[JoeBud]

Well, I got an email that Century has PAR-1 and PAR-3 rifles back in stock. I was forced to order a pair of 3's. Nothing better than helping a buddy spend money. mriddick, I know you want another.

 

[acr]

Yes, I am his most recent victim. Of course this all started with mriddick when he told me the particulars for converting a Par to semi. Maybe I will make this one into a Krink???

 

[Buff223]

Yes, I am his most recent victim. Of course this all started with mriddick when he told me the particulars for converting a Par to semi. Maybe I will make this one into a Krink???

Can some one fill me in. I didn't think these could be converted to semi's....

 

[Bingo]

You can strip them totally and use the receiver/trunion/trigger guard assembly to build a nice semi AK. The early ones used the SAR type receiver.

Anyone know if these are SAR or WSAR type receivers?

 

[acr]

Here is the quick and dirty discription of what has to be done. Press off the gas block, drill it to form a gas port, drill the gas port in the barrel, add a charging handle, swap the piston out for a semi version, swap out the handguards, add US parts, shoot. When I get home I will post a picture or two of some that I have converted. mriddick has done a bunch of these with great results.

 

[JoeBud]

Anyone know if these are SAR or WSAR type receivers?

When I talked to my rep he did not know. He could only say that he was pretty sure they were Romanian. I probably won't do anything with mine. I've owned one before and the pump action actually works rather well from the shoulder. It sure makes for a unique looking AK.

 

[acr]

Yes, please don't do what you did to the last one you had.

 

[WoLvErInE]

Are these ones fairly cheap like the last bunch? I remember they were $150 last time with like 5 free magazines that were only 10 rounders or something. Still, if they were that cheap I would be getting a .223!

 

[acr]

Joebud did the ordering, but as I remember they are just a bit over $200 with 5 mags.

 

[JoeBud]

$199.97 for the PAR-3 and $189.97 for the PAR-1.

 

[mriddick]

Ummmmmmmmmmmmm easy builds are coming...

 

[Buff223]

Here is the quick and dirty discription of what has to be done. Press off the gas block, drill it to form a gas port, drill the gas port in the barrel, add a charging handle, swap the piston out for a semi version, swap out the handguards, add US parts, shoot. When I get home I will post a picture or two of some that I have converted. mriddick has done a bunch of these with great results.

Thanks for the info.
Does anyone have some before & after pics???

 

[acr]

Here is one of a "Tacticool" version.

 

[acr]

And a more traditional one.

 

[atilla]

are there any build photos or tutorials about doing the conversion on these? i've tried using the forum search but it doesn't seem to work too well for me. i was thinking about doing a saiga conversion, but i'm starting to like the sound of this better. i've got a big heavy drill/mill that really wants to be used.

 

[mriddick]

I ordered 3, Rob at the shop ordered another 4-5. I'm getting PAR 1's just to strip them down for the receivers and doing some easy builds....

 

[atilla]

Here is the quick and dirty discription of what has to be done. Press off the gas block, drill it to form a gas port, drill the gas port in the barrel, add a charging handle, swap the piston out for a semi version, swap out the handguards, add US parts, shoot. When I get home I will post a picture or two of some that I have converted. mriddick has done a bunch of these with great results.

your "Tacticool" version looks like it has a galil charging handle, did you use a galil bolt or add it to the original bolt? what is the best way to add the charging handle, bolt weld? surprisingly i haven't been able to find much on these, but someone said something about the site base needing to be modified? do standard handguards swap right in without a change to the retainer? thanks for anything you can tell me.

 

[DASA]

Mriddick, ACR, anyone, PLEASE post some more details on this conversion and if you have to modify regular handguards to work. How hard is it to remove the gas block? If the numbers make sense I might buy several of these instead of building some of my Rommie kits. Details please! Thanks.

 

[Guest]

I don't understand what a "PAR" is. Just a gas block/front sight combination?

 

[atilla]

I don't understand what a "PAR" is. Just a gas block/front sight combination?

Pump Action Rifle, it's a romanian import ak that operates by pump action, legal in california and can be converted to semi-auto. but apparently no-one who has converted one really wants to talk about the details. apparently they want to keep it their little secret so we don't all rush to buy one and century runs out of them

i bet i'm smart enough to figure it out, i may have to buy 10 or 20 so i can learn by trial and error.

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