--- product_id: 60495551 title: "AK-AKM Rifle Builder's Manual: An Illustrated, Step-by-Step Guide to Assembling the AK/AKM Pattern Rifle" price: "S$3" currency: SGD in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.sg/products/60495551-ak-akm-rifle-builders-manual-an-illustrated-step-by-step store_origin: SG region: Singapore --- # AK-AKM Rifle Builder's Manual: An Illustrated, Step-by-Step Guide to Assembling the AK/AKM Pattern Rifle **Price:** S$3 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** AK-AKM Rifle Builder's Manual: An Illustrated, Step-by-Step Guide to Assembling the AK/AKM Pattern Rifle - **How much does it cost?** S$3 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sg](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/60495551-ak-akm-rifle-builders-manual-an-illustrated-step-by-step) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description If you want to build your own AK-pattern rifle and do it the correct way, this is the book you need. The AK-AKM Rifle Builder’s Manual is the authoritative, fully illustrated, step-by-step guide to building the AK-style rifle. It is the first manual of its kind to document and present the complete AKM build process using professional gunsmithing methods and machining best practices. No procedure is left out or glossed over. From disassembling a demilitarized AKM “kit” rifle to the final finish and assembly, every step required for the AK enthusiast or commercial gunsmith to build a safe and functioning AKM semi-automatic rifle is covered with precise instructions and detailed photographs and illustrations. This manual is the final word on building an AKM rifle the proper way. Key concepts such as setting chamber dimension, interference fit, cycle of operation, and zeroing are also covered. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE - Disassembling the demilitarized AKM - Barrel populating, riveting, and pinning - Correctly establishing headspace and the theory behind it - Riveting charts and theory - Barrel drilling and reaming - Receiver flats and 80-percent receivers - Welding bolt guide rails - Installing the optic side rail - Rail lapping and chamber polishing - Heat-treating the AKM receiver - Parkerizing and finish options - Zeroing the AKM the Soviet Army way - Cleaning and maintenance - Interference fitment procedures Review: If you own an AK or akm this is a definite need. - Extremely helpful lots of pictures pretty detailed where it needs to be. 10 out of 10 recommend Review: It was all really easy to under stand - this book has all the information it it to help you build an ak47/ak74. I have built two of them so far. When I first got this book I didn't realize there was that many steps to build one rifle. It was all really easy to under stand. I highly recommend getting this book if you are building your first ak47/74. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #4,762,701 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #350,572 in Reference (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 217 Reviews | ## Images ![AK-AKM Rifle Builder's Manual: An Illustrated, Step-by-Step Guide to Assembling the AK/AKM Pattern Rifle - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41rGfT6nOGL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you own an AK or akm this is a definite need. *by W***S on June 9, 2021* Extremely helpful lots of pictures pretty detailed where it needs to be. 10 out of 10 recommend ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It was all really easy to under stand *by T***D on April 2, 2018* this book has all the information it it to help you build an ak47/ak74. I have built two of them so far. When I first got this book I didn't realize there was that many steps to build one rifle. It was all really easy to under stand. I highly recommend getting this book if you are building your first ak47/74. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A "must have" for new AK builders *by E***8 on February 8, 2020* Building AK pattern rifles are really not at all like building -- really assembling -- AR pattern rifles. Sure, there are more than a few videos on youtube but what you really miss are the important technical details -- sizing, dimensions, key pieces of info on fitment, etc. This book fills in the gaps between what you see on youtube and what you really need to know in order to successfully build an AK pattern rifle. 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