Guerrilla Gunsmith AK 47 Detailed Dis Assembly

Guerrilla Gunsmith ---- AK-47 Detailed Disassembly
AK-47 Detailed Disassembly/Assembly
A note before starting:
The semi-automatic AK series weapon used for this tutorial is a Romanian-made SAR-1 AKM. There are only
a couple of aftermarket accessories on this firearm, mainly its folding butt stock and pistol grip wooden forend.
For basic disassembly, these features make no difference at all. Most rifles imported from Romania have
a particular shepherds (or crook) hook to retain the fire control group (trigger system). This tutorial covers
the Romanian shepherds hook, but other versions will be added soon (I hope). All of that being said, none of
it affects basic disassembly for the AK-series weapon.
1. PERFORM BASIC DISASSEMBLY
In case you missed it, it's found on this page
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2. LOCATE THE SHEPARD'S HOOK
The arrows point to this part. It is a small, stiff wire. It

fits into the little notch just below the head of the
hammer and trigger pins. This ensures that the pins do
not work themselves out during operation.
3. REMOVE THE SHEPARD'S HOOK
Using a small screwdriver or a pair of pliers, force the

hook out of the notches in the pins by pushing it from the
base towards the front of the receiver. Direction is shown
in the image to the right.

Photo of removed Shepard's hook
4. REMOVE THE SAFETY LEVER
First, rotate the lever to 90 degrees, as shown in the

image on the right. At this point, the safety lever can
simply be removed from the rifle. If the hammer is
cocked, it will spring forward when you pull the safety
lever out. This is normal.


Photo of removed safety lever.
5. REMOVE THE TRIGGER ASSEMBLY (FIRE

CONTROL GROUP)

Using a punch, gently tap out the pin, right-to-left, just

above the trigger as shown. Do not use enough pressure
to warp your receiver.
Photo of disconnecter and disconnecter spring out of the

rifle.
Note: If you have a Tapco G2 trigger or another captive

trigger, the entire mechanism (disconnecter, spring, and
trigger) will come out at this time as one piece as
opposed to the image shown.
The hammer springs now have to be moved off of the

trigger bars. Correct configuration is shown on the right.


Use pliers or a screwdriver to move the spring as shown

on the right.

At this point, the trigger will pop right out as shown.

Next, put the spring behind the hammer as shown. The

hammer can be removed without this step, but it is much
harder.

Using a punch, tap out the hammer pin right-to-left as

shown.
Photo of hammer and spring removed from the rifle.

6. REMOVE FURNITURE
If you plan on changing furniture, follow these steps,

otherwise just skip to re-assembly. These steps can also
be done without the removal of the fire control group if
you just want to do a furniture change.

First remove your cleaning rod. This is most easily

accomplished by applying pressure to the rod just
forward of the lower handguard and simply pulling the
rod out.

Photo of removed cleaning rod

Next, locate the lever on the handguard retainer as

shown in the image on the right.

Using pliers or a screwdriver, rotate the lever 180

degrees as shown in the image on the right.

Push the handguard retainer towards the barrel as shown.

The lower handguard may now be removed as shown in

the image on the right.
Using a flat head screwdriver, unscrew both screws as

shown.

The buttstock can now be removed as shown.
Note: Many wood stocks are hard to remove, despite

both screws being removed. This is due to the expansion
of the wood. The best method I've found is to tap the
stock on either side against carpet and pulling like crazy.

To remove the pistol grip, locate the screw at the base of

the pistol grip and unscrew it.


The pistol grip can now be removed. Note that you have
three parts: the pistol grip itself, the nut, and the screw.
Also note that the nut is angled towards the rear of the
receiver.

7. BOLT DISASSEMBLY
First, locate the pin shown in the photo on the right.

Using a punch, push the pin out from this drection.
The pin should come out as shown.


When this pin is removed, the firing pin should fall right
now.
Not: Some rifles, such as the Saiga, have spring-loading

firing pins and a spring will come out with the firing pin.

Locate the second pin as shown. This pin holds in the

extractor.
Photo of the extractor pin being removed. Notice the

cutout on the end of this pin.

With the extractor pin removed, the extractor and

extractor pin will pop out as shown.

Photo of bolt face with extractor and firing pin removed.

Okay, detailed disassembly is now complete! Let's put it all back together now.
1, ASSEMBLE THE BOLT
The poorly drawn MSpaint image is on the is a picture of

the completed bolt assembly. Notice how the firing pin
retention pin holds the firing pin in place.

