Cheap and Easy PVC + AK = MG34

jimmiroquai · 2010-10-18T14:03:22Z

Hi all! This was inspired by zbear's MG42 and slick63's mg34. Again, it's not 100% but it looks the part. Parts used: AK47, ver3 gearbox, 1 1/2" PVC for the barrel shroud, 2"PVC for the receiver, AK c-mag Used Sintra board for the top cover and Buttstock. Here are the humble beginnings... Apparently, the AK has a weird angle between the barrel and the receiver (part of the reason i don't like the AK). The don't follow a straight line, making it necessary to place the AK receiver at an angle inside the PVC receiver. The AK reciever is secured inside the 2inch PVC via friction fit + superglue + epoxy + securing tabs. It won't break or come loose unless you smash it to bits intentionally. Connecting the barrel shroud to the receiver is the flared end section of the 2"PVC tube I've made the butt stock out of laminated 3mm Sintra (PVC foamboard). Applied putty and sanded the butt stock. Test fitting... I made the top cover out of Sintra board (PVC foam board). I cut it, heated and folded it to the right shape. For the part that it attatches to in the receiver, i also cut that out of sintra and glued it to the PVC. I used a cut inner barrel for the hinge. The cone for the flashider came from a large spool of thread from a tailor shop. The holes are a little smaller than i wanted. I only have a dremel so these are the largest i could make em. The front sight was hacksawed from a HK416 gasblock, the rear sight is a cannibalized Kar98 rearsight modified with some sheet sytrene. Rear sight is fully adjustable for elevation. Bipod is from an HKG3SG1. Almost done... Done! It's only 2 inches longer and 1/4th inch wider than the real thing (to preserve proportions) but it's huge, up to mid chest. Landsers must have been really tall back then. You can also build this using steel/aluminum tubing if you have the tools for it.

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jimmiroquai

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Thanks! Again, it's not supposed to be 1:1 mg34 masterpiece. Like the title says, its cheap and pretty easy to build. And if you build it right, strong enough to skirmish with. So, no, it won't bend round corners if you don't want it to.

Posted : 11/08/2011 11:37 am

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Sorry to dredge this up again :roll: With the buttstock, did you combine 2/3 sheets of board together to get the desired thickness??? Never used Sintra board before so its a bit of a mistery to me! :slap: