AK Fans + Upgrades

[Seabass19x]

What adaptor did you use to put the brace on?

Atlantic shipped it to me with the adapter on. It's a 1913 section with a ledge at the bottom and a hole near the center. I can't find it online but stormwerks makes basically the same thing with a flange

 

[cmshoot]

Anyone know what kind of rifles Somali pirates use? Would be neat to do a build

Whatever they can pick up.

 

[The Meerkat]

AK purists crack me up! I did a “ride along” with OMON in Moscow. All those guys are veterans, and most are former Spetsnatz. They were all using some version of the AK-74, and they had a lot of leeway in how they had them set up.

Every AK I saw in their hands had some sort of RDS and flashlight on it. All had slings and very few ran the military-style sling.

Every single one had an “aftermarket” stock/PG/handguard on it. Stocks with adjustable LOP were the norm. Them boys work in a wide array of temperatures, so it makes sense to have an adjustable stock to make up for variances in clothing layers and body armor.

You know what I didn’t see on a single gun? Wood. Not a wood stock or handguard to be seen. I don’t remember seeing Bakelite either......maybe in some magazines.

American AK owners tend to have a lot of purists in their ranks, while the actual Russians running the guns for a living most definitely are NOT. It’s an interesting dichotomy. I think I trust the real Russkies on this one.

Nothing wrong with some updated furniture, or modernizing the AK.

I tend to prefer wood furniture on rifles it was originally designed with. Such as..M1A, Garand, SKS, K98, etc...

Not to say this isn't awesome...

 

[shaneadams90]

Got some plans for the SGL21.... Krebs selector and CMC AK Elite trigger in bound!

Side note: I was on the phone today with Marc Krebs of Krebs Custom...SUPER nice guy and makes me want to buy more of his products. Great conversation from a genuinely nice guy.

 

[Mr. Goodbar]

AK purists crack me up! I did a “ride along” with OMON in Moscow. All those guys are veterans, and most are former Spetsnatz. They were all using some version of the AK-74, and they had a lot of leeway in how they had them set up.

Every AK I saw in their hands had some sort of RDS and flashlight on it. All had slings and very few ran the military-style sling.

Every single one had an “aftermarket” stock/PG/handguard on it. Stocks with adjustable LOP were the norm. Them boys work in a wide array of temperatures, so it makes sense to have an adjustable stock to make up for variances in clothing layers and body armor.

You know what I didn’t see on a single gun? Wood. Not a wood stock or handguard to be seen. I don’t remember seeing Bakelite either......maybe in some magazines.

American AK owners tend to have a lot of purists in their ranks, while the actual Russians running the guns for a living most definitely are NOT. It’s an interesting dichotomy. I think I trust the real Russkies on this one.

Know what mags they are using?

 

[cmshoot]

Got some plans for the SGL21.... Krebs selector and CMC AK Elite trigger in bound!

Side note: I was on the phone today with Marc Krebs of Krebs Custom...SUPER nice guy and makes me want to buy more of his products. Great conversation from a genuinely nice guy.


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The Krebs selector is a nice upgrade. I installed one on the Arsenal I had.

 

[cmshoot]

Know what mags they are using?

That was a long while ago, I don’t remember. More than likely it was whatever the most common Russian military issue mag was at the time.

 

[J-P]

The Krebs selector is a nice upgrade. I installed one on the Arsenal I had.

Love those Krebs selectors. Need a couple more but they have been out of stock every where for a bit.

.

 

[leechnilk1]

AK purists crack me up! I did a “ride along” with OMON in Moscow. All those guys are veterans, and most are former Spetsnatz. They were all using some version of the AK-74, and they had a lot of leeway in how they had them set up.

Every AK I saw in their hands had some sort of RDS and flashlight on it. All had slings and very few ran the military-style sling.

Every single one had an “aftermarket” stock/PG/handguard on it. Stocks with adjustable LOP were the norm. Them boys work in a wide array of temperatures, so it makes sense to have an adjustable stock to make up for variances in clothing layers and body armor.

You know what I didn’t see on a single gun? Wood. Not a wood stock or handguard to be seen. I don’t remember seeing Bakelite either......maybe in some magazines.

American AK owners tend to have a lot of purists in their ranks, while the actual Russians running the guns for a living most definitely are NOT. It’s an interesting dichotomy. I think I trust the real Russkies on this one.

Dah.

 

[Rolling_trip]

Thanks shaneadams90 and @Xcaliber

I still need another grip, but I have Magpuled the Chinese Sporter.......lol.