Collecting and Shooting the AKM Rifle - Rifle Disassembly and Reassembly

Field Stripping the AKM

This tutorial was photographed using a Romanian WASR-10

Number	Part Description
1	Charging Handle, Gas Piston, and Bolt Carrier
2	Bolt Assembly
3	Recoil Spring Assembly
4	Cleaning Rod
5	Receiver Cover
6	Forearm/Gas Tube
7	Receiver and Furniture

1) Figure 1 shows fully assembled AKM.

2) First remove the magazine from the receiver by pressing the magazine release located just in front of the trigger guard. Using your free hand, remove the magazine from the receiver. Next pull back the charging handle and assure that the rifle is unloaded.

3) Next grab the end of the cleaning rod, and pull it away from the barrel. The rod will bend a little bit but this is normal. Now remove the rod from the barrel.

4) Using your finger press the button on the back of the receiver.

5) Pull away the receiver cover.

6) With the receiver cover removed press the button again, this time pushing it forward until it is released from its track.

Then pull the recoil spring out of the charging handle.