TRX's AK-47 Caliber Conversions Page

created: 12/19/2009
last updated: 12/29/2013


caliber conversions that were finished:

(some threads have supplementary information)

.22LR
.22 conversion questions (Gunco)
AK 22 conversion (Gunco)
Has anyone built an AK in .22 LR? (Gunco)
AMD 22lr and 17hm2 build (Gunco)
Build your own .22lr ak.(pics) (Gunco)
any web site for .22 AK's? (Gunco)
anybody thought about building their own .22 AK type rifle? (theAKforum)

(.22 AK subforum on theakforum.com)
.22 AKs (theAKforum)

.243 Winchester
.243 Saiga Khyber RPK (Gunco)
.243 win based on AK innards (Gunco)
RBTHNTR64's .243 AK build (Gunco)
243,260 or grendel for ak (Gunco)

6.5x55 Mauser
6.5x55 (Gunco)
6.5x55 Conversion (pookieweb)

7x57 Mauser
7x57 ak (theAKforum)

7.62x25 Tokarev
7.62x25 threads/ what happened to them? (Gunco)
7.62 Melon Buster (Gunco)
Blowback bolt mods (Gunco)
AK x25 barrel mods (Gunco)
Blowback Head Space x25 Conversions (Gunco)
Another 7.62x25 (Gunco)
7.62x25 Bullpup (Gunco)
scratch build 7.62x25 on ak reciver blow back (Gunco)
7.62x25 Gas Operated AK Pistol (Gunco)
7.62X25 WILDCATS (Gunco)
Can a 7.62x25 blowback? (Gunco)
7.62x25 barrel blanks - guaging interest (Gunco)
Will this blow me up? 7.62x25mm barrel (Gunco)
Need a barrel reamed to 7.62x25 (Gunco)
7.62x25 bbl pics (Gunco)
muzzle device for 7.62x25mm carbine? (Gunco)
Gas op 7.62x25mm (Gunco)
7.62x25 threads/ what happened to them? (Gunco)
Can you make a 762x25-out of (Gunco)
Can a 7.62x25 blowback? (Gunco)
7.62x25 barrel from 1919 barrel (Gunco)
Donor rifles for a 7.62x25mm conversion... (Gunco)
AMD Build in7.62x25 (Gunco)
7.62x25 AK Conversion (Gunco)
The AK-41 a gas operated 7.62x25 (Gunco)
7.62x25 conversion (vid) (Gunco)
Pistol Cal AK rifle build - Patro Contest Entry build portion (weaponsguild)
2XTM builds a Tokarev caliber Krinkov (weaponsguild)
x25 build (theAKforum)
ak in 7.62x25? (theAKforum)

.30 Carbine
ak/30 carbine build (theAKforum)
30 carbine/AK (AKfiles)

.308 Winchester / 7.62x51 NATO
308 ak (Gunco)
.308 ak successes? (Gunco)
the Aloha 308 Yugo Hybrid (Gunco)
durability of 308/8mm ak conversions (Gunco)
My 308 is almost complete! (Gunco)
308 AK Bullpup Update (Gunco)
M14 mags in Saiga .308's (Gunco)
Yugo .308 conversion (Gunco)
Piston and Gas Port on 308 (Gunco)
Yugo 308Win vs 7.62x39 Differences (Gunco)
Romi RPK for .308Win (Gunco)
AK from 7.62x39 to 7.62x51 (.308) or higher (Gunco)
biy lower rails for .308 (Gunco)
G3 Mags in 308 AK (Gunco)
Critical Yugo M76 and M77 questions (Gunco)
xx ** (pookieweb)

.30-06 Government
Pictorial Writeup: Saiga-100 in 30-06 (saiga-12)
.30-'06 conversion notes (Gunco)

.303 British
brit 303 ak IT FIRES! (theAKforum)
brit 303 ak reweld (militaryfirearm)

8mm Mauser
Romy RPK to 7.92x57mm (militaryfirearm)
8mm on a romy kit? (Gunco)
A Rahatlakhoom how is the 8mm holding up (Gunco)
Paging Rahatlakhoom - How's that 8mm conversion holding up? (Gunco)
8.mm m70 (Gunco)
8mm AK... how hard could it be?? (Gunco)
8mm build (Gunco)
8mm m70/76 (Gunco)
extending your your 7.62 bolt to longer calibers(PICS) (Gunco)
Romy RPK in 8mm (AKfiles)

9mm Parabellum
Doc's new Project: 9mm AK-47 (pirate4x4)
9mm AK my-way (Gunco)
What barrel/mag use 9mm conversion (Gunco)
What is involved in a 9mm conversion (Gunco)
any 9mm ak suggestions (Gunco)
9mm AK! (Gunco)
Re-post *ALL* pics of my 9mm Carbine (Gunco)
9mm ak (Gunco)
9mm AK (theAKforum)

.35 Remington
.35 Remington (Gunco)
35 Rem project (Gunco)
.35 Remington (Gunco)

.44 Remington Magnum

.444 Marlin
444 marlin (Gunco)
Range Report on the 444 Marlin (saiga-12)

