Bought a Century (CAI) AES-10 - Page 2

GlockMeister · 05-13-2008, 12:16 AM

Is that what you did with or where your stimulus check went JAC? lol Congrats either way.

And FWIW people, I got a notice today, telling me when mine would come, actually I already got it, so this notice was late, but it was worth while as I read in it that I DO NOT have to claim it on my 2008's tax return. Think no one has to, I'd check though?

just_a_car · 05-13-2008, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by GlockMeister

Is that what you did with or where your stimulus check went JAC? lol Congrats either way.

And FWIW people, I got a notice today, telling me when mine would come, actually I already got it, so this notice was late, but it was worth while as I read in it that I DO NOT have to claim it on my 2008's tax return. Think no one has to, I'd check though?

Nope, I don't get one. I didn't make enough money and I'm a Student that gets FAFSA, so I don't qualify.

GlockMeister · 05-13-2008, 12:21 AM

That sucks JAC. That really does. Sorry I even brought it up now. Bummer dude.

just_a_car · 05-24-2008, 04:05 AM

New pictures with the modular CAA grip installed and their optional palm shelf!

The album of all pictures to date:
just_a_car/AES-10 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

knightRider · 05-24-2008, 08:50 AM

nice man , you did a great job.

just_a_car · 05-25-2008, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by knightRider

nice man , you did a great job.

Thanks, kR. I still have somewhere around $150-200 worth of accessories I want to put into it.

just_a_car · 08-25-2008, 06:18 AM

It took me forever, but I finally figured out a name for her: Melania (Melany for short).

I've got two new forearm parts coming for it in the mail, due on Wednesday:
AK Aluminum Tri-Rail Lower Handguard [338 Alum AK Tri-Rail] : BlackJack Buffers LLC
AK-47 Ventilated Steel Top Guard [364 AK47 Vent upper] : BlackJack Buffers LLC

jmp8927 · 09-16-2008, 06:59 PM

Sooooooo where are the updated pics?

just_a_car · 09-17-2008, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by jmp8927

Sooooooo where are the updated pics?

Ask and thou shalt receive:

Also, neither of those items fit right out of the box.

The gas tube was too long on the front by about 1/8", too tall on the back-bottom by about 1/16" and they tell you in the instructions to file-to-fit the slanted section that the locking mechanism rubs against at the back-top.

The tri-rail would have fit just fine if Century hadn't welded on that ring to attach the carry-handle. So, I had to inlet the aluminum to get it to fit.

I then sprayed both with high-temp matte-black paint and baked it in the oven.

I'm going to be working on a Tabuk Sniper buttstock for this in my spare time, since Ironwood Designs says they can't make one for a stamped model (only the milled Yugo)... which doesn't make any sense to me. One would think they could just use the skeletonizing jig on the regular stamped stock, but they stated in an email that it would leave the wood too weak. Again... I don't see it.

jmp8927 · 09-17-2008, 05:32 AM

OoooooooOOOOooo. Looking good there! However....you should pop a bipod on there! I think that'd look pretty doggone good and be very functional. Anyway, good luck with the stock!

just_a_car · 09-17-2008, 06:07 AM

You read my mind.

It used to have a bipod that you can see in the other pics in that folder, but it was just long pieces of metal.

What I want is a 4-9" variable length, spring-loaded Harris-type bipod with large rubber bottoms that I can attach to the picatinny rail (similar to this, but attachable to a rail: MidwayUSA - Harris S-BR Bipod Sling Swivel Stud Mount 6" to 9" Black) so that I can shoot from a prone position. The original bipod was about 2-3 times too long for prone shooting.

Also, you can see in that last picture (that I just got to upload a minute ago, bad connection) that my sling mount is now unusable due to the tri-rail, so I have to get a rail-mounted sling mount... OR, what I thought I might try is to use the carry handle mount as a sling-ring mount. It's a little too wide, as is, but I think I'll just put a thick keyring ring onto it and it should be good-to-go! Plus, having the mounting point on the opposite side of the receiver will allow it to hang evenly, since the scope makes the firearm very top-heavy.

Hope you all enjoy watching this evolution! I know I do!

jmp8927 · 09-17-2008, 06:57 PM

A large keyring would work pretty well for that...btw, would you be trying for a somewhat PSG-1ish look? I know it's a good bit different, but also kinda similar.

just_a_car · 09-17-2008, 07:28 PM

Again, reading my mind...

I at first wanted a Druganov SVD as they're just so darn sexy, then moved to the PSG-1 (bought a CETME), and then moved to the Tabuk Sniper.

I'm melding this into a modern Tabuk Sniper with homage to the other two firearms. Essentially, starting with the dead-nuts reliability of the AK and building up a Squad Designated Marksman rifle that's "he's dead" accurate out to 400 yards.

