1960 Polish Milled Receiver AK-47's With Pics!

[Badgersmilk]

Nice stuff, good buy at near any price!

[billt]

I've heard those milled receivers started out as 13 lb block...

Pretty close, if not exact. This is the kind of machine work you see disappearing from todays arms makers because of the sheer time and tooling costs involved. It's a lot of time, effort, and work to remove all of that metal. Steel machines no where near as easily, or fast as Aluminum. This is the reason you are seeing so much Aluminum today in guns as opposed to steel.

For me that is one of the real hidden beauties of the AK-47 Assault Rifle. Nowhere do you see ANY Aluminum, in either the stamped receiver guns or the milled models. Many stamped guns are beautifully manufactured, and extremely rugged as well. When you look at a AK-47 milled receiver you also have to realize you have to use very small cutters to get at much of the steel that has to be removed. This adds to the machining time, and subsequent cost.

The only current manufacturer of milled receiver AK-47 rifles that I know of is Lancaster Arms here in Goodyear, Arizona, and they start at $899.00.

http://www.lancasterarms.com/NEW%20MILLED%20RECEIVER%20RIFLES%202.html

I have a Lancaster stamped AK, and it is very nicely made as well.  Bill T.

[ericire12]

I hate BillT!!!!










 

Saying "I hate Bill" is starting to get redundant

[PegLeg45]

We really need an "I hate BillT smiley".     

[texcaliber]

BillT has the stock and forearm i want on my SLR95.

Very nice, and excellent pics.

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[JohnZ]

Nice, and I'm glad you're happy with the rifles! My only gripe is that they don't appear to have actual lightning cuts like my Arsenal, otherwise I might buy one.

Here's what I'm talking about

http://www.helstongunsmiths.com/shop/images/bulgarianAK3jpg.jpg

Have a Merry Christmas, everyone! 

[billt]

The "traditional" lightning cuts were done on a arbor mounted horizontal milling machine. That type of machine has all but fallen by the wayside today. Most all modern CNC horizontal machining centers today don't use arbor mounted key cutters. They just aren't that efficient at removing metal. Most all use some type of spindle mounted end mill. The key slot cutters can still be used, but there is little reason to do so.   Bill T.

[callithump]

Actually, that receiver will crack with very little use. I'll happily give you what you paid for them.

[billt]

Actually, that receiver will crack with very little use.

You are not entirely wrong with that statement. It has been proven over millions of AK-47 rifles in the field that the milled receiver models are more prone to cracking under heavy full automatic fire. Not an issue on semi's however. A lot of this had to do with the quality, (or lack thereof), of the steel used in many early models. Most of this disappeared by the late 60's. Russia's space program, much like ours, advanced their metallurgy in one giant quantum leap. Their steel produced today is every bit as good as anything coming out of this country.  Bill T.

[2HOW]

way to go bill, nice buy.