Thread Pitch - Anyone know????

[Mick]

Looks first class

[jmoore]

Oh, yeah! Done similar once or twice. Its threading non-standard I.D. threads where the fun starts. Can't use thread mic's, so its either fit by trial (w/o removing the new part from the lathe!) or fab'ing some test plugs beforehand and hoping theory matdhes reality.

Nice rifles, by the way. More accurate than your average ak/sks (plenty more than a mini30), more ergonomic, and lighter to boot! Just need a "tacticool" optics mount here in the US. Ciphered on making one but haven't taken the plunge.

[Missing Something]

Oh, yeah! Done similar once or twice. Its threading non-standard I.D. threads where the fun starts. Can't use thread mic's, so its either fit by trial (w/o removing the new part from the lathe!) or fab'ing some test plugs beforehand and hoping theory matdhes reality.

Nice rifles, by the way. More accurate than your average ak/sks (plenty more than a mini30), more ergonomic, and lighter to boot! Just need a "tacticool" optics mount here in the US. Ciphered on making one but haven't taken the plunge.

I dont know how "tacticool" this is... but this is what I made to go on it....

[Mick]

I did much the same thing with mine. SVD mount with a red dot.

[jmoore]

Didn't even think about a side mount! I was thinking of some lightweight business to hang around the rear sight block runnng forward to the gas block. One end or the other would have to allow for heat expansion of the barrel to avoid zero shifts as things warmed up. (Had that happen on a Kreb's custom AK which was sold fairly quickly!)

Main problem w/ that sort of mounting is that there's very little excess meat on a VZ58 into which things can attached. Very minimalist weapon!