Great thread. I'm not sure why Childers would stop making the Dimpled Magwell Underfolder Receiver. The thing that has me intrigued, I have never seen a Stamped Chinese AK without a Dimpled Magwell Receiver before. I'm not an Expert on AK's, so I'm dying to hear the answer on this one. That's the Great thing about this Forum, something new and different comes up all the time, however there is always a Member who has the Answer
Undimpled Under Folders?
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Another view of the under folder shown in the above video.
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James River Armory assembled at least a few non-dimpled guns. Was this because the receiver stubs were the same pattern? I assume so.
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Chinese Arsenal 66 AK-47 Type 56 Rifle, 7.62x39, Underfold, w/ New U.S. Barrel and Receiver by James River Armory
Chinese Arsenal 66 AK-47 Type 56 Rifle, 7.62x39 caliber, Semi-Auto, with under fold stock, features a new U.S. made chrome lined barrel and new U.S. 1.5mm receiver. Rifles are built utilizing a premium A1 grade Chinese AK-47 parts kit that originated in the Peoples Republic of China. Receivers...
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No, JRA was smoking something on these guns. While non-dimpled T56-1 rifles do exist, they are very early production rifles. By the 17mil series (the series that all of the JRA kits seem to have come from) dimples were in place at Arsenal 66. A great source to observe this is by reviewing the European deact postings - there are a large amount of 17mil series shown there.James River Armory assembled at least a few non-dimpled guns. Was this because the receiver stubs were the same pattern? I assume so.
Chinese Arsenal 66 AK-47 Type 56 Rifle, 7.62x39, Underfold, w/ New U.S. Barrel and Receiver by James River Armory
Chinese Arsenal 66 AK-47 Type 56 Rifle, 7.62x39 caliber, Semi-Auto, with under fold stock, features a new U.S. made chrome lined barrel and new U.S. 1.5mm receiver. Rifles are built utilizing a premium A1 grade Chinese AK-47 parts kit that originated in the Peoples Republic of China. Receivers...
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I also wouldn't get my hopes up on a non-dimpled Childers receiver. I have been waiting since the beginning of the year for them to finish and ship mine, all the while my Albanian kit is gathering dust.
Here is my factory built "undimpled" Type 56. I want to stress that this rifle was a factory fluke but will give you the idea of what an undimpled Type 56 would look like.
Here is an early Arsenal 66 built undimpled rifle but the details are a little tough to make out because it is in video format:
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