Yugo RPK

adam762 · December 20, 2009, 19:28

I'm not the biggest AK fan in the world. Oh sure, it's a neat rifle, and cleverly designed. As a military arm it sure is a sucess for a lot of good reasons, hard to deny that. But it's just sorta plain and common, and for the most part they just don't excite me too much.

RPKs are a slightly different story, and this one was absolutely top shelf. Perfect bore. Perfect EVERYTHING. I am told that the green ink on the stock behind the SN was the signature of the man who built it in the factory, and that it was legible prior to scrubbing the cosmoline off the stock.

Hey, where's Bronco Buster? I know he'll like this....

torquemada055 · December 20, 2009, 19:33

Now that is a very nicely done AK. I would love to have another in the safe, but RPK's are just to front heavy to want to lug around.

Well done Adam!!!

Barbcue · December 20, 2009, 19:33

sweet Adam,
im getting ready to send you my Ak parts as well..

**kayakpirate** · December 20, 2009, 19:47

Nice pics! Sweet rifle,good going!

mp · December 20, 2009, 19:53

Sweet! What are the compliant parts? Is the pistol grip one of them? If so, where did you get it? Need one for my kit.

kullavan · December 20, 2009, 21:16

Beautiful rifle, Adam. Thanks for speaking with me tonight. Sorry, I had to leave to pick up my college kid.

I'm looking forward to the FN FAL 50.00 when it is finished. I know that it will be another work of art.

chefbeef · December 21, 2009, 11:56

Adam,

She looks awsome I can not wait to get her back. This was a new kit from Bocefus years ago. The green is a signature and a date of Oct and the year of the trunion 1987 if I remember corectly was lathered heavily in Yugo grease.
Pistol grip came from Mario I can not remember his web sight or gun smithing name.

Peace,
Craig

adam762 · December 21, 2009, 12:16

Rifle as shown has Tapco HTS and a US piston, in addition to all my mags having US floorplates.

It ate blanks Friday night, and the kids had a hoot in the shop showering the walls with steel cases. Pretty cool.

bronco_buster · December 21, 2009, 12:24

That's what I'm talking about!

Brian in MN · December 21, 2009, 22:14

Paint!!!??? The horror

**Hebrew Battle Rifle** · December 21, 2009, 22:52

Quote:

Originally posted by bronco_buster

That's what I'm talking about!

Ditto baby

Topbanana · December 21, 2009, 22:59

Great photography on the item...

Great build too.

Skilter · December 22, 2009, 08:28

man I wish I could find one of those kits with the primo barrels in it.

82ndRecon · December 22, 2009, 19:38

That really looks nice. I got a chub there for a minute.

Quick question, how much heavier is that barrel compared to a standard AK? I know that is subjective, but I'm wondering if it is like a FAL HBAR compared to a std FAL. I don't know much about AK's etc.
Just wondering. thanks

adam762 · December 23, 2009, 11:11

Quote:

Quick question, how much heavier is that barrel compared to a standard AK? I know that is subjective, but I'm wondering if it is like a FAL HBAR compared to a std FAL.

It is a similar weight difference. Overall the RPK is still a bit lighter than a standard FAL, I'd say, but noticeably different than a standard AK. What's REALLY different is that a HB magazine fed AK actually WORKS, and makes sense, whereas the HB FAL was in reality not such a gread idea. It's all about the cartridge- 7.62X39 has low recoil, so it doesn't bounce around too much, expecially on the bipods. It small enough to make a 75 round drum reasonable to carry. The RPK, in it's factory configuration, would make a fantastic LMG, I'm sure. The RPD is better with it's belt feed, but...

Brian- Yeah, paint over park. It was blued originally. It may be again, one day. Maybe by this time next year.

AGG · December 24, 2009, 10:46

Very nice, LMG goodness!!!

Tony

82ndRecon · December 25, 2009, 10:52

Thanks for the info Adam...Again that RPK looks freggin sweet.

Interesting opinion on the FAL HB. I guess I can see where weight could be a big factor in the FAL not being as easy to control from a bi-pod. My M60 weighed 28 3/4 pounds dry (back in 75, they're a little lighter now) which made a fairly stabel platform to shoot the 7.62X51 from..I've never shot a select fire FAL..hopefully one of the days before I check out..

