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In theory one might be needed for a full auto, but not for a semiauto. I have literally never encountered a semiauto AK that needed a booster in order to run. The vast majority of AK's are way over gassed. If your AK will run reliably without a booster, adding one only makes the over gassing worse.Originally Posted by m4brian
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I have an old Draco that had the under folder trunnion so I had it cut. Still, I sort of wish I had installed a fixed stock. They are some cool little blasters.
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2024-03-25 02:58:11 by stoiclawyer, on Flickr
11 day turnaround in my sbr draco
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I’m in the process of gathering parts and tools to chop my SAR-1 to ~12.5” on a Form 1. Turns out, the combo gas block I picked up is adjustable, so that’ll help with the can. I’ll try to let y’all know what I think when it’s done.
I’ll be keeping the fixed wood stock, solely to make a certain lawyer jealous. Well, that, and because I sanded the shellack off by hand and stained it in a barracks room 18 years ago, and I can’t let that American craftsmanship go to waste.
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Gotta ask, why would you chop down a banned SAR-1 rather than buy and convert a Draco to a fixed stock trunnion? Lots of Dracs out there and still being imported for friendly prices, unlike SAR 1s.
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Because I don’t know how (I’m sure I can learn, but I didn’t realize that was an easy option), and I’ve already got a rarely shot rifle that I paid $300 for, back when that was a thing.
Really, I was considering buying new, but quickly tired of trying to learn what to look for in the current market, and tired even more quickly at looking into having a pro do it. So I decided to entertain myself with a goonsmiffiin’ project instead. Anything special about the SAR-1 that should concern me? I thought it was a pretty common run-of-the-mill gun. It’s not quite original, as I had it threaded already. Took the gunsmith two deployment cycles to get it done.
I’ll look into the fixed stock conversion and see if it’s viable for me to Khyber a newish gun; thanks.
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I don't think that the SAR-1 is banned. They just don't import that particular variant anymore. For that reason, it's value is above that of current imports. While you may have paid $300 for it, its current market value is what matters. Your logic is the opposite of a sunk cost fallacy, though I don't know what that would be called. I definitely agree with SteyrAUG that buying a Draco and replacing the rear trunnion is the way to go, though finding a competent AKsmith to do the rivet work in a timely manner might be problematic.
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Switching from a 45 deg block to a 90 is at least as hard as installing a different (std) trunnion. Barrel journals and such aren't trivial.
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The combo FSB I bought is designed specifically to make that conversion doable for knuckleheads like myself. We’ll see if it’s really that straightforward.
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Which one?
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