It'll be unique, that's for sure!

PSLMAN · 09-28-2008, 03:19 PM

Cool project and very nice rifle you have there, in fact you've inspired me to do something similar. A friend of mine has an AES 10B that he wants to sell me. the top of the bipod looks like somebody took an angle grinder to it and there are a couple other defects he has issues with.

After seeing your thread here I'm thinking of turning it into a heavy barreled rifle and moving away from the SAW concept it was originally designed for.

I'll probably keep the furniture as is, ok I'll have to stain it, and install a scope and flash hider. It won't be nearly as cool as yours but at least it won't hurt my eyes to look at it.

Thanks for sharing your project and for giving me the idea for mine.

05-13-2008, 12:16 AM	#21
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 5,513	Is that what you did with or where your stimulus check went JAC? lol Congrats either way. And FWIW people, I got a notice today, telling me when mine would come, actually I already got it, so this notice was late, but it was worth while as I read in it that I DO NOT have to claim it on my 2008's tax return. Think no one has to, I'd check though? __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

05-13-2008, 12:21 AM	#23
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 5,513	That sucks JAC. That really does. Sorry I even brought it up now. Bummer dude. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

05-24-2008, 04:05 AM	#24
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,522	New pictures with the modular CAA grip installed and their optional palm shelf! The album of all pictures to date: just_a_car/AES-10 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting __________________ Last edited by just_a_car; 05-24-2008 at 04:08 AM.

05-24-2008, 08:50 AM	#25
knightRider Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: you know where Posts: 2,683 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 11	nice man , you did a great job. __________________ I'm part kalishnakov, part heckler and Koch.

08-25-2008, 06:18 AM	#27
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,522	It took me forever, but I finally figured out a name for her: Melania (Melany for short). I've got two new forearm parts coming for it in the mail, due on Wednesday: AK Aluminum Tri-Rail Lower Handguard [338 Alum AK Tri-Rail] : BlackJack Buffers LLC AK-47 Ventilated Steel Top Guard [364 AK47 Vent upper] : BlackJack Buffers LLC __________________

09-16-2008, 06:59 PM	#28
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,146 Images: 17	Sooooooo where are the updated pics? __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

09-17-2008, 05:32 AM	#30
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,146 Images: 17	OoooooooOOOOooo. Looking good there! However....you should pop a bipod on there! I think that'd look pretty doggone good and be very functional. Anyway, good luck with the stock! __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

09-17-2008, 06:07 AM	#31
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,522	You read my mind. It used to have a bipod that you can see in the other pics in that folder, but it was just long pieces of metal. What I want is a 4-9" variable length, spring-loaded Harris-type bipod with large rubber bottoms that I can attach to the picatinny rail (similar to this, but attachable to a rail: MidwayUSA - Harris S-BR Bipod Sling Swivel Stud Mount 6" to 9" Black) so that I can shoot from a prone position. The original bipod was about 2-3 times too long for prone shooting. Also, you can see in that last picture (that I just got to upload a minute ago, bad connection) that my sling mount is now unusable due to the tri-rail, so I have to get a rail-mounted sling mount... OR, what I thought I might try is to use the carry handle mount as a sling-ring mount. It's a little too wide, as is, but I think I'll just put a thick keyring ring onto it and it should be good-to-go! Plus, having the mounting point on the opposite side of the receiver will allow it to hang evenly, since the scope makes the firearm very top-heavy. Hope you all enjoy watching this evolution! I know I do! __________________

09-17-2008, 06:57 PM	#32
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,146 Images: 17	A large keyring would work pretty well for that...btw, would you be trying for a somewhat PSG-1ish look? I know it's a good bit different, but also kinda similar. __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

09-17-2008, 07:28 PM	#33
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,522	Again, reading my mind... I at first wanted a Druganov SVD as they're just so darn sexy, then moved to the PSG-1 (bought a CETME), and then moved to the Tabuk Sniper. I'm melding this into a modern Tabuk Sniper with homage to the other two firearms. Essentially, starting with the dead-nuts reliability of the AK and building up a Squad Designated Marksman rifle that's "he's dead" accurate out to 400 yards. It'll be unique, that's for sure! __________________

09-28-2008, 03:19 PM	#34
PSLMAN Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 142	Cool project and very nice rifle you have there, in fact you've inspired me to do something similar. A friend of mine has an AES 10B that he wants to sell me. the top of the bipod looks like somebody took an angle grinder to it and there are a couple other defects he has issues with. After seeing your thread here I'm thinking of turning it into a heavy barreled rifle and moving away from the SAW concept it was originally designed for. I'll probably keep the furniture as is, ok I'll have to stain it, and install a scope and flash hider. It won't be nearly as cool as yours but at least it won't hurt my eyes to look at it. Thanks for sharing your project and for giving me the idea for mine.