So if buying the receiver is legal... and buying a kit and chopping of the bayonet lug and welding the muzzle is legal... And you win the 10 or less game.. Your logic for not hearing from anyone is...?I'm afraid you won't get an answer to your question (or shouldn't) But there are, I'm sure, quite a few home clandestine AK builders in NY since buying a kit is legal as is buying a virgin receiver.