How to make a Cardboard AK-47

Nowadays, there are many people who are against gun violence. They say that guns are bad and always have a negative effect on a person who has been exposed to guns. But what they are talking about is crap. If you own a gun you should be responsible for it and anyway, a lot of gun mishaps happen because of things like blinding someone(with a pellet gun), which could have been controlled by the owner like by learning gun safety and teaching it to people to prevent bad gun related events.

The AK-47 is a very popular gun, appearing in virtually every action movie with terrorists and stuff. Many people know what it is and now, because of a school project about revolutions and stuff that needed gun props for a war, I will teach you how to make a Cardboard AK-47!

Oh yeah, this is my first instructable and rating and offering constructive criticism will really help me. Okay, now let's get started!

Step 1: Planning

One night, I was very bored. I was preparing for school but I noticed from my class schedule that there wasn't going to be school the next day because of some holiday. But our project suddenly crossed my mind. I remembered that I was going to have to go to school tomorrow anyway because we had to shoot a video for a project about revolutions. And my assignment for the project was to make guns and the first thing that came to my mind was an AK-47. (Even though it wasn't going to be invented yet for at least another 80+ years at the time of the revolution (Spanish times in the Philippines.)

After Googling tutorials on how to make cardboard guns, all that came up on the results were a book on how to make an AK-47 out of paper (from the book). I didn't want to buy it so I just drew a life-sized AK-47 based on a picture I printed out. Noticing the contrast of the wood compared to the metal parts on it, I noticed that it could be constructed in sections, which would make everything easier than having to draw the whole AK-47 again and again.

Comments

[kojakjp]

so did your friends hate u for making a gun that was not invented yet?

[vruiz3]

its called barrel gas block cover reciever bannana mag grip stock

[builderkidj]

Clip=Smg/rifle
Magazine=Pistol
:)

[vruiz3]

Yea i was still learning guns at the time now i know much more :D

[Atlas Portal 2]

I <3 this I grew up In Russia so this means alot to me

[vruiz3]

add an airsoft gear box mech for it to shoot

[Foghat Leghorn]

haha i give you props for making it through this without knowing anything about the parts of a gun:) still pretty sick im gonna try this with other guns

[CVJX]

:D. I will make something(also a gun) then paint it.

[PRtheking]

how old are you, i never heard of a school project that required an AK-47, well besides somalia

[KillYouSD]

lol 1. barrel/part of gasblock. 2. hand guard/shroud. 3. reciever. 4.butt stock (or stock) 5. grip/handle/whatever. 6. ya banana mag. nice tut btw. it would be even cooler if there was an included template

[jstar257]

but does it have working parts ???

[gwilson4]

BUT WILL IT BLEND?

[bounty1012]

No.

[hamada80]

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[hamada80]

Nice job dude ! i tried this one http://www.filesonic.com/file/16789971/AK47-papercraft.rar but i found it unscaled not 1/1...

[CluainnFhada]

*Sigh*
Barrel-22.7
receiver(well the metal and wooden thing in the middle)-41.6cm
and the stock- 22.7 cm
handle thing(wooden thing I thought was part of reciver?)-15.1cm

the grip-9.5cm
banana magazine-20cm at longest possible measurement.


Measurements! Usefulness!

[king kolton9]

could you put the measurements for the one you used for someone in grade school

[ymliman901]

the long part is called the recevier btw

[davison112]

i made a battle rifle using this technique, ty mate! (halo 3 BR)

[ZeRoBurrito]

pretty badass... how long did it take you?

[farzaan_123]

8 mins max

[CVJX]

About two hours each. Its pretty easy, but the cutting of the pieces is hard.

[Little Einstein]

Really cool. Can you send me a really good template by replying and attaching it?

PS: What grade are you in?

[aj01-01]

nice build,
i'm actualy working on an AK-47 model
i'll be constructing it of mostly cardstock though like the rest of my guns...I have found that cardboard construction generaly leaves a lot to be desired

[MotaBoi]

 you can dowload the template for the ak47 here:

http://download128.mediafire.com/vmnjmec12ojg/rycnldoidfm/AK47-papercraft.rar

[ey55maan]

You led me in under false pretext. I thought it would actully look like the one in the top picture.

[Kush_Slayer]

i want to buy a real one

[PKTraceur]

1800 for the gun, plus a 1000 dollar license to own ONE fully automatic rifle, 100 dollars to get into a range that allows fully autos, and another 100-750 if you actually want to service it.

Also, NATO rounds are expensive as hell.\

Loving to put the light on things,

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[bombmaker2]

u can mod them to full auto

[madhops0620]

You mean if you plan on buying it legally :)

[Kush_Slayer]

or you could get a semi auto only one for ~$600 and the ammo isnt that expensive($.25 per round compared to the $1 per round that regular hunting ammunition is)

[PKTraceur]

Dude, shotgun shells are a dollar apiece. Hunting rounds are less than 50c. But, I mean, come on, who wants a Civ AK-47? (Did you know that .50 BMG rounds can be more than 4.50 a piece? They come in boxes of ten.)

[hobzez]

wow to me thats really cheap

[Kush_Slayer]

where i live all hunting rifle ammo is $1 or more, shotgun shells range from $.23 to $1 depending on what kind of shot it is .50 BMG ammo is about $3 a round where i live i would have bought a civilian ak but i bought an sks instead

[CVJX]

Whoa, I didn't know it was THAT expensive to own/maintain a gun. Do you really have to renew your license every year?

[PKTraceur]

Oh, no, no way!

We are talking about fully automatic AK 47's which need a 1000 dollar automatic weapons license renewed every 1 or 2 years, plus the actual gun which can go well above 1800... But, You can buy a Ruger10/22 or an SKS for... hmm... 200? 300? Then a look-alike-conversion kit for a hundred, or two hundred... but it's still a Civ Ak, meaning only semi auto. Generally the AK kits use real parts from an AK that were CNC'd. (Laser cutting stuff)

But, if you just want to go hunting deer, a decent remington rifle would be about 580, then a good scope would be 30-50, gun oil, 2.50, A case of ammunition, (A case is 50 boxes, boxes contain 25 or 20 rounds. A round is, well, a bullet.) can get up to 80-90 cents a piece for a 30-06 catridge, which Im assuming Kush_Slayer is shooting.

I own a Mossberg 500, (A shotgun,) and the shells are less than a rifle catridge! I can get 25 shells for 7 dollars!

But truly, shotguns and rifles don't require much matinence, only after you shoot them should you clean them.

Anyways, *steps off soapbox* you should get one. Or even a BB or pellet gun, those are great fun as well.
-PKT

[awesomecreations]

Or you could get one for 50 cents in Somalia.

[Krinkov]

A civilian transferable AK-47 would set you back around $16,000 and require a one time $200 tax stamp. The $1000 dollars you mention is for a license to sell fully automatic weapons. The license would allow you to own dealer sample weapons, weapons that are not transferable to civilians.

[jocko777]

i may be wrong but i can get ak47 all day long for aout 1/16th of that price perhaps its where you live . try these guys too bad i cant get a discount for sending them customers . of course if you are talking fully automatic thats different but i still dont think the price is that high .these guys sell a lot of stuff .arizona is a fairly lenient state http://www.jgsales.com/index.php/rifles/ak-47-and-rpk-rifles/cPath/209_214

[jocko777]

sorry the gun dislayed and all the other types run about 400- 700 dollars