[1969Mach1]

What a great weekend. I helped organize an AK build party in Canyon Country, So. Cal.
Head count was 50. Guns completed, about 30. We BBQ'ed both days, had a plinking range set up, and someone had brought out the Quads to play with. I'm helping out another AK build party in San Diego soon. Damn I'm exhausted.

 

[1969Mach1]

Canyon Country.

 

[1969Mach1]

Some AKs completed.

 

[jonpo]

Wow, you guys don't mess around! I think of a build party as 2 or 3 guys sitting in a cramped room finishing one, maybe 2 rifles in a day. That looks like something I would have a great time at!

 

[mojo100]

Wow, you guys don't mess around! I think of a build party as 2 or 3 guys sitting in a cramped room finishing one, maybe 2 rifles in a day. That looks like something I would have a great time at!

+1 ... looks like a great time!

 

[wingnut308]

not so much a build party, but a makeshift ak factory :allright:

eta: who brought the potty :roflmao:

 

[INFANTRY]

looks like a great time. What media did you used to get everyone together. I did not hear of any talk about this here. About how many people did you get on site?

 

[1969Mach1]

looks like a great time. What media did you used to get everyone together. I did not hear of any talk about this here. About how many people did you get on site?

Thanks. It was organized via Calguns.
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/show ... p?t=284364

Here's our last (March) AK build party.
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=126007


I'll post more pictures as they come in.

 

[CSACANNONEER]

I'm willing to bet that more than 40 guns were started and finished with a few more being either started or completed.

This was more than just a build party. One guy brought an old Winchester shotgun to parkerize. One girl brought her quads to ride on the track next to my house. We BBQ'd a lot of burgers, chicken, hot dogs and a rattlesnake. Being California, we have to go through an FFL to buy and sell long guns (less than 50 years old) and handguns. An 07FFL showed up and did a transfer for me. Lastly, many were able to function test their builds less than 100 feet from where they built them. We'll I better get going and return the port-a-potty before they try to charge me more for it.

 

[veterosa]

Bump for more pics, Mach cant wait until we finish our Tula Krink

 

[1969Mach1]

 

[1969Mach1]

Wow, you guys don't mess around! I think of a build party as 2 or 3 guys sitting in a cramped room finishing one, maybe 2 rifles in a day. That looks like something I would have a great time at!

Thanks. Yes sir, we take our AK building serious. :grin:

Number 1 rule......is to have fun!

 

[xarmy96]

So to load a mag of 30, you have to remove the receiver cover, bolt carrier and recoil spring?
Keeps you busy I bet, here in Indiana, you carry as many mags as you can and afford to feed ,to the range.
Wish we had a build party like that though. :animak:

 

[Krater]

So to load a mag of 30, you have to remove the receiver cover, bolt carrier and recoil spring?
Keeps you busy I bet, here in Indiana, you carry as many mags as you can and afford to feed ,to the range.
Wish we had a build party like that though. :animak:

Not quite. If you use a mag of 30, that means your AK has to be configured without a pistol grip (also VFG, and flash hider), like so:

If you want to use a pistol grip, then you have to use a magazine lock and 10 round mags, like so:

 

[MPiKM-72]

This thread gives me an inferiority complex - that's especially rough on a Texan. :goof:

Nice party and photos. You guys are a class act. :hail:

 

[65cobra]

Wow you guys rock great job!

 

[gowking]

Yes the So-Cal BPs definitely have been showing us Nor-Cal builders up lately. Hard to compete with the location that's for sure.

-G

 

[mojo100]

Kind of makes me want to live in So. Cali ... just kind of. :grin:

 

[joe_sun]

Yes the So-Cal BPs definitely have been showing us Nor-Cal builders up lately. Hard to compete with the location that's for sure.

-G

No doubt our build party in Elk Grove was in suburbia. We even had someone come up to us and ask if we were registered Democrat because they needed Dems to sign some petition.

20 guys with AKs and AK parts broke into laughter.

 

[65cobra]

Yes the So-Cal BPs definitely have been showing us Nor-Cal builders up lately. Hard to compete with the location that's for sure.

-G

No doubt our build party in Elk Grove was in suburbia. We even had someone come up to us and ask if we were registered Democrat because they needed Dems to sign some petition.

20 guys with AKs and AK parts broke into laughter.

Thats pretty funny. I am not an organizer but I will host one if they want to do another one in the elk grove area, I am in wilton and have plenty of space, I always rap off a couple or rounds in the backyard for a basic function check but function checking 20 aks would probably be too much