Merry Christmas

Ssarge · December 25, 2009, 11:35

The buttstock sure looks a lot better than the club foot stocks the E. German RPKs sported.

adam762 · December 25, 2009, 21:29

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Originally posted by 82ndRecon
Thanks for the info Adam...Again that RPK looks freggin sweet.

Interesting opinion on the FAL HB. I guess I can see where weight could be a big factor in the FAL not being as easy to control from a bi-pod. My M60 weighed 28 3/4 pounds dry (back in 75, they're a little lighter now) which made a fairly stabel platform to shoot the 7.62X51 from..I've never shot a select fire FAL..hopefully one of the days before I check out..

Merry Christmas

Damn right. I drug a pig around as well, and loved every minute of it. The 60 didn't have recoil; it had THRUST. And you're absolutely correct- it was the weight that made the difference.

I think what happened after WWII is that everyone looked and the 1918A2 and said "COOL! Let's make one of those!!" without stopping to think what made the weapon so great. The BAR was a heavy SOB, and the A2 had a low rate of fire that helped a bit. FALs and M14s in select fire modes are difficult to control, and that's being generous. Everybody figured it out after a while- How many US M14s were converted to semi auto? What about the South African selector mods, or the inch pattern guns that just flat out were not designed to be select fire? The BAR was cool because at the time, the M1919 was not real portable. With the advent of the M60, the BAR faded away, and with it, the need for magazine fed squad fire support weapons.

The British never had a HB FAL. They used the Bren. The Aussies started buying and using M60s as soon as they could, and L2s collected dust in the armories if the 60s were available.

Rooster · December 25, 2009, 23:12

I dont remember any recoil from my Belgian HB and I know you have been behind it before. Definitely a thrust if you ask me

BC · December 27, 2009, 02:26

Nice. Can't you stick a drum magazine in her?

It will look a lot nicer.

December 20, 2009, 19:28	#1
adam762 Registered FALaholic #: 11334 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Zanesville, OH Posts: 3,418	Yugo RPK I'm not the biggest AK fan in the world. Oh sure, it's a neat rifle, and cleverly designed. As a military arm it sure is a sucess for a lot of good reasons, hard to deny that. But it's just sorta plain and common, and for the most part they just don't excite me too much. RPKs are a slightly different story, and this one was absolutely top shelf. Perfect bore. Perfect EVERYTHING. I am told that the green ink on the stock behind the SN was the signature of the man who built it in the factory, and that it was legible prior to scrubbing the cosmoline off the stock. Hey, where's Bronco Buster? I know he'll like this.... __________________ When is the bleeding going to stop? Charter Member, Knob Creek Book Club

December 20, 2009, 19:33	#2
torquemada055 Registered FALaholic #: 15170 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 5thBt. 31st FF Posts: 3,632	Now that is a very nicely done AK. I would love to have another in the safe, but RPK's are just to front heavy to want to lug around. Well done Adam!!! __________________ NEVER forget April 19, 1775, and hell NO the bridge aint for sale!! I know, let's abolish the Fed, get out of the u.n. and kick them out of the country, close our borders and deport all illegals, bring every military member back home and close all foreign military bases. Cut ALL tax rates personal and business to 11%, abolish all unconstitutional federal agencies. It'll hurt but it would help us as a country.

December 20, 2009, 19:33	#3
Barbcue Registered FALaholic #: 5782 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CALI Posts: 2,841	sweet Adam, im getting ready to send you my Ak parts as well.. __________________ Bring back the Chicken Mitt !

December 21, 2009, 12:16	#8
adam762 Registered FALaholic #: 11334 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Zanesville, OH Posts: 3,418	parts Rifle as shown has Tapco HTS and a US piston, in addition to all my mags having US floorplates. It ate blanks Friday night, and the kids had a hoot in the shop showering the walls with steel cases. Pretty cool. __________________ When is the bleeding going to stop? Charter Member, Knob Creek Book Club

December 21, 2009, 22:14	#10
Brian in MN Registered FALaholic #: 289 Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 4,927	Paint!!!??? The horror __________________ Kalashnikov: The most successful point and click interface in the world.

