r/canadaguns • u/bwingpilot Motiuk Mfg. • Sep 19 '21

Valmet M78 to AK74 clone project complete

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u/BuzzJr1 Combloc connoisseur Sep 19 '21

Is there anyway to put on a matching forend?

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u/bwingpilot Motiuk Mfg. Sep 19 '21

What do you mean by matching forend?

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u/BuzzJr1 Combloc connoisseur Sep 19 '21

I mean a laminated ak74 forend that matches the buttstock

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u/bwingpilot Motiuk Mfg. Sep 19 '21

It’s possible. But that would mean a new barrel, with an AK74 barrel profile, rear sight base, handguard cap and gas block. But the barrel is spec’d at 250NM of torque on the trunnion then installed in the sheet steel receiver. I didn’t want to chance rebarreling it due to the value. Didn’t think the juice was worth the squeeze.

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u/justanotherreddituse on Sep 19 '21

It's one of the few things I'd be scared of doing and destroying it. You can't just get a new receiver here sadly :(

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u/BuzzJr1 Combloc connoisseur Sep 19 '21

Very understandable, looks good 👍🏻, any update on your cetme?

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u/bwingpilot Motiuk Mfg. Sep 19 '21

Thanks! And I heard back from the lab a few weeks ago. They basically said the timeline they gave me “is no longer feasible” and that they’ll get to it when they get to it 🙄. I’d set your expectations to hear something back from them in about 3 years from now.

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u/PifPifPass Sep 20 '21

They're just waiting on the election results. :P