.45 ACP
AK.45 work (well, sort of...) (Gunco)
AK.45 Receiver assembly, barrel installation, and barrel blocks (PICS ADDED!!) (Gunco)
More work on .45ACP conversion. (Gunco)
AK.45 Conversion update (minor) (Gunco)
AK.45 Bolt/Carrier Update (Gunco)
AK.45 Update? Rhino? (Gunco)
Another AK.45 update (Gunco)
AK.45 IS FUNCTIONAL!! (sort of).... (Gunco)
AK.45 Ejection update (Gunco)
AK.45 Ejection Problem Solved (Gunco)
AK.45 Receiver work (Gunco)
AK.45 Receiver Work (Part Deux) (Gunco)
AK.45 is ALMOST finished... (Gunco)
Rhino's AK.45 Conversion (theAKforum)
Rhino's AK.45 (.45ACP AK Conversion) - Dial up warning (theAKforum)
AK.45 bolt revisted (and showing off my new camera) (Gunco)
45acp AK (theAKforum)
ak/45 conversion (theAKforum)
AK-45 (theAKforum)
KABAR'S KALISHNATOM -45 Shop Brew Rifle (theAKforum)

.45 Winchester Magnum
45 win mag ak (Gunco)
Ak45 win mag (Pics up) (Gunco)
45 WinMag Progress report (Gunco)
45 WinMag update (Gunco)
2 questions - Case Reaming and Resizing for 45 Win Mag (Gunco)
xx (pookieweb)
milled ak in 45 win mag (theAKforum)
AK in 45 win mag (theAKforum)

.45-70 Government
Not quite "intermediate" - .45-70 conversion? (Gunco)
My 45-70 barrel arrived... (Gunco)
How thin a barrel for .45 / .458 caliber sizes? (Gunco)
45-70 AK (Gunco)
xx (pookieweb)

.458 SOCOM
weaponsguild

.50 Beowulf
.50 Beowulf? (Gunco)

.500 S&W
CONVERSION TO 500 S&W (Gunco)
500 S&W modded convered Saiga 410 semiauto (theAKforum)

.50-110 Government
.50-110 Romanian FPK (Gunco)

.510 Deming (wildcat)
.510 AK (weaponsguild)

.510 ReedWhacker
weaponsguild


discussed:

.22 Cheetah
22 CHEETAH MK 1 (Gunco)

.22-250 Remington
.22-250? (Gunco)

5.7x25 FN
5.7 AK (Gunco)

6.5 Carcano
6.5 Carcano kind of like 6.5 Grendel long (Gunco)

6.5 Creedmoor
6.5 creedmoore (Gunco)

6.5 Grendel
6.5 Grendel (Gunco)
The 6.5mm Grendel Concept Rifle (Gunco)

.260 Remington
260 REM AK Better than a Grendel (Gunco)

6.8 SPC
6.8SPC Conversion Thoughts (Gunco)

.30 Remington AR
New Remington ".30 RAR" caliber and what it means (theAKforum)

.300 Savage
300 SAVAGE LOOKS GOOD (Gunco)

7.62x54R
rommy 7.62x54?????? (Gunco)
AK in 7.62x54R? (Gunco)

.38/.357/.357 Maximum
.38 Special (Gunco)

9x39 Russian
Busy Weekend - Draft Design of my 9x39 Clone :) (Gunco)

9.3x64R
9.3 x 64 TIGR-9 or SVDK lookalike? (Gunco)

.375 Ruger
.375 Ruger? (Gunco)

.40 S&W
.40 AK? (Gunco)

.401 WSL
401 WSL & 416 TAS (Gunco)

.41 Magnum
The .41?? - A Question for your .44?? Conversions (Gunco)

.410 shotshell
.410 might be possible (Gunco)

.44???? wildcat
.44???? (Gunco)

.450 Bushmaster
450 Bushmaster - more info (Gunco)
450 Bushmaster in SWAT magazine (Gunco)

.458 SOCOM
Current Magazine info with 458 SOCOM data! (Gunco)
quest for 458 SOCOM reamer hit a snag (Gunco)

.50 Action Express
.50 Action Express (Gunco)

miscellaneous:

2XTM threads: (9mm or 7.62x25)
7.62x25 Drum-fed about to begin (AKfiles)
9mm Drum-fed AK pistol (AKfiles)
Anyone interested in the 2TXM (AKfiles)
9mm AK and ejecting problem (AKfiles)
7.62x25 conversion ? (AKfiles)
Anyone have info on a 2XTM??? (Gunco)

"intermediate rounds" thread:
.45 and .50 Caliber "Intermediate" Rounds (Gunco)

magazine threads:
caliburs that may work in a AK mag (Gunco)
what else will fit in a suomi drum? (Gunco)

long-action (PSL) variant threads:
(also check the 8mm and .303 threads above)
DIY PSL / long-action-possibility (Gunco)
Yugo M76 8mm? (Gunco)

scratchbuilt bolt or trunnion threads:
30-06-conversion-notes (Gunco)
making a new front trunnion (Gunco)
material heat treat (Gunco)
china 19mm trunion..... (theAKforum)

Type 64 SMG build:
type 64 smg build (theAKforum)

the "toothpick" build:
AK toothpick build (weaponsguild)

muzzle loading .45 caliber:
My latest AK build, something a little different (weaponsguild)

straight pull build:
7.62 Melon Buster (Gunco)

VZ-58:
7.62x25 VZ?? (Gunco)
If you know of any other discussions, let me know and I'll add them.


lost: forum crash
8mm Mauser (gunsnet)
lost: Lichtenberg took all their 2XTM stuff down
Lichtenberg Research instructions for the 2XTM (lichtenbergresearch)

v1.0 12/19/2009 created
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