AK-47 Norinco Hunter Conversion to 7.62x39mm Galil Clone Gunsmithing Project - Post Script

The question I forgot to answer: how did I make the receiver block out of another receiver block?
Music: "Breakdown" by Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com

[@GalantLee]

Wow...You did a great job at home modifications. Inspiring me to restart my antique 12 gauge project. CHEERS !

[@DrThunder88]

It sounds like a different kind of project, but antique guns are some of the most interesting. Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@eltenda]

interesting conversion.

[@_Schwartz]

Nice work

[@DrThunder88]

I'm not too familiar with the type nomenclature of Norinco Hunters, but I believe the closest match was a Type 2. It is not and was not a MAK 90 of any kind.

[@wimrawe2343]

One wonders if one could use the original wood stub of the hunter stock as a guide for a aluminum or steel 3D CNC machined piece? Of course one would have to have access to that tool, but one might then be able to sell a few hundred pieces to people like me

[@DrThunder88]

Thanks!

[@matrixFrix0076]

Was that the Norinco/Polytech Mak90 Huter Type 1 version ?

[@deedeewhipple4668]

How is this rifle holding up? I just saw one locally in its original form.

[@DrThunder88]

It's holding up well! I don't shoot it a lot as I have a lot of rifles, so I can't say it's been through a torture test. Still, it was a well made gun to begin with. The design of the original is bonkers. Much like modern Saigas, it's a civilian version of a military rifle that's being forced into a more "civilian" configuration, so there's always some functionality and aesthetic lost. So, while I don't consider the Hunter a classic, it is pretty interesting!

[@hellmedic6490]

Have you seen the akbrv for the saiga? Do you think the angle would match?

[@DrThunder88]

@@hellmedic6490 I'm not familiar with the akbrv, however there is very little in common between the Saiga receiver and the Hunter receiver. I would suspect that anything that is designed to fit one would not fit the other.