock straight out from the receiver as opposed to an angle? I'm getting a jaw weld now but if it came straight out I'd get some semblance of a cheek weld. |
Not really...unless you want to completely rebuild the rear half of the receiver.
Same answer as above. |
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ALL underfolders will eventually get some play in them, some sooner, some later. It's not a problem, when you mount for a shot, the stock will move to one end of it's wobble and stay there. IIRC, only the Yugo and Polish underfolders came straight back, Russian, Romanian, etc came back at an angle. |
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Could you use a different folder stock assembly to address the angle issue? For that matter, could a different one be tighter? With regards to welding up the receiver holes and re-drilling them: could you not instead increase the size of the lugs (or whatever they're called) on the folder to fit tighter? i.e. a little spot weld and file it to fit snugly? I guess what I'm asking is wouldn't it be easier to do the work on the folder mechanism itself as opposed to working on the receiver? Also, what and where is the screw I hear about tightening that will help? |
Romanian. I put a European (don't remember which country) folder on a Norinco 5.56mm AK years ago and it worked. So I don't necessarily think that interchanging one for the other wouldn't fly. I've done it! |
It isn't a screw, it's the locking lug I guess which may or may not help. |
Mounting different folding stock assembly will not change the angle because center line of locking holes in the receiver or trunnion is at an angle to center line of the rifle. (Front hole is higher and rear is lower). You can tighten the up-down play if the holes in the stock are elongated or locking prongs are worn out by replacing these items, provided that holes in the trunnion are OK. |
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Know what's interesting? When you actually find the parts for sale, buy them, tear the whole thing apart, put it back together with the new parts, and for some reason the new pieces are larger than the old ones and the stock actually is tighter, guess what happens? You can't push the button with your thumb to unlock the stock anymore because the fit is so tight between the locking lugs and the trunion holes. We built a custom AK about a year back for a customer who wanted NO WOBBLE AT ALL COSTS. We actually TIG welded extra material to the lugs and then hand shaped them to fit the holes perfectly before refinishing. The stock has no wobble whatsoever! And the customer now uses a rubber mallet to smack the button down while simultaneously putting pressure on the stock to fold or unfold. Hey, the customer always gets what they want, as long as they are willing to pay a little extra for it. I can do the same thing to your Century gun if you like. IM me if you're interested. EDIT: Try a Yugo sometime and see if you get "some semblance of a cheek weld" with a straight underfolder before you start welding up holes and trying to relocate the rear trunion. The fact of the matter is, when shooting an AK underfolder, even a Yugo, your face will be pressed against a 90 degree corner of rolled stamped steel less than an inch wide, and about five inches below the plane of the rear sights. Most people say that their head kinda floats behind the sights as the stock punches them in the cheek each time the gun fires. But everyone has their own opinion, maybe a straight folding stock is what you need. |
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