Hello members! I come bearing gifts of newly constructed gun porn! I just finished my Tantal build the other day, and thought I would share. Here's the details on the kit and what I did.
Parts kit from gunbroker, all matching numbers, original CHF chrome lined barrel in great shape, dare I say like new condition.
Nodak Spud NDS-2T receiver, correct for installing the left side selector. (selector non functional, for aesthetic purposes only)
AK builder rivet set
Bulgarian AK74 lower handguard
I have done a whole bunch of duracoating, and love it, but I have been looking forward to this build for a while now and wanted to put a lot of love into it. I rust blued the receiver, barrel assembly, stock, bipod, etc. I used the Brownells solution, and while it was not hard to do, it took a while, as you have to let the parts rust. Thankfully for this humidity we have been having, it went alot quicker than I thought it would.
As accents to the rust blue I mirror polished the bolt carrier/operating rod, cleaning rod, folding stock mechanism (welded shut, god damn NY), left side selector, axis pins, and trigger.
The lower handguard I stained red, the upper handguard (started as a medium brown) I Rit dyed a dark red.
Added a Beryl style hinged dust cover rail and Rakurs-PM red dot sight.
The first build I did I chose to go with screws. I have no complaints, have had no problems, but the rivets on this build were easier, are the preferred method, and you really do not need a ton of expensive tooling to install.
I love it. Let me know what you think.
Parts kit from gunbroker, all matching numbers, original CHF chrome lined barrel in great shape, dare I say like new condition.
Nodak Spud NDS-2T receiver, correct for installing the left side selector. (selector non functional, for aesthetic purposes only)
AK builder rivet set
Bulgarian AK74 lower handguard
I have done a whole bunch of duracoating, and love it, but I have been looking forward to this build for a while now and wanted to put a lot of love into it. I rust blued the receiver, barrel assembly, stock, bipod, etc. I used the Brownells solution, and while it was not hard to do, it took a while, as you have to let the parts rust. Thankfully for this humidity we have been having, it went alot quicker than I thought it would.
As accents to the rust blue I mirror polished the bolt carrier/operating rod, cleaning rod, folding stock mechanism (welded shut, god damn NY), left side selector, axis pins, and trigger.
The lower handguard I stained red, the upper handguard (started as a medium brown) I Rit dyed a dark red.
Added a Beryl style hinged dust cover rail and Rakurs-PM red dot sight.
The first build I did I chose to go with screws. I have no complaints, have had no problems, but the rivets on this build were easier, are the preferred method, and you really do not need a ton of expensive tooling to install.
I love it. Let me know what you think.
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