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Thread: AK handguard retainer
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24-02-2017, 20:47 #1
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25-02-2017, 08:07 #2
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Re: AK handguard retainer
Tac shac is receiving a big shipment in ak's this week i think, might be able to ask them perhaps
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25-02-2017, 11:16 #3
Re: AK handguard retainer
AFAIK noone bothers bringing in spare retainers. Not to mention the disassembly and reassembly nightmare to get a new one fitted.
Your best bet is to import one of the multi-part ones (easy to fit and remove) from Brownells.
Like this one...
http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts...prod32501.aspxThere are no stupid questions ........ just stupid people
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25-02-2017, 11:59 #4
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Re: AK handguard retainer
Perhaps you can take it to a machine shop and have them make you a new one, my friends do it with car parts all the time.
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25-02-2017, 12:20 #5
Re: AK handguard retainer
Good idea. But he'd either have to cut it off or disassemble the front post to get it off. Alternatively, I have seen CAD files for AKM handguard retainers on the interwebs. Maybe someone has modified one to be two-piece or the machine shop can do that after CNCing the default part from the CAD model for you.
I used this approach for my rear trunnion to fit a Zhukov-S stock.
LawDel, just off to testdrive my M92 for the first time. Will check the AKM part CAD models I have and see if I find something useful when I get back later this afternoon.There are no stupid questions ........ just stupid people
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25-02-2017, 14:49 #6
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Re: AK handguard retainer
Thanks guys.
Appreciate the effort Quicksilver.
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25-02-2017, 20:50 #7
No problem. I already had the files. Found a standard AKM retainer plate CAD model. You could get it machined then modded to clip over the barrel and tapped for a securing screw. Or go the painful route of removing and refitting the front sight post.Will search for a 2 part, slip-on CAD model as well.PM me your email address and I'll send you the CAD files for the standard retainer so long.
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26-02-2017, 08:04 #8
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Re: AK handguard retainer
I am just asking but can you not just replace the broken peace with an bolt and nut?
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26-02-2017, 10:03 #9
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I can't see a reason why this won't work. If you use a correct diameter machine bolt so the unthreaded part is in the groove and you trim to length with a self locking nut? Will be more of a PITA to remove, but how often do you remove the front handguard in any case?I know of a guy or two who fixed R4/5's this way in an emergency. Looks very similar.
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26-02-2017, 10:22 #10
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