ARS GUNSMITHING
HK RIFLES
(updated 06-28-2011)
ARS is the authorized refinishing center for the HK USA repair department and has over 15 years of experience restoring HK firearms.
- G3 Kit builds
- Refinishing to factory specifications
- barrel installation and repair on selected models
- HK 91k barrel shortening (16" including flash hider)
- "Clip and Pin" grip frames
- Paddle magazine catch installation
ARS will assemble and refinish METACOL III Satin Black over Parkerizing your G3 parts kit on an FMP (Portugal), Springfield (Greek), JLD (PTR-91) or HK receiver. I will not work on Hesse (Vulcan), Speshul Wepunz, FAC (FA-91) receivers, Century Arms C-91 (and CAI CETMEs) or home-folded flats. Customer supplies all parts.
- clean and inspect all components
- clip and pin grip frame
- convert trigger mechanism housing to semiauto
- modify old style barrel and cocking tube to accept wide handguards
- install paddle magazine catch (receiver type dictates what type of paddle).
- weld trunion and cocking tube
- barrel and headpace, shorten barrel if desired
- parkerize and refinish in METACOL III Satin black
- testfire and zero
Federal regulations require 7 US parts from a list of 20 major components. The 1994 moratorium on "assault weapon" manufacture has expired. HK rifles may have flash suppressors, bayonet mounts, grenade launchers, and collapsing stocks, providing the 7 US parts requirement is still met.
Short-Barrel Conversions |
I invented the HK91k conversion to obtain a 16" barrel, including the flash suppressor. This is a less-expensive way to obtain the look of a G3k without having to register the gun as a short-barreled rifle. Using my special fixtures and tooling, I can shorten and thread the barrel without removing it from the receiver. The HK standard thread is M15x1.0 RH. I will touch-up the finish if necessary with METACOL III Satin Black on the barrel, and dark gray phosphate on the flash suppressor, as on the original. I can color-match black guns only, not the earlier blue-gray SACO imports.
I cannot shorten an HK 93 with the original style flash hider unless you register it with BATFE as a Short Barreled Rifle - $200 tax stamp, BATFE Form 5320.1 (Form 1). At the point it has to be cut and threaded, the tapered barrel is less than the minimum 15mm. I can do it with a longer flash suppressor of the G36 style. PTR 91 rifles can be shortened to 16" without the flash hider as the barrel is not tapered. | ||||||||||||||
HK Refinishing
| Prices and Technical aspects of refinishing are described in detail in the Finishes section.
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