Replace the extractor, spring, and extractor pin fist.
The easiest method is to push in the extractor and pin in

place with your thumb and then place the extractor pin in
place.
Make reference to the picture in the disassembly process

for the correct orientation of the pin. The smallest "step"
faces the bottom of the pin to allowing the firing pin
retention pin to be inserted.
Place the firing pin into the bolt, closing following the
poor MSpaint rendition at the beginning of the assembly
portion of this page.
After the pin is in place, press the firing pin retention pin
back in place from the opposite direction.
Now, function check the bolt--give it a little shake. If

either the firing pin or the extractor pops out, repeat the
above steps from the beginning.

2. REPLACE FURNITURE
Slide the lower handguard back into the receiver of the

gun as shown.
Slide the lower handguard retainer in place and clamp it

down as shown in the picture on the right.

Seat the buttstock fully in place and replace the two

screws as shown on the right.
Replace the pistol grip nut as shown. It should be

inserted entirely into the hole at the bottom of the
receiver.

Place the pistol grip under the nut, align the pistol grip
screw, and screw it back in place.



3. PUT IN THE FIRE CONTROL GROUP
This part can be a bastard, so keep close attention. This

is where having a Red Star Arms crook hook replacement
and a G2 become very, very handy.
Hook the shepard's hook over the center support. The

diagram on the right shows the final placement from a

left-hand view of the recevier.
NOTE: There are several ways to use a shepard's hook,

this is the easiest way that I have found.
Roll the hammer springs over the hammer like we did

during removal. Place the hammer back into the receiver.
Insert the hammer pin below the sherpard's hook pin.
Ensure the hammer pin is fully seated.

Next, place the trigger into the receiver. ---this is the

tricky part--- insert the disconnecter spring into the notch
on the trigger and place the disconnecter over it.
While pressing down on the disconnecter and spring,

insert the trigger pin under the shepard's
hook as shown above. Ensure it is fully seated. Ensure
that the hammer spring is over both hooks as shown in
the photo on the right.
Use a pair of small pliers or the screwdriver to ensure the

sherpard's hook is fully into the notch on the trigger and
hammer pins.
Take a breath--the hardest part is over.
Insert the safety selector in at 90 degrees as shown. It

should pop right into place as shown on the right.

Once the selector lever is in place, rotate it clock-wise to

engage it.
Detailed disassembly/assembly is now complete!

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Guerrilla Gunsmith ---- AK-47 Detailed Disassembly

AK-47 Detailed Disassembly/Assembly

A note before starting:

1. PERFORM BASIC DISASSEMBLY

In case you missed it, it's found on this page

http://www.guerrillagunsmith.com/akdetailed.htm (1 of 43) [4/10/2009 1:31:35 PM]

2. LOCATE THE SHEPARD'S HOOK

The arrows point to this part. It is a small, stiff wire. It

3. REMOVE THE SHEPARD'S HOOK

Using a small screwdriver or a pair of pliers, force the

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Photo of removed Shepard's hook

4. REMOVE THE SAFETY LEVER

First, rotate the lever to 90 degrees, as shown in the

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Photo of removed safety lever.

5. REMOVE THE TRIGGER ASSEMBLY (FIRE

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Using a punch, gently tap out the pin, right-to-left, just

Photo of disconnecter and disconnecter spring out of the

Note: If you have a Tapco G2 trigger or another captive

opposed to the image shown.

The hammer springs now have to be moved off of the

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Use pliers or a screwdriver to move the spring as shown

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At this point, the trigger will pop right out as shown.

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Next, put the spring behind the hammer as shown. The

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Using a punch, tap out the hammer pin right-to-left as

Photo of hammer and spring removed from the rifle.

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If you plan on changing furniture, follow these steps,

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First remove your cleaning rod. This is most easily

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Photo of removed cleaning rod

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Next, locate the lever on the handguard retainer as

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Using pliers or a screwdriver, rotate the lever 180

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Push the handguard retainer towards the barrel as shown.

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The lower handguard may now be removed as shown in

Using a flat head screwdriver, unscrew both screws as

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The buttstock can now be removed as shown.

Note: Many wood stocks are hard to remove, despite

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To remove the pistol grip, locate the screw at the base of

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First, locate the pin shown in the photo on the right.

The pin should come out as shown.

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Not: Some rifles, such as the Saiga, have spring-loading

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