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Originally Posted by unkated
Beyond the barrels, don't you also need to replace the receiver? NATO case is significantly (~5mm). The rounds are close to the same length (.4mm difference), but the shoulders on a NATO round are much taller than the WP round. Will it fit in an AK-74 receiver, or does that need to be replaced too?
So, now you're reboring or replacing the barrel, the receiver, the trigger and the magazine feed. How much of this is still an actual war weapon?
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While you may have to make some adjustments to the receiver (particularly for the new magazine well), you won't have to replace it as the potential problem you're indicating is related to the chamber.
Because the chamber is part of the barrel, it would be part of overall conversion to 5.56mm by the rebore.
The changes to make it use 5.56mm will typically be confined to magazines, sights, bolt/extractor and barrel (which as mentioned before, includes the chamber).