December 20, 2009, 19:47	#4
kayakpirate all outta bubblegum Contributor FALaholic #: 40576 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vero Beach, Fl. Posts: 2,582	Nice pics! Sweet rifle,good going!

December 20, 2009, 19:53	#5
mp Registered FALaholic #: 654 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 1,627	Sweet! What are the compliant parts? Is the pistol grip one of them? If so, where did you get it? Need one for my kit.

December 20, 2009, 21:16	#6
kullavan Banned (Temp) FALaholic #: 15072 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Suburban Chicago Posts: 722	Beautiful rifle, Adam. Thanks for speaking with me tonight. Sorry, I had to leave to pick up my college kid. I'm looking forward to the FN FAL 50.00 when it is finished. I know that it will be another work of art.

December 21, 2009, 11:56	#7
chefbeef Registered FALaholic #: 4131 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: virginia Posts: 648	Adam, She looks awsome I can not wait to get her back. This was a new kit from Bocefus years ago. The green is a signature and a date of Oct and the year of the trunion 1987 if I remember corectly was lathered heavily in Yugo grease. Pistol grip came from Mario I can not remember his web sight or gun smithing name. Peace, Craig

December 21, 2009, 12:24	#9
bronco_buster Registered FALaholic #: 34236 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 635	That's what I'm talking about!

December 21, 2009, 22:59	#12
Topbanana Registered FALaholic #: 20443 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Manhattan, KS Posts: 3,262	Great photography on the item... Great build too. __________________ God created the Earth, Mauser drew the property lines.

December 22, 2009, 08:28	#13
Skilter Registered FALaholic #: 1021 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: North Texas Posts: 2,571	man I wish I could find one of those kits with the primo barrels in it. __________________ Skilter Native Texan Illegitimi Non Carborundum -------------------------------------------- M 7:7-14 tells you all you need to know.

December 22, 2009, 19:38	#14
82ndRecon Registered FALaholic #: 6589 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Weddington, NC Posts: 494	That really looks nice. I got a chub there for a minute. Quick question, how much heavier is that barrel compared to a standard AK? I know that is subjective, but I'm wondering if it is like a FAL HBAR compared to a std FAL. I don't know much about AK's etc. Just wondering. thanks __________________ "American parachutists...devils in baggy pants...are less than 100 meters from my outpost line. I can't sleep at night; they pop up from nowhere and we never know when or how they will strike next. Seems like the black-hearted devils are everywhere..." (An entry in a German officer's diary found after the battle on Anzio beachhead)

December 24, 2009, 10:46	#16
AGG Registered FALaholic #: 27127 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 535	Very nice, LMG goodness!!! Tony

December 25, 2009, 10:52	#17
82ndRecon Registered FALaholic #: 6589 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Weddington, NC Posts: 494	Thanks for the info Adam...Again that RPK looks freggin sweet. Interesting opinion on the FAL HB. I guess I can see where weight could be a big factor in the FAL not being as easy to control from a bi-pod. My M60 weighed 28 3/4 pounds dry (back in 75, they're a little lighter now) which made a fairly stabel platform to shoot the 7.62X51 from..I've never shot a select fire FAL..hopefully one of the days before I check out.. Merry Christmas __________________ "American parachutists...devils in baggy pants...are less than 100 meters from my outpost line. I can't sleep at night; they pop up from nowhere and we never know when or how they will strike next. Seems like the black-hearted devils are everywhere..." (An entry in a German officer's diary found after the battle on Anzio beachhead)

December 25, 2009, 11:35	#18
Ssarge Registered FALaholic #: 247 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 7,473	The buttstock sure looks a lot better than the club foot stocks the E. German RPKs sported.

December 25, 2009, 23:12	#20
Rooster Banned (Temp) FALaholic #: 9328 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: US Posts: 4,868	I dont remember any recoil from my Belgian HB and I know you have been behind it before. Definitely a thrust if you ask me

December 27, 2009, 02:26	#21
BC Registered FALaholic #: 752 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: cc Posts: 2,307	Nice. Can't you stick a drum magazine in her? It will look a lot nicer.

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