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With millions of examples world-
Wide the AK is one of the world's
Most prevalent firearms
While this platform is notorious
For operating flawlessly in the
Harshest of conditions contrary to
Popular belief it still requires a
Little TLC especially when
Shooting corrosive ammo
In this series we'll show you step- By-step how-to properly
Disassemble clean lubricate and
Reassemble your AK
Before beginning with
Disassembly in this first video
We'll do a quick safety check by
Removing the magazine
Disengaging the safety pulling the
Bolt to the rear and checking the
Chamber
With the gun safe and all possible
Ammunition sources removed
From the work area we'll begin by
Removing the top cover
To do so we'll depress the recoil
Return guide protruding from the
Rear of the receiver and lift up on
The rear of the top cover and set
It aside
Note in the case of the Zastava
M70 it will require engaging the
Cover release pin to allow the
Depressing of the recoil return
Guide
Next we will again depress the
Recoil return guide this time far
Enough forward to clear the rear
Of the receiver and pull it clear of
The rear of the bolt and set it
Aside
With the bolt carrier assembly no
Longer under spring tension it can
Be pulled rearward and lifted up
At the rear to remove it from the
Receiver so that it can be set
Aside for further disassembly
Next we'll remove the gas tube
To remove it rotate the Hand-
guard retaining lever on the Rear
sight block 90 degrees
Note this may be difficult to
Rotate and may require the use of
Pliers
With the lever rotated the gas
Tube is free to be lifted off
With the gas tube removed we'll
Place it in a vise and lightly secure
The rear section of the gas tube
Being careful not to crush it
With it secure rotate the furniture
90 degrees around the gas tube
Once rotated the furniture and
Gas tube can be separated and
Set aside along with the metal
Retention clip in the case of wood
Furniture
Next we'll remove the muzzle
Device
To do so depress the spring-
Loaded detent at the 12'oclock
Position and unscrew your muzzle
Device
Note that most variants will have
Left hand threads
Lastly we'll disassemble the bolt
To do so first push the bolt
Rearward in the carrier rotate it
45 degrees clock-wise and pull it
Forward out of the front
Every few thousand rounds it is
Also recommended to completely
Strip the bolt this again is
Especially relevant when shooting
Corrosive ammo
To remove the firing pin and
Extractor you will need a
Nylon/brass hammer bench block
And the 1/16 inch punch
To begin we'll first locate the
Firing pin retaining pin on the
Bottom of the bolt Once located push the firing-pin
Retaining-pin out from the
Bottom to the top
It's imperative to tap it out from
This direction as the hole is
Tapered
Once tapped out set the pin aside
And place a finger at the rear of
The stem to prevent the firing pin
From shooting out as some
Variants are under spring tension
With your finger in place remove
The punch
Then slowly relieve tension and
Remove the firing pin
Next we can remove the extractor
By driving its pin out from left to
Right as you're facing the bolt
Once removed place your thumb
Over the bolt face and slowly
Remove the punch as the
Extractor is also under spring
Tension
With the gun now fully
Disassembled and ready for
Cleaning be sure to watch part 2
Where we'll cover how-to
Properly clean your AK